Audi A6: Review of a Thrilling and Chilling Sedan

Very interesting article here on a review of a "standard" Audi A6 4.2 FSI sedan. Interesting in the fact that all the hype the last few months has been squarely around the Audi RS 4 and S6 performance sedans and less around the daily driver. However, if those high-performance vehicles and their rough rides are not for you, than the Audi A6 4.2 FSI will surely not disappoint!

Here are a few excerpts:

Fortunately, such uncharitable thoughts regarding the underwhelming strength of the automaker's yeoman V8 powerplant soon passed. I then began to warm up to the A6's acceleration abilities as well as to take stock of the mid-sized luxury sedan's other characteristics, notably a strong side profile that still looks good three years after the car's debut.....

.....Certainly bumping up the 4.2L V8's output to 350 hp from 335 doesn't hurt, which makes the A6 4.2 more competitive with its aforementioned German rivals -- at least to those who scan the spec sheets looking for water cooler bragging rights. Getting to 100 kilometres from a standstill takes about six seconds, decent for a 1,915-kilogram sedan. (The downside of weight and power is fuel economy; the A6 4.2 has a healthy appetite for premium unleaded, averaging 14.4 litres per 100 kilometres for the test week.....

.....An Audi hallmark is its quattro all-wheel-drive system, which provides year-round, all-season superior traction. (Mercedes makes its 4Matic system standard on the Canada-bound E550; BMW doesn't offer xDrive on the 550i.) In conjunction with the optional ($3,450) S Line sport package -- of which wider and stickier P235/55R19 rubber and a stunning set of alloy rims are the highlights -- the A6 charges on-ramps with an elan that easily surpasses lesser machinery.

[Source: Driving.ca]

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