The German tuning minds over at MTM have
launched a Stage 4 power upgrade for the Audi RS6 Avant, RS7 Sportback and RS
Q8, which lifts the output and torque significantly. According to the tuner’s
North American arm, the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 powering all three models that
makes 591 HP and 800 Nm of torque straight from the factory, can
kick out a whopping 1,001 HP and 1,249 Nm thanks to modified turbochargers,
a re-mapped ECU and other upgrades.
No performance numbers have been released
by MTM, but the stock RS6 needs just 3.6 seconds to sprint to 100 km/h and can max out at up to 305 km/h. The RS7 is 0.1 seconds slower to
62 mph, whereas the RS Q8 does the 0-62 mph in 3.8 seconds; all three have an
identical top speed.
Making your Audi RS car as powerful as the
original Bugatti Veyron will cost you US$ 43,599 for the RS6 and RS7, and US$ 43,999
for the RS Q8. That kind of money alone would otherwise get you a new S3 Sedan,
which starts at US$ 43,000, an A5 Sportback, from US$ 42,900, or an A4 Allroad, which
has an MSRP of US$ 44,600.
Stages 3, 2 and 1 are also available for
all three models, unleashing 962 HP, 812 HP and 787 HP respectively and priced
at US$ 29,999, US$ 15,799 (US$ 15,999 for the RS Q8) and US$ 10,999. One could spend even
more money at MTM for the RS6, RS7 and RS Q8, as the tuner has other upgrades,
including Milltek or Akrapovic exhaust systems, remote controlled exhaust
valves, wheel spacers, a carbon fiber rear diffuser (not available for the RS
Q8) and a variety of different logos and stickers, to name but a few.
