ryoung

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availability of a 450 hp RS6 in the U.S. seems to bode well for the '03 S8.

Diagonally connecting the shocks to control dive and roll sounds like a version of the top of the line Penske racing shocks, which are ~$2k per corner. And those front brakes -- 365mm floating rotors with 8-piston calipers !!

Darn, and I really do not want to keep my '01 S8 for more than two years. I just hope that Audi sets one other specification for each new iteration of the S8: make each new model lighter in weight, even if it's by only a few pounds.<ul><li><a href="https://www.audiworld.com/news/02/rs6/">AudiWorld RS6 announcement</a></li></ul>

04-JS

Has the new RS6 really been confirmed for the US?

PaulW

...when at the dealer the other day, the salesman showed me exactly what was on audiworld. Don't know when it's coming in, but I think I want the engine in my next car to be a turbo (last car was, still think it's the greatest!) with a six speed manual.

A manual with a turbo is the best! You can roll on power whenever you want however you want....but it does take some forward thinking.

A twin turbo V8, I knew I was going to get one of those when I first saw the R8's in the American LeMans series! Oh yea.... :-)