Audi A6: The Luxury Sedan that Rivals the Best
Audi specializes in building stylish high-tech well-finished cars, and this version of the A6 aims to compete directly with Heavy Hitters like the Mercedes-Benz E-class and the BMW 5 series. We bought an A6 to find out how they did.
One highlight is the powertrain. The BGE on the trunk might say 3.0t, but there's no turbo under the hood instead there's a direct injected supercharged V6. This engine provides plenty of smooth quick easy power and it's also made it to a very smooth and quick shifting 8-speed automatic transmission. Now this is a roomy and plush sedan that's also seriously quick with 0-to-60 times under 6 seconds.
The car also has the added weight of Audi's quattra all-wheel drive system, a feature you're going to find on most A6s. Given all that fuel economy is actually pretty impressive, one better fuel economy and to save some money you can get a base model that's front-wheel drive and it has Audi's 2 L turbocharged 4 cylinder. You're also going to be able to get a diesel, but what you won't be able to get in the A6 is a V8.
Given how good the supercharged V6 is, you really won't miss it. The A6 makes extensive use of aluminum in its body structure and in its suspension that helps save weight which helps fuel economy. The Audi ALS o feels light on its feet handling is really entertaining, the car feels nimble and agile there's good steering feedback it's very responsive. In fact, the A6 drives a lot more like a BMW than most modern BMWs do.
You can also change certain settings such as suspension settings steering settings throttle settings using the Audi Drive select system. Stopping distances are quite short even though the Audi offers plenty of performance, it doesn't mean it's unrefined in fact quite the opposite this is a very quiet car it's a terrific Highway Cruiser. It lacks the stiffness that a lot of other Audi suffer from visibility is pretty decent the pillars they're fairly narrow in width and there's good glass area all around our car also has the optional blind spot warning system that's quite helpful.
Audi are known for having stunning interiors and the A6 is no exception every place you look there's high quality materials everything's put together well. Our car it has brushed metal look trim on the Das dashboard looks a little cold and clinical but if you want you can get some really nice wood grain. We often complain that luxury cars have over complicated controls and the A6 is no exception.
However, there's no denying that there's an impressive amount of capability here our A6 has the Audi connect system it uses a dedicated data plan you can download news or traffic or weather information you can also use the car as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot. One really cool feature you can look at Google Maps satellite images on the nav screen while you drive it's really cool but it's also really mesmerizing that takes your attention from the road.
The A6 also seems to set some sort of record for ways to program the navigation system, you can use the controller knob on the console, you can use voice recognition, you can use a touchpad to draw out letters to spell out the destination address you can even look it up with Google. All said though it would be easier just to have a simpler touchcreen all of this well it just adds up to a lot, it doesn't help that a lot of but and controls are down here flat on the console you have to look away from the road to pick the one you want even the climate controls are down low they're also always moving through menus.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enAudi specializes in building stylish high-tech well-finished cars this version of the A6 aims to compete directly with Heavy Hitters like the Mercedes-Benz E-class and the BMW 5 series we bought an A6 to find out how they did one highlight is the powertrain the BGE on the trunk might say 3.0t but there's no turbo under the hood instead there's a direct injected supercharged V6 this engine it provides plenty of smooth quick easy power it's also made it to a very smooth and quick shifting 8speed automatic transmission now this is a roomy and plush sedan it's also seriously quick 0 to 60 times are under 6 seconds the car also has the added weight of Audi's quattra all-wheel drive system a feature you're going to to find on most a6s given all that fuel economy is actually pretty impressive one better fuel economy and to save some money you can get a base model that's front-wheel drive and it has Audi's 2 L turbocharged 4 cylinder you're also going to be able to get a diesel what you won't be able to get in the A6 is a V8 but given how good the supercharged V6 is you really won't miss it the A6 makes extensive use of aluminum in its body structure and in its suspension that helps save weight which helps fuel economy the Audi ALS o feels light on its feet handling is really entertaining the car feels Nimble and agile there's good steering feedback it's very responsive in fact the A6 drives a lot more like a BMW than most modern BMWs do you can also change certain settings such as suspension settings steering settings throttle settings using the Audi Drive select system stopping distances are quite short even though the Audi offers plenty of performance it doesn't mean it's unrefined in fact quite the opposite this is a very quiet car it's a terrific Highway Cruiser it lacks the stiffness that a lot of other Audi suffer from visibility is pretty decent the pillars they're fairly narrow in width and there's good glass area all around our car also has the optional blind spot warning system that's quite helpful Audi are known for having stunning interiors and the A6 is no exception every place you look there's high quality materials everything's put together well our car it has brushed metal look trim on the Das dashboard looks a little cold and clinical but if you want you can