The Audi A6 may be the most familiar luxury car for Chinese, in China it has long been used as an "official car", this image obviously has a huge bonus to its sales, but it is also a lot of damage to this luxury car that is increasingly pursuing a sense of technology and sportiness in addition to comfort. In the early days, the Audi A6 was made in China with an L added to the back to indicate that it was an extended wheelbase version, and today, the A6L has become the official name of the Audi A6 made by FAW Audi in China.
The C8 generation of the Audi A6 is not much different from the C7 in appearance, the most obvious is that the grille has been changed to a new hexagonal shape, the taillights have become more slender, and there is a chrome decorative strip through the middle. There is little change, and there are obvious traces of nesting dolls, which is also normal, A6 itself is a successful model, the conservative design is not easy to make mistakes, and the potential user group will not be affected by the appearance design, it only needs to be upgraded by the conventional generation.
The powertrain has not changed much, it is still EA888 with S Tronic 7-speed wet dual-clutch, the low-power version is 40 TFSI, the high-power version is 45 TFSI, and the low-power version has a maximum horsepower of 190 horsepower, which is not much different from Mercedes-Benz E 200L and BMW 525Li, and the high-power version is 224 horsepower, which is 28 horsepower less than the BMW 530Li, and the book figure will suffer a little. This generation A6 has a set of 12V micro hybrid system, which is reduced from the A8 set of 48V, and also plays a role in the connection between the coasting mode and the working mode, more than 55km/h can enter the ignition coasting mode, which lasts for up to 20 seconds, and then step on the accelerator The engine can quickly enter the working state, and the power coherence will be much better than the coasting mode on the general model.
This generation of A6 is the MLB Evo platform, front and rear five-link, 45 TFSI high-end models will have a quattro four-wheel drive system, but the air suspension is not standard for all models, and 55 TFSI also needs to be added to the option. As far as ordinary spring shock absorption is concerned, this generation A6 retains more road feeling, and the steering feel is more weighty than A8, which has been improved at the driving level, but if the wheel size is more than 20 inches, there will be obvious road information transmitted into the cabin, and the tire noise will be slightly more obvious, coupled with the wind noise near the A-pillar, the quietness is lacking, which is not as good as the BMW 5 series.
Central control multimedia is this generation of A6 has changed a lot, the new MMI system cancels the knob control, the central control is directly changed to two touch screens, the sense of science and technology has been improved, the touch feedback is a bit like the iPhone's Taptic Engine, the feedback is very clear, but the touch screen is not conducive to driving control, often to lower the head to operate, affecting driving safety. The interior workmanship continues the Audi tradition, the workmanship is more solid, but hard plastic will be used in inconspicuous places, and the materials are not as particular as the BMW 5 Series.
There is not enough space in the rear, but the longer wheelbase does not improve the comfort of the seats, and the seat cushion length is still on the short side. Due to the four-wheel drive model, the rear center platform will also have a high bulge, but the seat width is enough to seat three adults.
"Consumer Reports" has a low reliability evaluation of Audi, giving the lowest reliability evaluation for the 2016 and 2017 models, the previous generation of Audi A6 has a high failure rate after 5 years of use, the use of the second generation of EA888 models and other old problems such as burning engine oil are high, the third generation of EA888 models have more complaints about the fuel system, and Audi's high-end models are also low in terms of reliability in terms of in-car electronics. Whether this generation of models will improve will take time to verify.
In terms of safety, the Audi A6 is also reassuring. In 2016~2018, the Audi A6 (C7) participated in the IIHS crash test, and the test results of all basic items were excellent, but it did not participate in the small area offset crash test of the co-pilot. In 2016, the Audi A6 received the highest safety rating in its class: TSP, and in 2017, the Audi A6 was only awarded TSP due to the IIHS raising the evaluation criteria for active safety systems. The latest generation of the Audi A6 (C8) received a 5-star rating on the E-NCAP and a 93 in the occupant protection category.
Audi A6L 45TFSI test report