I drove the 2013 S6 with launch control, and I went from 0-60 in 3.7 seconds, which was confirmed by Car and Driver...Great video!!

yeah, as we've learned recently, Audi severely underrates the performance of their cars.

I am certainly not an afficionado when it comes to audio systems, but the S7 had the standard system and the S6 had the bang and olufsen and there was a major difference to me.

I think that with all the Audi S models we drove, Audi gave us very, very conservative estimates for the 0-60 time. They told us 4.5 seconds but it honestly felt faster. Magazines have run better numbers than Audi's quotes were, and I'm not surprised. They told us 3.9 for the S8 and Motor Trend got 3.5 out of it. These cars felt quicker than 4.5 when I launched them, so I believe C&D's number.

I don't know the Euro translation, it's $6,400. But it's got 19 speakers with 19 amplifiers on 19 channels and active noise cancellation. It's the best stereo system I've ever heard.

It's a small-bore TT V8 where the turbo's are meant to increase fuel economy, not necessarily add a ton of power.

and you'll notice that I went to serious trouble to point out different features in each video so as to minimize the repetition whenever possible.

I have no idea, but that's a good question for C&D's west-coast editor, who will be recording a podcast with us tonight which will air in a couple weeks. I'll make sure to ask him. But I can tell you that Audi made it very clear that the "S" model is designed to compete with the BMW 550i and Mercedes E550, not the M or AMG cars.

My Dad owns the M5 which has around 550 hp. It's just way too much hp for everyday use. This S6 has the perfect everyday setup for enthusiast.

in this particular instance we didn't use it because the polarizer was spun the wrong way because we were rushing. In other videos we almost always use it.

as we said in the other video's comments, the audio is fine. It's the fact that we were filming inside a car that has ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLING. It's like trying to record audio inside a pair of Bose headphones. You can't disable it, so that's what happens.

We do. We normally take 8-10 hours to shoot a film, during which time we try to make sure there are no cameras or mounts visible in the background. For this film, we had only 2 hours, so we traded off that inconvenience of having mounts showing in exchange for getting as many usable shots as possible in the very little time we had.

Hey man, I just wanted to say I've been watching your videos and I've really been enjoying them. You do such a good job of breaking things down clearly, and you have a lot of fun driving all these cars. You seem like a super cool dude - great job and keep driving!

almost killed a poor chipmunk at the first hahaha

it's the active noise cancellation. You can't hear it in person, but when recording audio, it picks up the frequency.

They usually do, but we had cameras mounted pretty far off the car using the triangulation kit, which set it off.

I live in Los Angeles, where such a car is totally suitable for daily use. My friend Andrew Comrie-Picard daily drives a 1978 930 Turbo here without any issues.

you're missing the point. We're not a TV show. We're an on-demand internet show. You guys wanted more content, and we had the opportunity to drive three new Audi's in a single day, so we made short films with all of them. By releasing them separately, we're optimizing our SEO so that people who are searching for "S6 Review" will get this video, and those searching for the other cars get those. It's KZfaq, to make money, volume is key, sometimes at the expense of repetition.

it's a night vision camera that has its display on the MMI screen to help see pedestrians/wildlife/cops at night.

we've already reviewed both of those cars, they are on our web site. They are written pieces only.

the looks of the head and taillights get to me every time i see an Audi drive down the road at night

audi really stepped up there game since 2009

The awesome thing about The Smoking Tire, is that I can "like" the video, before I even watch it, cause I know I'm gonna love it! Plain and simple.

The video was shot in September 2012, before the RS6 was announced.

I did all the black magic details that season. I think they used like 5 of them on air or something. That was the easiest money I ever made. Worked 1 hour out of every 3 days for 3 weeks and got paid a fortune for it.

I like the way you kept the camera rolling on the motorcycle crash. Thumbs up!

i was going to get the S6 but i happen to fall in love with the BMW M5. all i got to say is look for a used one! The 2 Audi's we owned we got used with really low miles on it and saved thousands. The S6 is was going to purchase had 2K miles on it for only $60,000 and was almost fully loaded. you could easily talk down the dealer in price and paying $57,000 or so for a slightly used 2013 S6 sounds like one good deal to me!

Audi's active noise cancelling. You can't hear it when sitting in the car, but our wireless microphones picked it up and you can't disable it.

All started with my favourite S8 then S7 and now S6.Audi is my favourite car.Thank you Smoking Tire!

then make more money, it's not the sunglass company's fault. Dillon's lens technology comes from long-range sniper rifles, which is why the glasses are as good as they are. You want cheap glasses? Go to the kiosk in the mall. These are high-quality glasses, because that's what our brand (and theirs) are about. Good quality items cost money.

