Audi Sport GmbH conducts extensive testing on the North Loop (Nordschleife) of the Nürburgring. The nearly 13-mile course is among the most challenging in the world. More than 80 percent of the course is driven under full throttle. Engineers and test drivers from the Audi Sport GmbH team know this all too well.

Say what you want about station wagons, shooting brakes, or whatever you want to call them: The new Audi RS 6 Avant is one of the best modern cars today. If you don?t like wagons, maybe the RS 7 Sportback is right up your alley" Either way, all Audi RS models have a mythical and divine aura, from its cars and wagons to premium SUVs like the RS Q8.

And it goes deeper than just having wider fender flares or aggressive fascias. The RS vehicles developed by Audi Sport GmbH are not your typical S model. Every aspect of an Audi RS is meticulously enhanced to deliver mind-blowing performance. And yet, each vehicle is exhaustively tested, honed, and refined in what many consider as the most difficult and challenging racetrack in the world.
?RS vehicles have a strong and unique character: spontaneous maximum performance wherever and whenever desired, and effortless performance on long journeys,? said Oliver Hoffman, Managing Director of Audi Sport GmbH. ?An RS is a true Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde. This is achieved thanks to breathtaking design, high-end look and feel, and outstanding quality.?

The emphasis is on “outstanding quality,”...