August 13, 2008

Audi announce their new A6 range with something of a fanfare, or maybe that’s a rocket.  The latest RS6 boasts some very impressive stats; 0 – 60 in 4.5 seconds, electronically limited to 155 or 175 mph, and with 580 bhp under your right foot and as much as 650Nm of torque, available from just 1,500rpm right through to 6,250rpm, you’re never short of pulling power.

The RS6 is available in both saloon and estate shape and given it’s 78k (ish), price tag it’s not going to be on many people’s Christmas list.  The more sensible end of the range starts at £24,800 OTR for the saloon models and £26,370 OTR for the Avant editions.

The theme of the new range of engines is thrift with the new TDI range offering great performance while returning 53.3 mpg.   The V6 TFSI sees the return of a supercharger to the Audi range.  Two all-new engines in particular will be among the headline-makers in the latest range – a 3.0-litre TFSI petrol unit which makes its debut here to effectively replace both the 3.2 FSI V6 and the 4.2 V8, and the advanced 2.0-litre TDI with common rail piezo fuel injection, whose impressive frugality makes the new A6 TDIe model possible. This 136PS diesel unit replaces the 2.0-litre pump jet injection engine with 140PS, and later in 2008 will also become available in the A6 in 170PS form.

In addition to this The A6 range has seen extensive modifications to the standard suspension, key among these being optimised spring settings and the addition of new large-diameter front shock absorbers operating within a revised valve system. An update of the quattro all-wheel-drive system to the latest generation 40%/60% rear biased version also brings greater agility. Adaptive air suspension continues to be offered as an option, a specially reconfigured version of which gives the A6 allroad quattro its impressive all-terrain ability.

From the base models right up to the mighty RS6 the Audi A6 range has quality running throughout the cars life systems and will keep the competition in the large executive market as keen as ever.

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