The luggage compartment has a capacity of between 565 (20.0 cu ft) and 1,680 liters (59.3 cu ft), the loading width between the wheel arches is now 1,050 millimeters (3.4 ft), 14 millimeters (0.6 in) larger than the previous model. The pioneering interior design accentuates with its driver orientation and the inlays in Aluminum Race anthracite the sporty character of the RS 6 Avant and the RS 6 Avant performance. With its horizontal alignment and the tiered, three-dimensional structure, the instrument panel appears light and sleek. The user interface of the fully digital operating system harmonizes with the clear black panel design, which also includes the glossy asymmetrical console of the center tunnel. It integrates a second display and a strip of buttons. It and the control panel for the lighting functions are optionally available with touch response technology. The top MMI touch response display is incorporated almost invisibly into the black-panel architecture.
As standard, the driver and front passenger sit on RS sport seats in black pearl Nappa leather/Alcantara with a rhombus pattern and RS embossing. The RS sport seats are optionally covered with perforated Valcona leather, featuring a honeycomb pattern and RS embossing. Aside from the seat heating, their perforation also makes a ventilation function possible for the first time.
Red and gray: The design packages
The RS design packages add some color into the cockpit. They offer the steering wheel rim, gear lever gaiter, and knee pads in Alcantara with contrasting stitching in a choice of red or gray. Belt straps with color edging and RS floor mats round out the package. Optional inlays in gray-brown wood or matte aluminum open up a range of possibilities for customizing the interior. The contour ambient lighting package emphasizes the interior of the RS 6 Avant in the dark and highlights the space, volume, and materials. The ambient light makes the dashboard and center console seem to float, and in the door it enhances the sense of space. The contour light traces the large lines on the center console and in the door panels and can be set to any of 30 colors. Illuminated seat belt buckles make it easier to find the seat belt buckle in the dark, thereby increasing the level of comfort for the occupants. RS and RS 6 logos adorn the interior on the steering wheel, seats, and the illuminated front door sill trims. Projectors at the bottom on the front and rear doors beam the Audi Sport emblem onto the ground when the doors are open.
New interior accents in the Audi RS 6 Avant performance
In the interior, the familiar RS design packages in gray and red have been expanded to include blue. The steering wheel rim in Alcantra black features contrasting stitching in Mercato blue, while the floor mats, the side of the center console, and the selector lever cuff also come with blue contrasting stitching.
The seat belts are full-surface Ocean blue with the decorative inlays in a carbon twill structure with optional blue accents. The selector lever knob and the side of the center console are made with Dinamica microfiber, which consists of around 45% recycled PET fibers, and the sports seats feature high-quality Valcona leather upholstery perforated with honeycomb stitching with contrasting stitching in Mercato blue. Another distinguishing feature is an entrance LED in the front doors that projects the lettering “RS performance” onto the ground next to the car.
Customers can order RS design packages in the three available color variants with optional additional features: decorative inlays, door armrests, and center armrest in Dinamica microfiber.
An added benefit of this equipment variant is the seat center panel with a gray, red, or blue inlay, while the customer’s chosen color shows through the perforated sports seats and the seat backs feature RS embossing in matching colors.
Customers can use the new “Audi Exclusive Customizer” visualization tool to design their vehicles in thousands of individual combinations and thus create their own personal special edition. They can choose from a wide range of individual paint finishes as well as leather and stitching colors; the tool uses a 3D model to visualize the customization process. Check out the configurator here.
Attractively practical: typical Avant variability
The luggage compartment in the RS 6 Avant and the RS 6 Avant performance has a capacity of between 565 (20.0 cu ft) and 1,680 liters (59.3 cu ft), the loading width between the wheel arches is now 1.05 meters (3.4 ft), 14 millimeters (0.6 in) larger than the previous model. The split-folding rear seat bench in the ratio 40 : 20 : 40 can be released and folded conveniently from the luggage compartment – the luggage compartment length has grown to roughly two meters (6.5 ft) as a result. The luggage compartment lid and luggage compartment cover are power-assisted as standard. In combination with the optional convenience key, sensor control allows the tailgate to be opened with a foot gesture. The optional swiveling trailer towing hitch features an electric release function.
Depending on the selected equipment, the camera-based trailer assist helps the driver when reversing and maneuvering with a trailer.
All terms marked in the text are explained in detail in the technology lexicon at www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/technology-lexicon.
The equipment, data and prices specified in this document refer to the model range offered in Germany. Subject to change without notice; errors and omissions excepted.