2011 Audi A6 Saloon Review

The newly designed 2011 Audi A6 has been refined much in term of both looks and performance. The prior looks were labeled as boring and unattractive and that were unable to compete with its class competitors. The Mercedes Benz E-class, Jaguar XF and BMW 5 Series are three big competitors for this class.

The recently updated version of A6 Saloon is mated with ultra-light body construction that has decreased the body weight to 15% resulting in efficiency and quick performance. There is a good range of engines in both the petrol and diesels.

Engine

Timely refinements from Audi has tuned the engines of now into superb machines which not only deliver great power and but also lower emissions with excellent fuel economy. The 3.0 TDI engine outputs 245ps of power with 500nm of torque and returns fuel economy of 47.1mpg. There are other variants of engines too suiting individual demands. The smaller engines are now cut off and were only limited up to the A5 cars. With the new Audi A6, the company provides only one engine choice in petrol and 3 in diesel variants.

Interiors

Audi has gained a good reputation in designing the most appealing interiors in the auto industry from last few years. The tradition comes well into the new A6 as well with a sharp precision on the materials used. The dashboard is less cluttered with intelligent switches and interface. The legroom, headroom and shoulder room is adequate for four persons to go on a long run. The new MMI interface boasts a 6.5” touch screen interface as a standard that is been loaded with many intelligent and useful programs. The autotrader team has rated the interiors 5 out of 5. The cabin is less noisy and seems undisruptive from extra noises.

Newer Audi A6 comes with only two choices in trim levels, SE and S line. Both feature a nice set of options and even SE alone can fulfill the requirements of many buyers.

Exteriors

Prior to the launch of 2011 Audi A6, the reputation of the older A6 was very dull and non-appealing. The company redesigned the newer A6 with an aim of designing an appealing car whose looks cannot be compensated with any other of its rivals. With the newly designed front looks and sharper headlights, the Audi has been able to make the car stand distinct in the crowd.

The exterior features include 17” or 18” alloy wheels as standard according to trims whereas one can opt for a 19” alloys for sportier looks. The car is equipped with many sensors that aids safer driving including parking sensors, blind spot sensors, front collision detection sensor and rain and light sensors.

Pros

-          Very agile to road.

-          Impressive mileage returns.

-          Low noise cabin.

-          Generous boot space.

-          Technically advanced cabin including features like retractable display, WiFi, alerts on windscreen.

Cons

-          Suspensions could have been better.

-          Not fun to drive car.

Pricing

The minimum bucks required to purchase an Audi A6 Saloon are £30,145.00 for the 2.0 TDI engine with 6-speed manual transmission in SE trim. The most expensive model of A6 is with 3.0 TFSI engine in S line trim which costs at £30,145.00.