The Vauxhall VXR8 doesn't get nearly the same amount of love as the Audi RS6 Avant, or any of the equally powerful German estate models. But completely dismissing the VXR8 isn't fair to the Vauxhall->ke92, something EVO found out first-hand during a recent comparison run between the two.

It goes without saying that high-performance estate models don't get any better than the RS6 Avant. Audi->ke14 is one of the pioneers of the segment and the latest RS6 Avant holds true to all of Ingolstadt's capabilities in building a car that still runs incredibly despite carrying all that weight.

Ultimately, EVO found the RS6 Avant impressive given the standards Audi has set for it. But it didn't possess the kind of "fun" EVO wanted out of its, which is saying something. The 1:26.5 lap time of the RS6 was impressive in a lot of ways, and certainly much faster than the 1:29.9 seconds the VXR8 pulled out of its hat.

But as far as entertainment value was concerned, Evo gave the nod to the Vauxhall not so much because its more fun to drive, but because you get a whole lot of raised heartbeats doing so. Audi has always been about efficiency, and it's no different with the RS6 Avant.

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