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 are not many changes, and there are obvious traces of nesting dolls, which is easy to criticize, but in fact, it is not surprising, because the 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 exterior design, it only needs to be upgraded by the conventional generation.
 
In terms of powertrain, the C8 generation A6 uses the EA888 engine on the 2.0T model, while retaining the 55TFSI model, using the EA839 3.0T engine, which meets the China VI emission standard. A6 This EA839 is quite close to Audi A7 in terms of power tuning, both are 340 horsepower, and the 000 acceleration results are also about 5 seconds, daily driving does not need to worry about power problems at all, and there is also quite abundant power when driving fast. The wet dual-clutch on the MLB Evo platform has been optimized, and the new car at this stage no longer needs to worry about stuttering and smoothness, and the reliability of the wet dual-clutch is better than that of the dry type.
 
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, 55 TFSI standard quattro four-wheel drive system, but the air suspension is not standard on the whole model, and 55 TFSI also needs to be added as an option. As far as ordinary spring shock absorption is concerned, this generation of A6 retains more road feeling, and it is recommended to choose air suspension if possible, although the maintenance cost has increased to a certain extent in the later stage, but the ride texture has been significantly improved. The steering feel of this generation A6 is also more weighty than that of A8, and the positioning is more inclined to the driver, 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 have to bow down 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.
 
The rear space is much better than that of the A7 on the same platform, but the longer wheelbase does not improve the seat comfort, 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 burns engine oil and other old problems are high, the third generation of EA888 models also have more complaints about the fuel system, and Audi's high-end models also have low reliability in terms of in-car electronics. Whether this generation of models will improve will take time to verify.
 
When it comes to safety, the Audi A6 is 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 50TFSI test report