get some really nice wood grain we often complain that luxury cars have over complicated controls and the A6 is no exception however there's no denying that there's an impressive amount of capability here our A6 has the Audi connect system it uses a dedicated data plan you can download news or traffic or weather information you can also use the car as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot one really cool feature you can look at Google Maps satellite images on the nav screen while you drive it's really cool but it's also really mesmerizing that takes your attention from the road the A6 also seems to set some sort of record for ways to program the navigation system you can use the controller knob on the console you can use voice recognition you can use a touchpad to draw out letters to spell out the destination address you can even look it up with Google all said though it would be easier just to have a simpler touchcreen all of this well it just adds up to a lot it doesn't help that a lot of but and controls are down here flat on the console you have to look away from the road to pick the one you want even the climate controls are down low they're also always moving through menus it gets pretty complicated we don't have many complaints about the driving position there's plenty of room here lots of range on the Tilt and Telescope steering wheel and the front seats they're very supportive and comfortable the rear seats are really comfortable for two but a big drive shaft tunnel takes up foot room for the person in the middle there's decent space in the trunk the rear seats fold flat from more room so we're really impressed with this Audi A6 sure the controls are complicated but the car is luxurious well finished fun to drive and efficient it's every bit of rival for those Mercedes and BMWsAudi specializes in building stylish high-tech well-finished cars this version of the A6 aims to compete directly with Heavy Hitters like the Mercedes-Benz E-class and the BMW 5 series we bought an A6 to find out how they did one highlight is the powertrain the BGE on the trunk might say 3.0t but there's no turbo under the hood instead there's a direct injected supercharged V6 this engine it provides plenty of smooth quick easy power it's also made it to a very smooth and quick shifting 8speed automatic transmission now this is a roomy and plush sedan it's also seriously quick 0 to 60 times are under 6 seconds the car also has the added weight of Audi's quattra all-wheel drive system a feature you're going to to find on most a6s given all that fuel economy is actually pretty impressive one better fuel economy and to save some money you can get a base model that's front-wheel drive and it has Audi's 2 L turbocharged 4 cylinder you're also going to be able to get a diesel what you won't be able to get in the A6 is a V8 but given how good the supercharged V6 is you really won't miss it the A6 makes extensive use of aluminum in its body structure and in its suspension that helps save weight which helps fuel economy the Audi ALS o feels light on its feet handling is really entertaining the car feels Nimble and agile there's good steering feedback it's very responsive in fact the A6 drives a lot more like a BMW than most modern BMWs do you can also change certain settings such as suspension settings steering settings throttle settings using the Audi Drive select system stopping distances are quite short even though the Audi offers plenty of performance it doesn't mean it's unrefined in fact quite the opposite this is a very quiet car it's a terrific Highway Cruiser it lacks the stiffness that a lot of other Audi suffer from visibility is pretty decent the pillars they're fairly narrow in width and there's good glass area all around our car also has the optional blind spot warning system that's quite helpful Audi are known for having stunning interiors and the A6 is no exception every place you look there's high quality materials everything's put together well our car it has brushed metal look trim on the Das dashboard looks a little cold and clinical but if you want you can get some really nice wood grain we often complain that luxury cars have over complicated controls and the A6 is no exception however there's no denying that there's an impressive amount of capability here our A6 has the Audi connect system it uses a dedicated data plan you can download news or traffic or weather information you can also use the car as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot one really cool feature you can look at Google Maps satellite images on the nav screen while you drive it's really cool but it's also really mesmerizing that takes your attention from the road the A6 also seems to set some sort of record for ways to program the navigation system you can use the controller knob on the console you can use voice recognition you can use a touchpad to draw out letters to spell out the destination address you can even look it up with Google all said though it would be easier just to have a simpler touchcreen all of this well it just adds up to a lot it doesn't help that a lot of but and controls are down here flat on the console you have to look away from the road to pick the one you want even the climate controls are down low they're also always moving through menus it gets pretty complicated we don't have many complaints about the driving position there's plenty of room here lots of range on the Tilt and Telescope steering wheel and the front seats they're very supportive and comfortable the rear seats are really comfortable for two but a big drive shaft tunnel takes up foot room for the person in the middle there's decent space in the trunk the rear seats fold flat from more room so we're really impressed with this Audi A6 sure the controls are complicated but the car is luxurious well finished fun to drive and efficient it's every bit of rival for those Mercedes and BMWs\n"
