This is very interesting. I’d like to see how an AWD Challenger SRT matches up against other 600+ HP AWD rivals, like the Audi RS7 and the just-unveiled E63 AMG. It’ll also be interesting to see whether it has electronic AWD determining torque allocation (per the 4MATIC system and Godzilla) or a mechanical centre…

You are all of us, today.

I can’t speak for this car, but I know that Audi used a ZF 8-speed torque converter for their RS6/7 because they didn’t have a dual-clutch which was good for >600 ft/lb of torque.

Nah, it’s all about the A4/Jetta/C-Class/3-Series size dynamic. The A6 is too big a luxury car for most utility, I find.

And still only ~15 seconds faster than the RS7, a full-size, ultra-comfortable luxury sedan which looks no different to any stock Audi and can easily be daily driven. Now that’s a real achievement in engineering. This is just a track toy and garage queen.

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Well, aren’t we feeling edgy this morning?

Early 2000s is a little better. 1.8T is a solid engine. Never trust a VAG engine with lineage dating before B5, though.

Holy fuck, that engine was unreliable. My parents had it in their first-gen Allroad. Absolute disaster of a car.

Oh, I understand now. Fair enough - I’ve definitely brought my car up to outrageously illegal speeds, and I can honestly say that I’d never do it again.

Anyone know what the song is? :)

Wait, 200 is a lot? My first and current car, a 2003 A4 Quattro, has about 180 going through an AWD system and while the thing ain’t slow, it’s also by no means quick in a straight line.

The hell engine is that? Some kind of naval diesel motor?

I can’t wait to see what they do with the next generation of RS-series cars. P100d-fighter? Twin-turbo V8/hybrid monstrosity? I have no idea where they’ll go, but it’ll be good!

Waiting for the flood of idiotic ‘Jalopnik is stealing other people’s content for clicks!’ comments...

CP. Drop it a grand, and I’d be there; but $4,000 for a 1980 Prelude is just a little too rich for my blood, rock-solid or no. I could - and did - buy a 2003 A4 Quattro for that.

When you’re getting down to those sorts of numbers, half a second is massive. It’s the difference between a LaFerrari - one of the half-dozen most advanced hypercars ever built - and an RS7, which is a two-tonne luxury sedan (albeit a stupidly fast one).

This... is, y’know, an F1 car. For the road, admittedly, and hence detuned, but we’re talking 2-second 0-100s on this thing.

Unmarked Commodores have been in vogue in Australia for a long time for police use. Whenever I see a newish Commodore, I tend to slow down, just a little bit.

Actually, I found it pretty damn funny.