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US sedan vs grey-market Avant; auto-only; buy on records

Audi RS6 (C5) · buying-advice

The US officially received only the 2003 sedan; the Avant was never US-sold, so US Avants are rare federalized grey-market imports (a registered importer notes only a handful exist). The car was never offered with a manual — owners say Audi worried about transmission life under the torque — so any three-pedal car is a non-original conversion to vet separately.