2020 Audi RS6 Avant Carbon Black Edition

This Audi RS6 Avant Carbon Black Edition was first registered in September 2020. The Carbon Black specification gained exterior carbon fibre styling and larger wheels, as well as an RS Design pack on the interior.

The current owner bought the car last October as an upgrade to the RS4 daily he had - and loved - previously. He has enjoyed his time with the RS6 and was continually amazed at the legendary level of performance that it is capable of, but sadly found that the larger car wasn’t as practical for his particular commute as the narrower RS4.

The exterior paint is Mythos Black metallic and from what we can see it is in a fabulous condition. Not perfect of course, no car is, but very good - as you’d expect on a well looked after, low miles car still within its first three years.

Surprisingly, it isn’t called a Carbon Black Edition because of the paint colour - in fact you can also get them in a stunning blue, or various shades of grey. The name is down to the gloss carbon-fibre styling pack applied to the front spoiler, front side flaps, sill inserts and rear diffuser. It also has black window trims, roof rails and black Audi badges and logos.

The RS6 sits on Audi’s 22-inch trapezoidal 5-spoke gloss-black alloy wheels, which all look in good condition, with no obvious scuffing or damage. All are fitted with matching Pirelli PZero low profile tyres. The ventilated brake discs and red callipers are easily visible through the spokes and you can see a big difference in the size and stopping power from front to back.

The Carbon Black Edition’s RS Interior Design package is evident inside the car and features carbon twill inlays in the dark grey of the dash and door panels. There is also a panoramic glass sunroof.

The seats are upholstered in black leather, perforated and honeycomb stitched in rock grey on the seat facings and with an RS logo embossed onto the seat backs. There’s barely any sign of wear on the seats, even on the driver’s side bolsters that we know typically bear the brunt of entry and exit.

The interior is extremely well equipped and we understand that everything works as it should. Carpets and headlining are clean and intact.

Aside from a smattering of some kind of dust, the engine bay looks clean and well-packaged and has more on show than many of its competitors who like to hide everything under acres of plastic covers.

The undersides are mostly covered by protective panels and undertrays so there’s nothing much on show. There doesn’t seem to be any damage and certainly no rust to get concerned by, just a little road dirt.

The RS6’s key differentiator over the majority of the M or AMG competition, is the Avant (or estate) rear end. The other bahnstormers are available in Touring form but they are the exception whereas with Audi it is now a rule. Covered by a retractable tonneau, the large luggage space in this RS6 is fitted with a plastic load liner. Underneath this, the carpeting is clean and intact.

Last October, when acquired by the vendor, this RS6 was fitted with a Global Telemetrics tracker - a sensible move for such a car - and it comes with the remainder of the 3 year subscription. At the same time, the car was given a Gtechniq Platinum ceramic coating, which is guaranteed until October 2027.

Given the car is not even three years old, there’s not a lot in the history file - just the owner’s book pack and the paperwork for the tracker and paint protection.

The eagle-eyed among you will have noted from the HPI report in the gallery shows outstanding finance on this car. This has now been cleared by the seller.

If Darth Vader had been more of a family man, we think this would be his weapon of choice - an all-powerful black on black dad-wagon nicely matching his outfit, with just a flash of light-sabre red on the brake callipers. He’d most certainly feel the presence of a staggeringly strong force under his right boot and know that Padmé, Luke and Leia were travelling in Imperial comfort.

Practically new in terms of condition, and with mileage under 20k, we think this Dark Lord of a family estate car will sell for between £75,000 and £85,000.

That’s a good saving versus a new vehicle and better yet, there’d be no production lead time.

Viewing is always encouraged, and this particular car is located with us at The Market HQ near Abingdon; to arrange an appointment please use the ‘Contact Seller’ button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.