The eighth-generation (C8) Audi A6 celebrates its world premiere today with an all-new design and host of new technologies, the latter including those found in larger stablemates like the A8 and A7 Sportback. The new A6 is due to roll off the assembly line at Audi’s Neckarsulm plant, and will be launched in Germany in June this year.
The redesign brings the A6 in line with Audi’s new design language, and the company says a combination of “taut surfaces, sharp edges and striking lines” conveys the car’s character for sporty elegance.
At first glance, you might think you’re looking at an A8 but there are a few cues to help distinguish the two. For instance, while there is a wide, low-slung Singleframe grille up front, the headlights flanking them are shaped more similarly to those on the B9 A4. Audi offers up to three lighting systems, with the Matrix LED system being the top-of-the-line version.
Other differentiating features include the aggressive front bumper with large side inlets that is part of the optional S line exterior package. At the back, the taillights are linked by a central chrome strip, similar to the A8, but there is no long LED light bar above them. Instead, they appear to pay homage to the previous-generation C7, with updated graphics within them.
All the above-mentioned elements are enough to visually separate the A6 from the A8 (even with the sport exterior package). If you’re still not convinced, shots of the car’s profile will help clear things up, where the difference in length – the A6 is 4,939 mm long and the A8 is 5,172 mm long – becomes very apparent.
Compared to its predecessor, the new A6 is just 7 mm longer. However, the new car is 12 mm wider at 1,886 mm, and 2 mm taller at 1,457 mm. The wheelbase has also grown to 2,924 mm, which is 12 mm more than on the C7.
Audi says the revised dimensions help create a larger interior in the new A6, offering more rear legroom than before – headroom and shoulder room in the front and rear are also improved. Luggage space remains unchanged from 530 litres, but there’s more loading width, with the carmaker using two golf bags being placed horizontally as the testing metric.
As for the rest of the interior, it is largely carried over from the A7 Sportback, so there’s quite a number of displays, well, on display. For the driver, Audi’s 12.3-inch virtual cockpit should be a pretty familiar bit of kit by now, and drivers can still change the type of information they want shown to them. A head-up display projecting information onto the windshield is also available.
The two displays located between the front passengers provide access to the car’s systems via touch, with the upper one being a 10.1-inch unit and the other an 8.6-inch unit. The larger of the two handles infotainment duties for the MMI navigation plus (MMI navigation is standard) system, while the smaller one deals with climate control, convenience functions and text input.
Buyers will also get to choose from two different interior lighting packages – the ambient lighting package and the contour ambient lighting package – with the latter aimed at reproducing “the clear lines of the interior architecture and can be set to 30 different colours.” The ambient lighting package meanwhile “makes the dashboard and center console appear to float.”
The equipment list also includes a range of driver assistance systems (parked under the Audi AI umbrella), including parking pilot and garage pilot that autonomously manoeuvre the car into and out of a parking space or garage. These are part of the Park assist package, one of three available packages with the other two being City and Tour.
The Tour assist package comes with the adaptive cruise assist, which supplements the adaptive cruise control with lane-keeping technology. A zFAS central driver assistance controller handles these systems, and depending on equipment, the sensor set includes up to five radar sensors, five cameras, twelve ultrasonic sensors as well as a laser scanner.
On the mechanical front, Audi is offering two engines – one diesel and one petrol– both with quattro all-wheel drive as standard. The petrol unit is a 3.0 litre TFSI V6 (A6 55 TFSI quattro) with 335 hp and 500 Nm of torque, mated to a seven-speed S tronic automatic transmission. In this setup, 0-100 km/h is dispatched in 5.1 seconds, while the top speed is limited to 250 km/h.
The oil burner is a 3.0 litre TDI V6 (A7 50 TDI quattro) that serves up 282 hp and 620 Nm of torque, paired with an eight-speed tiptronic auto. All engines feature the brand’s 48 V mild hybrid technology, where a belt alternator starter (BAS) works together with a lithium-ion battery (mounted in the back) to allow for coasting at speeds between 55 and 160 km/h.
There’s also a start-stop function that kicks into action up to 22 km/h, and the engine is restarted from standstill predictively as soon as the vehicle in front of the car starts moving. During deceleration, the BAS recovers up to 12 kW of energy, and the system is said to reduce fuel consumption by up to 0.7 l/100 km.
Customers can choose between four suspension setups: conventional hydraulics with steel springs, sports suspension, electronically-controlled damping or self-levelling adaptive air suspension. There’s also dynamic all-wheel steering for better manoeuvrability, and based on the current speed, the steering ratio varies between 9.5:1 and 16.5:1.
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Mild hybrid? So if it CKD here, then it shud get hybrid and EEV incentives. Gonna be interesting fight with E keras & 5series.
It will not sell well in Malaysia.
Still perceived it as second class luxury ..
Expensive to repair and problematic to own always.
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Audi only sold 15 units. Irrelevant here
Exactly Audi is just a glorified VW brand only.
Nothing to feel proud owning an Audi compare to other premium brands
Audi is just a VW in disguise. Malaysians already know this. This is why last month, they only sold 15 units.
Wrong bro,
For malaysia currently
Supreme class is RR and Bentley
1st class is merc, BMW , Volvo and Jaguar
2nd class is Audi and Lexus
3rd class is VW and Peugeot
4th class is Sushi and Kimchi
5th class is Proton and perodua
Haval & Maxus orso 2nd class.
