Audi RS6 C7 DTM by GT Spirit 1:18 Resin Model

GT Spirit is a French brand that makes limited-run resin models of cars the big diecast brands ignore, and this RS6 is one of them: the C7 Avant, the 560 hp twin-turbo estate, imagined as a DTM racer with the wide arches, deep splitter and rear wing of the touring-car series. It is a what-if rather than a car that raced, and it is one of the most striking shapes at 1:18 in this catalogue.

Resin is the difference here. A sealed-body resin model has no opening doors or bonnet; in exchange the body is a single moulding with panel lines finer than any metal casting with hinges could hold, and the finish is glassy. The wing, mirrors and splitter are separate parts and the wheels are the deep-dish motorsport design with the tyre lettering printed. The model comes in a foam-lined box on a display base.

It suits a collector who already has diecast and wants to see what resin does, or an Audi person who wants the RS6 in its wildest form. Lift by the roof; the splitter and the wing are the fragile parts.