Wagons are built mainly for families, but apparently, some families need north of 550hp for their commute.



Fast estates belong definitely in the cool corner of the automotive universe. There is just something deeply naughty, but inoffensive at the same time, when it comes to adding insane amounts of power into an estate body and these two are the kings of ridiculous-power-stuffed-under-unassuming-bodies category.

Top Gear magazine brings the two super wagons for a classic drag race. The 560hp Audi RS6 has the grip advantage, courtesy of the AWD powertrain but the Mercedes E63 S has the stronger punch, with 577hp from its biturbo V8. Now, someone could say that they could just pick up a 4Matic version of the Merc but UK models never had this option.

So which one of these wonderful and dreamy family haulers is the fastest? Oh, and pay attention to the figures at the end. Eye-popping stuff.

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