We had the opportunity to drive all three cars in one day, so we made films with all of them in order to put out the volume of content that our fans demand, and to make sure that people who are searching for reviews of these cars can find them.

that's a silly argument. The current S6 has a full liter less of displacement than the last one, makes more power, more torque, and gets better fuel economy too. It doesn't make as much power as it potentially could because it's an "S" model not an "RS" model, which we all know will be coming in a few years. And just because you own an expensive, sporty car doesn't mean you don't care about how much gas it goes through. Less gas is always better, no matter what you drive.

I prefer the styling of the S7. If you don't mind the $8,000 difference and rear seat headroom and the ability to seat 5 rather than 4 isn't important to you, get the S7.

APR Stage 1 is the way to go

it does have night vision. though because our test occurred only during daytime, we didn't get to play with it.

you're thinking of the Quattro Concept, of which only one was made. It's not going into production.

Holy Crap Matt Farah, I'm watching old episodes of BullRun Season 3 that I've had on my comp forever and just realized that you did the Black Magic detail on the Hummer in episode 7. Was shocked to see a familiar face. Awesome work on both TST and DRIVE. Keep it coming.

The price difference is due to the reduced gas guzzler tax right?

it's Audi's Active Noise Cancellation. There's nothing we can do about it, our equipment was working fine.

3.7s is what i've seen on other reviews , hats off to Audi they've been flawless these past few years .

we do know that we're getting the RS7, so it's just a matter of time since underneath, they are the same cars.

Hahaha the squirrel at 0:00 :D :D

zack is doing a written piece on it next week, we may do a short video too.

there are differences but they are very subtle.

BMW 550 or Merc 550?

yeah. you can't hear it in person.

Nope, never. We don't show the speeds we are driving on public roads. That's how you get arrested.

I love how you guys communicate on the post keep up the good work.

With the first generation systems from the early 2000's, yes you were supposed to lift a bit. With the new systems, no, you don't have to.

That tire squeal 1:40 was so 1980’s movie Pursue scene 😄

While I think that AMG is the new M in terms of overall driving pleasure (anywhere but a track; on the track M cars will spank AMG cars), I drove the new M5 on the track and would never call it "unsatisfying."

That's actually not quite accurate. 100 lbs really isn't much difference when it comes to a car, and the acceleration differences to 60 mph are in the hundredths of a second, not noticeable from behind the wheel. The S7 has a 2" wider stance, and wider tires. It also has a lower center of gravity, and the extra weight is over the rear of the car, which, when driving, helps to dial out some understeer when exiting a corner. It's my opinion that the S7 handles better because of these traits.

All those cars you mentioned will be virtually worthless in ten years. The 930 is already depreciated and will most likely appreciate in the long term, an all-time classic, upgradeable for more performance, and it's a classic, air-cooled Turbo Porsche that afficionados know requires a real proper driver to control. The galvanized body structure means it's a million-mile chassis, and it will be cool always and forever. That's the kind of $40,000 sports car I want.

What? it costs only $ 70,000?? it costs $ 200,000 in norway: (

I like seeing new content every Monday.

1) I wouldn't spend $30k on a used sports car, because $40k will get you much more. however, 2) Porsche 930 Turbo.

Well, the S8 is hands down the nicest car. But not everyone who can afford a $70,000 S6 can also afford a $110,000 S8. Independent of price, S8 all the way. Best bang for the buck I'd say S7.

Definitely agreed. I had a 2003 Audi A6 CVT Frontrak. On flat ground 0-60 went by in 4 flat, it was rated for 4.8 I think? Definitely not a race car but for an old heavy Audi it was a blast and really durable, really miss it.

It was really awesome for me that you guys stopped at the bike accident...hello from South Africa sbtw..

it's "the snake" section of Mulholland Highway in Malibu

that's coming later in November.

It's audi's Active noise cancellation.

it's better to underpromise and overdeliver.

It's possible, yes.

Further product is in development. I like that.

No, you've got that exactly right.

"Further product is in review" - Yeah, it's called the RS7. What a beast! Still, I'm happy with my S6.

A friend of mine has got the A6 BiTdi. 313 hp and 650 nm, It's not really the same "Sport-machine" as the S6, but it's a stationswagon and it's actually a really cool and sporty car! It smokes the standard Porsche Carrera! ;)

The S6 is the better value, but the RS5 is the one I'd want.

why would we spend time filming that?

Thanks for the video. I'm glad you shot three different videos.

I agree completely. Audi needs to put the 520HP motor in that car. Add ten grand to the sticker if you must. But DO IT!

