Audi A6

Model reviewed: A6 Avant
“Audi’s latest A6 Avant is a dependable, comfortable and refined long-distance load-lugger – just as it always has been, historically.”
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Model reviewed: A6 saloon 3.0-litre diesel automatic S Line
“The A6 has all the hallmarks of a new class leader in the executive saloon segment. It offers a potent range of engines, bags of technology and a comfortable experience wrapped in a handsome body.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid 50 TFSIe S line
Score: 9 / 10
“S line trim makes the Audi A6 look and feel that little bit sportier and the appeal isn’t hard to see.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The Audi A6 offers a masterclass in the art of the executive saloon. Its elegant, sophisticated styling carries just the right amount of gravitas without being austere, while impeccable motorway manners will ensure even those covering serious miles can do so in the utmost comfort.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid 50 TFSIe saloon Sport
Score: 6 / 10
“The tax savings are hugely appealing on the Audi A6 50 TFSI e, but they’re similarly appealing on rivals that offer better value, a better drive and fewer compromises. Things are moving so fast on the electrification front, this new A6 already feels like it’s been left behind a bit.”
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Model reviewed: Allroad range review
Score: 8 / 10
“Just as in the previous generation, the new Audi A6 Allroad is a car with two personalities.”
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Model reviewed: S6 Avant
Score: 8 / 10
“The new Audi S6 Avant is an incredible all-rounder that almost perfectly fulfils its brief as a fast, fun family wagon.”
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Model reviewed: 40 TDI Avant
Score: 9 / 10
“We’ve loved the big Audi’s spacious boot, upmarket interior and relaxed and efficient motorway manners.”
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Model reviewed: A6 Avant
Score: 8 / 10
“The new Audi A6 Avant is proof that an SUV needn’t be the default choice for family buyers.”
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Model reviewed: A6 saloon
Score: 9 / 10
“The Audi A6 blends sleek styling with cutting-edge tech and unimpeachable build quality.”
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Model reviewed: Saloon range
Score: 8 / 10
“The Audi A6 is a real contender in the fiercely fought executive saloon market. It shows its rivals the way for quality and technology, and it’s as good as anything else in the class for practicality, desirability and running costs.”
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Model reviewed: A6 Avant estate range
Score: 8 / 10
“What sets the Audi A6 Avant apart is its high levels of refinement when driving and the suite of advanced technology available, much of which has trickled down from more expensive models. If you’re looking to buy an executive estate that’s future-proofed, the A6 Avant has to be on your shortlist.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“This new-age Audi A6 PHEV has your everyday motoring needs covered as consummately as any ever has. Entertainment is beyond its remit, really – but as a serious executive operator, few are better.”
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Model reviewed: 50 TFSIe 2021
Score: 7 / 10
“The Audi A6 50 TFSIe does not have quite the dynamic prowess of a 5 Series, but still a decent thing to sit in and waft along.”
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Model reviewed: S6 Avant TDI
Score: 9 / 10
“If you travel regularly over significant distances, but want a surplus of bang for your 60,000 bucks, the S6 could be your answer.”
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Model reviewed: S6
Score: 8 / 10
“The hybrid power is directed through an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox to a permanent four-wheel-drive system, which at extra cost can be specified with a sport central differential to sharpen the car’s agility in corners.”
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Model reviewed: A6 Avant
Score: 8 / 10
“This fifth-generation Audi A6 seems to represent an interesting shift in thinking. A deliberate decision, perhaps, to put the handbrake on its attempts to play ‘anything you can do’ with BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and to head back towards the approach that made its cars so revered, in their way, a quarter-century ago.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid 50 TFSIe saloon S line
Score: 8 / 10
“The 50 TFSI plug-in hybrid is a genuine player in this sector and will put the A6 back on the map for senior executives who want something with status that will also reduce their BIK tax bills.”
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Model reviewed: Allroad Quattro 50 TDI Sport
Score: 8 / 10
“It’s calm, comfortable, grown-up and roomy front and rear, with a good boot space.”
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Model reviewed: S6
Score: 10 / 10
“It’s refined, luxurious and long-legged at a cruise, but rich mid-range torque and a rear-biased if secure chassis make it highly engaging point-to-point.”
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Model reviewed: A6 saloon
Score: 8 / 10
“The A6 is a great place to spend time. It’s quiet, comfortable, well-appointed inside, has a tech list just this side of the USS Enterprise and is very spacious – all you need if you’re a middle management type.”
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Model reviewed: A6 Avant estate range
Score: 9 / 10
“We would recommend going for a car with quattro to help put the power down in a more reliable fashion – especially with our country’s famously changeable weather. Overall, though, the Audi A6 Avant remains one of the best estate options around.”
