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Audi S6 Avant C5 (4B) Station Wagon (1999-2005)

Audi S6 Avant C7 (4G) facelift Station Wagon (2014-2018)

Audi A6 allroad quattro C7 (4G) facelift Station Wagon (2014-2018)

Audi | Cars

Variants

Manual

Tiptronic

3.0 BiTDI quattro AT

3.0 TDI 190PS quattro DCT

3.0 TDI 218PS quattro DCT

3.0 TDI 272PS quattro DCT

3.0 TFSI quattro DCT

Capacity

Cargo Capacity

455 L / 16.1 cu-ft ~ 1590 L / 56.2 cu-ft

565 L / 20.0 cu-ft ~ 1680 L / 59.3 cu-ft

Coolant Capacity

11.0 L / 11.6 qt

15.0 L / 15.9 qt

Engine Oil Capacity

7.5 L / 7.9 qt

8.3 L / 8.8 qt

Fuel Capacity

82.0 L / 21.7 gal

75.0 L / 19.8 gal

73.0 L / 19.3 gal

Passengers

Payload

540 kg / 1190 lbs

630 kg / 1389 lbs

Chassis

Brakes | Front

Ventilated discs

Brakes | Rear

Ventilated discs

Power Steering

Hydraulic Steering

Electric Steering

Suspension | Front

Multi-link

Suspension | Rear

Multi-link on trapezoidal lever

Independent on trapezoidal lever

Tire Size

255/40 R17

255/40 R19

Turning Circle

11.7 m / 38.3 ft

11.9 m / 39.0 ft

Construction

Body Style

5-door Station Wagon

Dimensions

Size | Height

1440 mm / 56.7 in

1436 mm / 56.5 in

1452 mm / 57.2 in

Size | Length

4833 mm / 190.3 in

4942 mm / 194.6 in

4938 mm / 194.4 in

Size | Width

1850 mm / 72.8 in

1874 mm / 73.8 in | 2086 mm / 82.1 in (mirror unfolded)

1898 mm / 74.7 in | 2086 mm / 82.1 in (mirror unfolded)

Track Width | Front

1578.0 mm / 62.1 in

1615.0 mm / 63.6 in

1631.0 mm / 64.2 in

Track Width | Rear

1590.0 mm / 62.6 in

1607.0 mm / 63.3 in

1596.0 mm / 62.8 in

Weight

1960.0 kg / 4321.1 lbs

Wheel Size

8J x 17

8.5J x 19

8.0J x 18

Wheelbase

2759 mm / 108.6 in

2917 mm / 114.8 in

2905 mm / 114.4 in

Performance

Acceleration | 0 - 100 km/h

4.6 sec

Acceleration | 0 - 60 mph

4.4 sec

CO2 Emission

219 g/km

Coefficient Of Drag

0.34

0.32

Fuel Economy

9.4 L/100km / 25.0 MPG (combined) | 13.4 L/100km / 17.6 MPG (urban) | 7.1 L/100km / 33.1 MPG (highway)

Top Speed

250.0 km/h / 155.3 mph

Towing Capacity

750 kg / 1653 lbs (w/o brakes) | 2100 kg / 4630 lbs (w/ brakes @ 8% gradient) | 2100 kg / 4630 lbs (w/ brakes @ 12% gradient)

Powertrain

Drivetrain Layout

Front-engine (longitudinal), All-wheel drive

Emission Standard

Euro 6

Engine

ANK, AQJ

CTGE

Engine | Bore

84.5 mm / 3.3 in

Engine | Compression Ratio

11.0:1

10.1:1

Engine | Displacement

4.2 L / 254.6 cu-in / 4172.0 cc

4.0 L / 243.7 cu-in / 3993.0 cc

Engine | Power

340.0 hp / 253.5 kW @ 7000 rpm

450.0 hp / 335.6 kW @ 5800-6400 rpm

Engine | Specific Output

81.5 hp/L / 1.3 hp/cu-in

112.7 hp/L / 1.8 hp/cu-in

Engine | Stroke

93.0 mm / 3.7 in

89.0 mm / 3.5 in

Engine | Torque

420 Nm / 309.8 lb-ft @ 3400 rpm

550 Nm / 405.7 lb-ft @ 1400-5700 rpm

Engine | Type

Naturally-aspirated multi-port injected petrol V8 DOHC engine with 5 values per cylinder

Bi-turbocharged direct-injected petrol V8 DOHC engine with 4 values per cylinder

Transmission | Gears

7-speed

Transmission | Type

Automatic S tronic

Production

Availability

1999 ~ 2005

2014 ~ 2018

Reviews

Neofiliac score

71%

80%

63%

Pros

Multi-link suspensions all-around
Great NA V8 engine
Good 6-speed manual
Good towing capacity
Rather clean styling

Great multi-link suspension setup
More powerful V8TT engine
Fast 7-speed DCT transmission

New light design
Good engline lineup
Good transmissions

Cons

Very high fuel consumption
Bad auto gearbox

No real update
Still lots of black plastic

Price

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