Technical data

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* Please consult your Audi partner or national Audi website to find out more about the special features of the ceramic brake.
The fuel consumption and CO₂ emission figures can be found on page 56.
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Dynamics
RS suspensions
Show character. Self-assured, sporty. With the RS adaptive air suspension. Experience
outstanding directional stability and excellent agility coupled with precise steering
characteristics. Thanksto the 5-link front axle design. Coupled with the self-tracking
trapezoidal link principle of the rear axle. Many vehicle components are made of aluminium
to reduce weight and keep the unsprung masses low. The RS adaptive air suspension
combines an airsuspension with avariably adaptive damper system. It allows for various
ride heights and simultaneously acts as a level regulator so that driving features are not
compromised even with a heavyload. The upshot is dynamic handling.
The RS sport suspension plus with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC) is available as an option.
Steel springs and shock absorbers with variable characteristics reduce the nodding and
pitching movements around the lateral and longitudinal axes purely by hydraulic means.
The diagonal dampers are connected to one another via oil pipes and one central valve each.
If the dampers compress differently, for example during fast cornering, the valves regulate
the oil flow to the deflected wheel. They increase support there, thus reducing side tilt and
enhancing driving dynamics.
The electromechanical power steering with RS-specific characteristic curve provides
additional dynamism. Thanks to the low-position configuration, the steering forces are
conducted just ashort distance to the wheels, which provides a spontaneous steering
response, precise feedback from the road and even more fun on bends. The steering also
requires almost no energy when driving in a straight line, thus helping to reduce fuel
consumption.
Brake systems
Demonstrate power. With its standard 19-inch RS
brake system in the Audi RS 6 Avant. The6-piston
fixed callipers at the front take a powerful hold of
the wave brake discs whose cast friction ring with
a wave-shaped outer contour is connected to the
aluminium brake disc chamber by means of steel
pins. This so-called floating mounting ensures that
the friction ring remains tension-free to a major
extent, thus improving stability when subjected
to high temperatures. Axial perforation and cooling
channels for internal ventilation increase the
performance of the brake discs. The intelligent
mixof materials and characteristic geometry
of thefriction rings help reduce weight, thus
improving the balance of unsprung masses.
The optional 20-inch ceramic brake system* is
available for even more demanding loads. It features
brakediscs made out of a carbon-fibre-reinforced
ceramic material which is based on hard silicon
carbide with embedded high-strength carbon fibres.
The result is enormous abrasion resistance, reduced
weight, higher fading resistance and a long service life.
Bending the
road to your will.
RS suspension and brake systems.
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