Une Audi RS6 est d’origine un bolide alimenté par un V8 biturbo de 450ch et 560Nm de couple (0 à 100 km/h : 4,9s, 1000m DA : 24,5s). Mais celle-ci voit sa carrière s’achever avant la sortie de sa remplaçante, restylée, qui sera présentée au Salon de l’Auto de Genève dans quelques jours (V10 5,2l turbo de plus de 500ch !). On voit clairement sur ces photos que le break de chasse a littéralement été coupé en deux, c’est très impressionnant. Le conducteur s’en est miraculeusement sorti, on aurait pu en douter vu l’importance du choc.
Voici ce qu’en dit un proche du propriétaire de l’épave (en Anglais, pour préserver l’authenticité des propos) : What you see is what you get, i.e. there was no cutting of the vehicle prior to the pictures being taken. It is my brother-in-law that you see holding the mobile phone, he honestly doesn’t know the speed that he was going at but wasn’t near as fast as he has done in the past on that particular part of the road. Although the road was completely dry he said that it felt he was on ice and the car just careened into the tree. He actually called the emergency services and climbed out of the car by himself, he spent only a couple of hours in hospital, apart from a few minor scratches he got a bandage around his little finger, I told him if he’s not already religious he should take it up ASAP! The car WAS a pristine RS6 ABT, I was supposed to pick it up that very day to borrow it from him for a week as I’ve always wanted to try out the ABT version. He really should have simply told me that he didn’t want me to drive his car I’m so happy he is alive and all in one piece.
L’accident vu par les médias luxembourgeois, version allemande et anglaise.