Audi A6 Avant, official data and images

Having launched the new Audi A6 earlier this year, Audi just to publicize the issue and the final figure of the family version of this, the Audi A6 Avant. It is without doubt one of the most anticipated releases along with S6 and RS6 sports, it will take at least a year still to come.

The new Audi A6 Avant measures 4.93 meters longOnly one millimeter more than the saloon with whom he shares the body also includes a 20% more aluminum parts. This means that the previous model the average weight has been reduced by 70 kilos. And that is to be efficient, not only can eliminate engine character, you can also reduce weight.


One of the main reasons that lead a buyer to opt for an Avant instead of a sedan, apart from their external appearance for my taste is much more attractive in the Avant, is the luggage capacity. The Audi A6 Avant have capacity of 565 litersCertainly more than enough for long family trips. This capacity increases to 1,680 liters by folding down the rear seats.

The engines of the Audi A6 Avant

As for engines, Audi A6 Avant comes with two petrol and four TDI. The less powerful engine but also the most efficient, is the 2.0 TDI of 177 horsepower announcing the consumption of only 5 liters per 100 kilometers.

Rounding out the diesel range 3.0 TDIAnd I say "the" because it is available with three different power levels: 204, 245 and 313 horsepower. The latter has a twin turbo blowing so much that you can accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in just 5.4 seconds and reaches a top speed without problems 250 km / h (electronically limited).

As for the petrol engines, there will 2.8 FSI with 204 horses, And the most powerful version falls short in power than the diesel, since it is the 3.0 TFSI 300 hp.

Gearboxes six, seven or eight gears

The new Audi A6 Avant is combined with a standard six-speed manual gearboxBut can also carry the sports S-tronic seven-speed, the multitronic continuously variable or the Tiptronic eight relationships. The less powerful versions will come standard with front, but also available for more powerful versions of Quattro traction so characteristic of Audi.

The new Audi A6 Avant will arrive in showrooms in the second half of 2011. Its base price is 40,850 euros.