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Five of the best 500bhp family cars

Five of the best 500bhp family cars

Yes, that's 500bhp family cars. Such a lofty number of ponies under your bonnet used to be the preserve of supercars. Even now 500bhp is a figure a few exotics struggle to reach. But it's increasingly a number that's being breached by super saloons, estate cars and even SUVs. That's 500bhp in family cars. And Audi has just raised the bar by offering its new RS6, a go-faster A6 estate, with a quite incomprehensible 572bhp. Ridiculous as that might sound, if you're after a car that'll carry four in comfort at insane speeds here are our five of the best.

  1. Audi RS6 Avant

    Audi RS6 Avant

    Audi's RS6 wunder-wagon doesn't just break through the 500bhp barrier, it comprehensively demolishes it. Read more

  2. BMW M5 Touring

    BMW M5 Touring

    BMW's M5 is perhaps the most recognised of the super family cars, and it's even more practical now it's available as an estate. Read more

  3. Bentley Continental Flying Spur

    Bentley Continental Flying Spur

    When we said family car here we meant well-heeled families, the Bentley the priciest in our line up. Read more

  4. Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Estate

    Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Estate

    Mercedes-Benz has a battalion of 500+bhp saloons, but for the family buyer only the E63 is offered as an estate. Read more

  5. Porsche Cayenne Turbo

    Porsche Cayenne Turbo

    Not quite reaching our 500bhp benchmark, the Cayenne Turbo makes up for this shortcoming in other areas. Read more