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The new Audi RS6 Avant is getting a new engine. That appears to be a certainty at this point. That engine, a twin-turbo V-8, is said to have power approaching 650 horsepower, putting it firmly into supercar territory. It’s worth noting, too, that the RS6 Avant will share its engine and transmission with the Audi RS7.

As titillating as it sounds to have 650 horses sitting under that hood, a more powerful version could also be in the works, one that’s going to feature a hybrid setup that’s similar to the one being used by the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid. If that ends up being the case, we could be looking at a specific hybrid model of the RS6 Avant that’s going to have as much as 700 horsepower at its disposal.