FAMILY THERAPY

What better way to bring the family together than twin-turbo V8s?

- SIMRAN RASTOGI

The lockdown’s been many things for many people – a chance to sleep and eat better, watch the entire catalogue of streaming TV, finally get around to exercising, or just generally slow down and smell the roses, for a change. For most, it’s been a wake-up call. That your time’s too fleeting for the ‘ol 9-5, perhaps. That there’s more to life than video calls and e-mails. And definitely to spend more time with the family – this is one thing that really hit home with my family 2,000km away across two states.

And for the life of me, numbskull petrolhead that I am, I can’t think of anything that screams quality family time like a once-in-a-lifetime trip to 300kmph. And that’s exactly the sort of capability the Audi RS7 Sportback and Mercedes-AMG GT 63S 4-door bring to the family table. They bring a lot more, of course. But one of the big draws is the ability to seat four in absolute comfort and still do the kind of silly speed that’s on the bucket list of most every petrolhead. Which means you can very well plonk the whole family in (with some cajoling), or all (three) of your friends, to share in the wondrous, life-changing experience that is a sub-four second dash to 100kmph from a standstill, or even the ultimate bonding that comes from finding a closed off strip of tarmac and achieving terminal velocity. Remember, safety first, especially if you’ve actually somehow managed to convince your mother to sit in the car.