Cant see a single s90 on the road. Xc90 also less than Tiguan bro
Toyota Altis jz called for their rear lights.
Malaysian still prefer either a Merc or Volvo or BMW always when I asked many of my friends and company owners .
Just cannot run away from present realities and perceptions.
CKD? Drb will complain buat ape susah2…
But DRB keep pumping out Mesidis hybrids & EVs, BMW hybrids & EVs, City & Jazz hybrids.
Mesidis, BMW & Honda are running the show here. Drb hold 30% but contribute nothing. Good spin though, try me
U mean like how u try spinning DRB owns Audi? Yeah right.
You all do realize that at the end of the day, all your hate comments mean nothing. Audi A6 will still sell well globally and you will still be miserable and angry and continue to write negative comments.
But in reality please talk and focus on Malaysian market .
Audi really cannot sell in Malaysia and it just that Audi does not command the WOW factor anymore thus perceived as problematic too.
For other part of the world .Peugeot ,Skoda ,VW ,Volvo are selling very well breaking sales record and profit every year but why not in Malaysia ?
Ask the majority of the potential buyers why?Maybe their pockets not deep enough to afford like a Perodua so easily in quantity.consider the heavy car tax in Malaysia..
what I see Nancy liew comment on S90 and Xc90 is something very superficial and senseless . she is stupid as I see it.
Return of the distinguished A6 hybrid! Hooreyy
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no Matter how good you are, people will choose 5er and e class, first, badge does talk, second, your after sales is third world
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There is nothing to show off in an Audi.
Most neighbours knows Audi Brand is a “COLD CAR ” and will be thinking why my stupid neighbour pick AUDI instead of other better premium brands.
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Never knew you enjoy company write off taxes in AUDI brand only .
I had better buy premium cars to enjoy company write off taxes compare to the owning any stupid AUDI
Period>>
12yrs sold
Most of us think you are either immature or childish in your comments and assumptions.
Audi in Malaysia cannot sell . No buyers in Malaysia are touching it anymore .
If you still think Audi is great and sell well in other places, please go live in either Mexico or Germany ( no need for you to live in Malaysia) .
You will then enjoy owning it but most Malaysian here do not appreciate AUDI no matter how .
Here in SEA countries hardly see new audi owners, stepping out not too far, Hong Kong for example there are alot of Audi RS3, 4 and 5.
No doubt due to such market its RV and service centre would not be as good.
Just an underrated brand in Msia, if its that bad, wont survive till today, dear fellow bashers who thought Audi shareholders and oversea owners were brainless please look at yourselves first, thanks.
That is precisely why most people like U do not own an Audi :P
12 years old guy didnt know that in malaysia bmw and mercedes offer corporate discount 6%. your beloved audi got discount for corporate buyers ?
Somehow i feel like the new design language from audi are working for this A6, A7, A5, A4 wagon (but not for the ugly sedan) & A8..
once bitten twice shy
Love the interior, faux exhaust though..
Perdana2 exhausts.
The side profile is nice
It is a pity Audi does not want to have local assembly for Malaysia. All the other higher band brands like Mercedes-Benz and BMW are assembled locally and have achieved greater sales penetration. It also means that our production standards are world-class, as seen from the S-Class being assembled in Pahang.
The A6 is a great chauffer-driven car and easily beats the 5-Series for space in the rear quarters. Having this locally-assembled would boost the attractiveness of the Audi brand immediately. As it stands, they’re already weak in Malaysia, and their margins must surely suffer when their most popular model, the A4 is priced very closely to the the 3-Series.
Well done DRB Merc S-Class ckd !
Does this means the new a6 won’t be offering a 2.0 liter variant?
Why do fake exhausts exist? Who are car manufacturers trying to fool?
Audi copies P1.
I’m BMW guy and i want to say this latest Audi A6, A7 & A8 has stunning design and amazing tech.
Perfect, nice, superb, brilliant on everything.
For Malaysian market it wouldn’t be attractive since it is CBU so no slightest of incentive thus not many can buy.
Well done Audi!
When P1 do Perdana2 fake exhaust – bashers bash.
When Audit do Perdana2 fake exhaust – bashers praise.
Lolz! Colony mentality.
First the cyber troopers target Toyota, then VW. Now they gang up on Audi. Please la, get a real job!
The video is so retarded.
wait..this is new model? proves toyota were ahead of their time now that everyone is copying the design of their last camry
Here in Msia we “jaga” more on the “face” rather than the car in keeping up with the Joneses. If my neighbor has a Merc than I want one also.
Audi’s are crisp handsome sharp looking cars
Merc are now more stylish & hip appealing to the younger buyers
Beemers are usually considered the first step towards “you’ve made it mentality”
Lexus are for those who wanna be bold, or most likely their parents had owned one
Jag , if u live in Bangsar
I personally owned these four car brands Lexus being RX , MERC being 2019 e class , BMW 530i and also Audi A6 Quattro 2017 . But I really find Audi to be the best among them . Audi service was bad but i see the changes and also a lot less problem . While BMW offer better service , they often face problem when I reach 15k km . MERC is the worse , my car continuous going into factory , and they couldn’t solve anything . While Lexus offered comfort and good service , the driving experience is not as good as the rest of the three . To my surprise , my Audi is the older model among all the cars , but is my everyday drive . FYI I bought them all first hand , I heard there are many problem on the recond Audi car .
PS : my MERC still sitting in the factory despite I drove 6k km .
any news when A6 2019 will launch in malaysia?