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I think S6 sits right between M5 and 550i either it's performance or price
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Those are the base prices. When you factor in that BMW likes to discount and Audi hates discounting, there's a pretty big price difference between the 2 cars. It's either apples to apples or not. If your argument is that you need to add a bunch of stuff to the 550 to make it equal to the base S6 then maybe the cars aren't comparable? |
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02-14-2013, 01:32 PM | #50 |
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I would say thats pretty comparable. The next step up would be the M5 and the RS7, since the RS6 is not available yet. The M5 and the RS7 are in the $100,000 range.
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The sticker on my S6 was 91K
It's almost fully loaded I still say S6 is between 550i and M5 I just dont feel that 550i offers the same performance and tech as S6 S6 has air suspension in all 4 corners. I can raise clearance of the car by 2-3 inches when going trough deep snow, etc. All it takes is one click to get to the height of small SUV S6 has dual-clutch tranny, which i found to be a lot quicker than AT, especially on sudden downshifts when situation calls for it S6 has vectoring rear diff and good quattro system It's more nimble/agile than 550i Feels a lot more lighter/smaller on its feet |
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As for discounting, you can get 5% off MSRP on a typical Audi. You can do a little better with BMW but it's not going to be a huge difference. Leasing is a totally different matter, however. BMW's lease rates tend to be much more attractive. |
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Posting on BMW forum that Audi is better and non stop trying to prove is called..... Well, some people explain it nicely.
Definition of trolling: The art of deliberately, cleverly, and secretly pissing people off, usually via the internet, using dialogue. The most essential part of trolling is convincing your victim that either a) truly believe in what you are saying, no matter how outrageous, or b) give your victim malicious instructions, under the guise of help. Trolling requires decieving; any trolling that doesn't involve decieving someone isn't trolling at all; it's just stupid. As such, your victim must not know that you are trolling; if he does, you are an unsuccesful troll. Last edited by remo; 02-14-2013 at 09:45 PM.. |
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Interesting topic. I recently cross shopped the two cars, and went with the 550ix. An S6 optioned equivalently stickered for slightly over 87 grand. My 550ix was 76 grand but I was able to negotiate close to 12 grand off sticker (end of year remaining 2012 model). I added the Dinan stage 2 software for about 3 grand and have never looked back. On my S6 test drive (which was exceedingly difficult to wrangle) I was able to dig in a bit, obviously no LC was used, and to my butt dyno the Dinan stage 2 and S6 feel very similar to me (perhaps a tad more hesitation in certain rpm ranges from the BMW). I would wager at the track the 1/4 mi times would be very similar, and on the street almost identical. I have a feeling the launch control would be used (at least by me, very seldom). I simply couldn't justify spending 10k more for the audi. If there was no wiggle room on the BMW, then I would have gotten the Audi. Both cars are wonderful, but unfortunately fall short of my 997.1 911 Turbo I sold. On the upside they both can fit my family of five.
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The 550xi is a very very nice car but I would have to say that the S6 is positioned between the 550xi and the M5 more than a competitor if you look at the full performance of the vehicles. |
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AMG territory?
At the price levels this thread is pointing at, I'm surprised that no one has invited the MB E63 AMG to the party. Plus, at least in So Cal, the MB will deal on their cars unlike Audi, but maybe to the extent of BMW.
For me, the sophistication of Audi's fine suspension (with sport differential) may be lost on the relative straight/flat roads we have in So Cal commutes. |
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Audis have gotten nicer....but unless it's an R8...never a car I'd ever spend $80-$100k on. When you are in the ballpark of paying that much for a car....some of it is stature....and a Audi A6/A7/A8 just doesn't hold the same weight as a top of the line Benz, BMW, or Porsche.
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