SPIED: All-new Audi RS 6 Avant spotted at the Nurburgring

After launching the latest A6 Avant, Audi is busy testing the next-gen RS 6 Avant

Believe it or not, the current C8 Audi RS 6 Avant has been in production since 2020. While it still looks stunning as ever, it's getting long in the tooth, and a full model change is in order. Fortunately, it seems Audi also has the same idea, as the automaker has been spotted testing what looks to be the all-new high-performance wagon.

Our spy photographers managed to take pictures of the upcoming RS 6 Avant being driven at the Nurburgring, and boy, does the new wagon look great. Despite the camo livery hiding its final design, we cannot help but notice that the RS 6 Avant will get a sleeker design.

While not immediately apparent, the RS 6 Avant will get a new set of LED headlights that appear to have been inspired by the all-new A6 Avant, which was launched earlier this year. It also gets a sportier-looking bumper along with a different set of side intakes.

The side profile and rear LED taillights appear to be the same as the regular A6 Avant. However, the camouflaged RS 6 Avant gets massive dual exhausts that appear to exit through the rear bumper. In comparison, the regular A6 Avant's exhausts exit below the back bumper and feature a rectangular design rather than the rounded shape of the RS 6 Avant.

Other details about the all-new RS 6 Avant are not yet available. But according to our spies, the all-new high-performance wagon will continue to be available with a 4.0L twin-turbo V8. For its latest iteration, however, the wagon will get hybrid support and will reportedly make 725 PS. In comparison, the outgoing RS 6 Avant already makes an impressive 600 PS.

Last but not least, the all-new RS 6 will supposedly spawn an all-electric version called the “RS 6 e-tron Sedan. There's no word yet if the EV version will be offered as an Avant, but given the popularity of wagons from Audi, perhaps the automaker is already planning to make one in the future.

The all-new Audi RS 6 Avant is expected to make its presence felt before the end of the year or in early 2026. With that, perhaps PGA Cars Inc. could launch the all-new A6 and RS 6 models in late 2026.