Chris, I think the indication of use is decisive in the choice of the car. The Audi RS6 and 'an excellent car, but the Cayenne GTS with its ground clearance and more space allows you to load what' you want. The increased speed 'of the RS6 I do not think so' important..

 

Actually the Cayenne has by far the lowest available cargo room of any SUV.
I have two little boys, and strollers along with luggage caused us to have to take the minivan on trips instead of my CTT. That sucked!

 

I appreciate all the insight. So I've driven the A6 (and sat/seen the S6 plenty), and I'm pretty confident the trunk is enough for what we need. We've also checked out the cargo space in the Cayenne. It seems more than adequate (and double either the Golf or A3). That's the key - right now we have two small hatchbacks and a 911. Not the ideal formula for hauling anything. My wife will keep her A3 TDI for day-to-day stuff with the baby, then the Cayenne/S6/RS4 would be the weekend "whole family + stuff" car.

I think I'm going to hold my RS4 slot for now, see if it comes, if not, I'll do a back-to-back with the S6 and Cayenne GTS. My wife is cool with any of them, so it'll just be a case of which one floats my boat. We'll also bring all the baby crap and test fit it.

Thanks again!

 

Fingers crossed the RS4 comes!

 

CTS-V Wagon. Or Cayenne GTS.

 

audi s6 avant.. its a no brainer, check skn tuning they got a stage 3 which consist of a milltek exhaust, new intercooler and mapping which gives u 560 hp / 701 Nm.. they got some cool colours for the s6 as well! anyway good luck with your new to be car

 

Get the cayenne GTS. You will love it.

 

The GTS (I had a Turbo) would be a functional option. I have two kids, one now at 5 and one at 3. When my son was 1.5-2.5, we still carried the one stroller. It was tight (if carrying a big stroller), but manageable (if carrying the smaller travel/folding stroller). The rest of the cargo area was adequate for our trips. I had the trailer hitch, and ordered it in case I needed to add a Thule cargo carrier. Never did though.

The RS4 Avant would be an AWESOME ride! I would love to see one in person, and get a drive in it.

I currently have a Panamera GTS for my daily, and the wife a '13 Q7 TDI (which is no slouch BTW, with air suspension it is very dynamic). I have very little issue with the Panamera GTS now as far as traveling goes with the kids. The Q7 I am getting ready to do an ECU remap. Should get quite a bit more pep out of it.

Good luck mate! Looking forward to seeing what you pick.

J

 

Thanks again. I briefly considered the Q7 (there is a sick S-line 3.0T at my local dealer), but it's going to be facelifted very soon.

For my Euro friends, Audi doesn't sell any Avants other than the hideous "All-Road" here. Believe me, if they sold the S6 or RS6 Avant here, we wouldn't be having this discussion!

 

I love my Q7 sline. facelift isnt happening for at least another 2 years I believe.