Road Test
Audi A6
Test date 27 May 2008
Price as tested £77,730
For Ridiculous pace, supple ride, pumped-up looks, classy cabin, bags of grip
Against Exorbitant weight, high-speed understeer, heavy thirst, high price
How much ?
- Price as tested £77,730
- Price as tested £77,730
How fast
- 0-30mph 1.7 sec
- 0-60mph 4.4 sec
- 0-100mph 9.9 sec
- 0-150mph 24.4 sec
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
12.8 / 114 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
22.8 / 146.9 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
155 mph
- Noise at 70mph
65 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
16.2 mpg
- Test best/worst
21.6 / 5.6
Government figures
- Combined/urban
20.2 / 13.8 mpg
- CO2 emissions
333 g/km
How big?
- Length
4928 mm
- Width
1889 mm
- Height
1460 mm
- Wheelbase
2846 mm
- Weight
2025 kg
- Fuel tank
80.0 litres
Engine
- Layout V10 cyls 90degree Vee , 4991 cc
- Max power 572 bhp at 6250 rpm
- Max torque 479 ft at 1500 rpm
- Specific output 114.6bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 282bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 84.5x89.0 mm
- Compression ratio 10.5:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4
- Ignition and fuel Direct injection, twin turbo, regulated high and low pressure system , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Automatic
- 1st 4.171 / 5.9
- 2nd 2.34 / 10.6
- 3rd 1.521 / 16.3
- 4th 1.143 / 21.6
- 5th 0.867 / 28.5
- 6th 0.691 / 35.8
- Final drive 3.317
Suspension
- Front Four-link type
- Rear Trapezoidal-link, anti-rll bar
Steering
- Type Servotronic steering - power steering with speed-dependent control
- Lock to lock 2.25
Brakes
- Front Ventilated Discs
- Rear Solid Discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 9.5J x 20 in
- Size rear 9.5J x 20 in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 275/35 R20
- Tyres rear 275/35 R20
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