The Audi RS6 Avant is on its third generation released from 2013 to 2018. It would have been under the codes C7 and 4G depending on who you are talking to and if you didn’t know, the Avant simply means that this car is a 5-door estate car (or station wagon if you really want to call it that). The car originally came with a twin-turbo V8 with a 4L displacement putting out a maximum of 560 PS and 700 Nm of torque. However, Audi thought that it could do with a bump in performance so they re-tuned the ECU they increased the maximum output to 605 PS and 750 Nm of torque. They called this the RS6 Performance. Maximum speed had been limited to a claimed 250 km/h though, the same as the standard RS6 Avant. I have been attracted to estates for a long time now, probably because there were so many performance sedans already out on the road. The wagon body-style was less conspicuous and would be a great sleeper car if I ever managed to get my hands on one.
Hot Wheels released a casting based on the 2017 RS6 Avant which is basically saying that it is based on the Performance version. It was part of the mainline cars for 2018 under the Factory Fresh series. This is the first casting for this model and a lot of people have been hyped about it. It didn’t disappoint. The car looked great with its bright red paint job and Y5 wheelset. Not only that, Hot Wheels decided on including details such as headlights and taillights, the Audi logo, the Quattro logo, and even number plates!
The casting was designed by Ryu Asada. He’s the same guy that gave us the Honda S2000 in 2011, the ’90 Acura NSX in 2015, the ’17 Nissan GT-R in 2017 and the ’82 Nissan Skyline R30 in 2018 among others. Those models were already damn good and this RS6 Avant joins them as one of Hot Wheels’ best so far. Another thing to mention about this casting is that it also came out as a Super Treasure Hunt for 2018 which made the hunt for the car even more frustrating (thank you, scalpers!).
But STH or not, having this car in your collection is pretty much a must. It will go down in history as one of the best cars that Hot Wheels produced and is really just one cool ride. If you have an actual Audi RS6 Avant, then it is even more of a no-brainer to get one.
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