New Audi A6 Smaller And Lighter, Sedan Gets New Engine And Hybrid Version In 2012
New Audi A6 Smaller And Lighter, Sedan Gets New Engine And Hybrid Version In 2012
As awaited yesterday, Audi revealed today more information and pictures of the New Audi A6, after pictures were “leaked”. The main change in this fourth generation is in the eye, which leaves the elegant lines and straight from the old version to take a more visual contours, right next to the new A8. Its official debut will be in Geneva in March.
The new A6 carries the responsibility of maintaining the brand’s leadership in the segment, with the rival BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. This explains the visual approaching with Audi’s largest sedan. Their measurements also changed: New Audi A6 measuring 4.92 m long, 1.82 m wide and 1.46 m high – the numbers that left less in length, but wider, lower and with greater wheelbase.
The change is most felt in the headlights, which gained more contour and obviously LEDs. The trapezoidal grille guard a resemblance to the smaller model of the brand, the A1 , as well as flashlights, they “fall” on the ends. Internally, especially involving the panel driver and an Internet connection.
Under the hood, the new Audi A6 starts with a 2.0 turbo diesel of 177 hp and 129 grams of CO2 per km, passing through two 3.0, one of 202 and some other 243 hp. The fourth-generation sedan breaks a rule: no, at least for now, a block gasoline V8. Who replaced him as the most powerful of the range is a 3.0 supercharged, 298 hp. In 2012, the hybrid version comes with an output of 245 hp. Audi does not state when the van arrives, and variants of the New Audi A6 sports.
