The RS 6 has a faster launch, thanks to the Quattro all-wheel-drive system and the 580-hp, twin-turbocharged, 5.0-liter V10.
We set out to see whether which 2-ton, performance sedan was better: the Jaguar XFR or the Audi RS 6. For this first comparison of many more to come, we choose Mugello as the track. The Lexus ISF with a Monopoly paint scheme decided to tag along. Here's how it went.
The XFR has a 510-hp, 5.0-liter supercharged V8, which puts the power down to the rear wheels.
The XFR is definitely a fun car around the corners. It feels well planted for a rear wheel driver car and its tail steps out far less often than that of the BMW M5 and Cadillac CTS-V. This is where the Active Differential Control comes into play. It keeps the XFR going through the turn with little drama.
The XFR corners like a car half its weight.
Going around bends with the RS 6 feels like there's an elephant sitting on the top of your hood. The weight is noticeable as is the understeer. This is due to the car's weight of 4,376-lbs. Even though the XFR weighs 4,414-lbs., the RS 6's all-wheel-drive is front biased and therefore understeers more than the XFR.
The RS 6 pulls away from the XFR due to a 70-hp advantage and twin-turbos.
And keeps pulling...
The XFR is left behind.
So what can we say about these two cars? Well, they aren't the same. If you want a fun car around the turns, then the XFR is right for you. However, if you want to have control at all times no matter how many turns there are, then spring for the RS 6. However, at almost two times the price for the RS 6($155,000 versus $80,000 for the XFR), you have to stop and ask yourself: "Is it actually worth it?" We think so.
-stefc93
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