The Audi RS 6: Station wagon on the outside, Porsche on the inside

The 2018 version of the RS 6, which is one of the eight CBU (completely built-up) cars that Audi sells in India, belts out 605 horsepower, as against the 550 hp in the earlier version

This August, Overton Prestige, a car dealer in Derbyshire, England, got overwhelming attention for a vehicle it listed for sale. The car in question — a one-year-old Audi RS 6, described by petrol-heads as a “high-powered estate” — made headlines because its owner was Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. He had driven the 552 horse-powered car for around a year before putting it on the block. It seemed fitting that the prince who has time and again defied convention would choose the RS 6, which is clearly an unconventional car.

The RS 6 looks like a station wagon but has