The front is beautiful

True, but there are still some reasons to get the S6 over the RS5. First, the S6 does 0-60 in 3.7 seconds, the RS5 about 4.4 at best. In the S6 you can carry friends in comfort, I'd even go so far to say that the seats are better in the S6. In the S6 the engine is mounted slightly behind the front axle for better handling, in the RS5 it is out over the front axle which causes poor handling at the limit. Basically, RS5 is for vanity, S6 is for the big boys. Still, I also want an RS5 :)

I think Audi naming conventions are a little misleading to those who aren't familiar with them. People tend to assume the Audi "S" cars are direct competitors to BMW M and Merc AMG cars when in fact, its the Audi "RS" cars that are meant to compete with them. I'm a Merc fan, but when compared to the direct competition (E550 and BMW 550i) who also use twin turbo V8s, the S6 puts out more power and seems to offer more in interior refinement. My only gripe is that it looks like a big S4, not unique

Matt love your reviews. Just a heads up... would love a camera on the speedo in future videos.... that woukd give us 'the viewer ' a better idea of how fast it really is !! Thanks bro

This is a completely made up comment. I have never, nor would I ever, say that to someone.

to get a the same sort of design and quality ray bans will cost the same as dillion optics. Just that dillion optics have a special lense.

best reviewer on the internet right now......

As a car video enthusiat, I would suggest for a more fun video to watch, especially for car driving test video, just duped the voice over the outside view of the car while it's being driven (over different terrains and with different speed curves). It get boring real fast just looking at the driver. Just a feedback.

probably not, we're having a party at our house saturday night, so the odds of me waking up on time are about zero.

that would be exclusive to some S&RS models only though. as a german i can tell from experience and testing that VAG products are usually rather overrated, and i don't mean by consumers' (fanboys) word of mouth and such. in terms of power and mileage you're lucky when you get close to what's advertised actually in most VAG brand outlets.

It's a blind spot detector, and no, not really.

Good job asking the biker if he's OK mate. thumbs up.

I'd take it because it looks better. I suspect that this is the reasoning for most people since the RS5 and the S6 fall into similar price brackets. Performance is nice, but once you get up to a certain power-level, it starts to become unusable on the street.

not missing a thing :) PDK is a monster but the new S-tronic audi have developed for the 2013 R8 is apparently just as fast.

i think so too but may be u should consider comparing the CLS with S7 or RS7...though they all almost the same range of engines at the end. the only difference in my opinion is the outside look... it's more likely a preference of the look for the German cars... i think so

Ahh, I skipped the first couple times it was aired just to get the the challenges. Best of luck in your endeavors. The first time you get your hands on a Huayra, let us know.

Hey Matt I totally agree with you about the more powerful engine, but I think that the S8 would make it's way in the RS6 if not even more powerful (maybe around 600hp).

depends on what you want...s6 is more practical but if your just driving by yourself and would really love a sports car, get the rs5.....just like matt farah, id go for the rs5

Hey guys, congratulations on another great video! I have a question though. Why do you always have a windshield mounted camera, but never use the shots from it in the videos?

STI, Evo X, Mustang 5.0. 370z .. ext. The Mustang is the cheapest to modify, can get almost 500whp N/A for around 6k

You mentioned your disappointment with the output of the S6 compared to the S8. That's why you tune it to make the same power! Seems like lots of power left on the table.

Lol, I don't hate you, I'm just a little envious b/c I can't afford one, yet... To answer your question, It's an awesome car and it made car and drivers top 10 this year. So if you can afford it, or if someone is buying it for you, it's an awesome car. If your a new driver, especially if your young, I don't know if it's a good choice since its such a powerful car. It goes 0-60 in under 4 sec's, so for an inexperience driver, that may be daunting.

Matt's the Ron Jeremy of cars.

dont fuckin listen to people man. i never understood why people say "get a car with less power as your first car, you cant handle it" like stfu, if youre a person with moderate intelligence youll be fine. i got a 335 as my first car (love my parents so much) it was amazing. i loved every aspect of it, and i got used to it within a week. cheers, have fun with an s6

I wouldn't say they've lost their ability. I just feel like the A4 and A6 lines look too similar. They are unique from other cars and brands, but when compared to each other, they look too much alike.

no, but the transmission/abs/tires might appreciate it a little if you backed off the throttle a tiny bit between shifts on the lower gears. ;)

love this show and tuned, matt is awesome!

Well, the CTS-V coupe's first year was 2011 and mine is a 2011. It's nice, and also fast, but at some point I begin to want a nicer car than a faster car. I still want a fast car, but I'm willing to sacrifice a bit of that for an Audi-quality interior.