- Audi’s most versatile automotive is again.
- The brand new A6 Allroad has commonplace Quattro and a lifted suspension.
- The all-wheel-drive wagon has a wider physique than the common A6 Avant.
- It is the primary time Audi is promoting a plug-in hybrid Allroad mannequin.
It’s been over a 12 months since Audi launched the A6 Avant, and now the time has come to satisfy its Allroad sibling. The rugged wagon follows the tried-and-tested system by lifting the suspension and making Quattro commonplace. Nonetheless, there may be one characteristic few noticed coming. Sure, it has a wider physique, a trait beforehand reserved for the flagship RS6.
The brand new Allroad seems to be like an A6 Avant on stilts as a result of that’s primarily what it’s. Audi has elevated floor clearance by 34 millimeters (1.3 inches) over the common wagon. On the identical time, the physique is 111 mm (4.3 inches) wider, making it the primary Allroad to have a beefier physique than the donor automotive.
Each the entrance and rear axles have additionally been widened to accommodate wheels as much as 21 inches, wrapped in 285/35 tires. If that’s an excessive amount of for off-road duties, the usual 19-inch setup comes with 265/45 tires, whereas the 20-inch alloys put on 275/40 rubber. Audi notes that the tires are wider than earlier than.
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Normal All-Wheel Steering
Very similar to all-wheel drive, rear-wheel steering comes out of the field. It turns the rear wheels as much as 5 levels at low speeds to enhance maneuverability. At larger speeds, they flip in the identical path because the entrance wheels to reinforce stability. Audi equips its go-anywhere wagon with an ordinary adaptive air suspension tuned particularly for Allroad obligation.
For the primary time within the historical past of Allroad fashions, Audi is providing a plug-in hybrid powertrain. It combines a turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine with an electrical motor for a complete system output of 362 hp and 369 lb-ft (500 Nm) of torque. The electrified setup helps the A6 Allroad hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in 5.5 seconds earlier than reaching an electronically restricted high pace of 155 mph (250 km/h).
The A6 Allroad E-Hybrid encompasses a 20.7-kWh battery pack with an electrical vary of 59 miles (95 kilometers) within the WLTP mixed cycle. Utilizing AC charging at as much as 11 kW, it takes two and a half hours to replenish the battery.
In the event you’d slightly keep on with a extra conventional powertrain, the diesel choice is the tried-and-true 3.0-liter V6 TDI with a mild-hybrid twist. The six-cylinder engine produces 295 hp and 428 lb-ft (580 Nm) of torque, sufficient for a 0–62 mph (100 km/h) dash in 5.4 seconds and the identical 155 mph (250 km/h) high pace because the plug-in hybrid.
Audi may have the brand new A6 Allroad at dealerships throughout Europe this fall. In Germany, costs begin at €77,250 for the diesel and climb to €80,250 for the plug-in hybrid.
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