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Model reviewed: Saloon range
Score: 9 / 10
“The A6 has all the right qualities and equipment to be the best premium saloon around. With a smart-looking body, comfortable interior and technological additions, the A6 is crammed with nice features to get those in the market for a long-range cruiser interested.”
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Score: 9 / 10
“The A6 has all the right qualities and equipment to be the best premium saloon around.”
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Model reviewed: S6
Score: 8 / 10
“The Audi S6 is an iron fist in a velvet glove: it’s powerful and fast, but also pretty subtle and quiet.” (Richard Ingram)
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Model reviewed: (range review)
Score: 8.6 / 10
“Does the Audi A6 finally have an edge over the 5 Series and E-Class? We reckon it does. The BMW is still the sharper drive and the Mercedes still the most opulent. But the A6 is the most sophisticated executive car you can buy.”
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Model reviewed: S6 Avant estate
Score: 7 / 10
“The Audi S6 Avant is a fast estate car that’s comfortable, well-equipped and even relatively economical on motorways but alternatives are more fun to drive and sound more exciting.”
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Model reviewed: S6 saloon
Score: 7 / 10
“The Audi S6 is a comfortable, sporty saloon that makes a great long-distance cruiser, but alternatives are more fun to drive on a twisty road and have nicer-sounding petrol engines.”
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Model reviewed: A6 Avant estate range
Score: 9 / 10
“The Audi A6 Avant is a very practical, very high-tech estate car that comes with a futuristic cabin and hybrid engines as standard, but most alternatives are more enjoyable to drive.”
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Model reviewed: A6 allroad
“The Audi A6 Allroad is a posh and practical four-wheel-drive estate that’s a convincing alternative to the current crop of SUVs, but it’s pricier than an A6 Avant and only comes with two engine options.”
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Model reviewed: A6 saloon range
Score: 9 / 10
“The Audi A6 is a large, comfortable saloon with a range of high-tech hybrid engines, but it isn’t as much fun to drive as some alternatives and too many desirable features cost extra.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid 50 TFSI e Sport
“Simply the A6 that makes the most sense for fleets, and takes the brand up against its PHEV rivals, although the Audi is priced a touch higher than its executive contemporaries.”
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Model reviewed: 3.0-litre diesel automatic 45 TDI allroad
“New Audi A6 Allroad is still the best at what it does, in a very niche pool, and is possibly the most appealing car in the A6 line-up. It’s just a shame that it doesn’t stand out compared with the regular Avant as much as it used to.”
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Model reviewed: Avant range
Score: 8.1 / 10
“The Audi A6 Avant is a great business tool. It has no major weakness and is a car that will become more loved the longer it spends doing its job with quiet efficiency.”
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Model reviewed: (range review)
Score: 7 / 10
“It’s available in saloon and estate body styles, is powered by four- or six-cylinder powertrains, and in this latest generation is predominantly all-wheel drive.”
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Model reviewed: S6
Score: 8 / 10
“S6’s transition to diesel power is a success – it’s a real mile-muncher and not bad in the corners either.”
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Model reviewed: A6 saloon
Score: 8 / 10
“New A6 improves on its predecessor and beats rivals for quality, but others are more fun.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid 50 TFSI e Sport
Score: 8 / 10
“Quick, roomy, comfortable, and stylish – just like the standard Audi A6 saloon. The plug-in hybrid drivetrain adds welcome running cost savings and usable extra performance, although it’s more expensive than rivals.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic 40 TDI S Line
Score: 7 / 10
“The new Audi A6 40 TDI Saloon is comfortable, refined and economical on the motorway, it’s spacious and features a high-tech dashboard, and it even has a mild hybrid diesel powertrain.”
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Model reviewed: A6 saloon range
Score: 8 / 10
“The latest Audi A6 is a thoroughly modern take on the large executive saloon. It’s stuffed with technology, from its touchscreen-laden interior to its mild-hybrid engines, but has all the traditional qualities required of cars in this class.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 8 / 10
“Launched in 2018, this A6 Avant is the latest instalment in a long-running line of big Audi estates. For many buyers, it’s a more authentic take on the A6 model line than the regular four-door saloon. This latest one draws proudly from the Audi history books with its striking and classy design.”
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Model reviewed: A6 saloon
Score: 8 / 10
“The 2.0-litre diesel will make more sense for the majority of people. Resist paying more for the V6 diesel, though – not only is it expensive, the gearbox is frustrating and the car feels noticeably heavier than the four-cylinder diesel.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The A6 might be the sweet-spot of the Audi range. It’s not as nice to drive as a BMW 5 Series, but build quality and cabin are top-notch.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Audi A6 is a comfortable cruiser with well-refined engines and similarly refined ride, although rivals can be more exciting to drive. It’s competitively priced with reasonable running costs, but the options list is both extensive and expensive.”
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Model reviewed: saloon range
Score: 9.6 / 10
“Tech-heavy saloon with an over-large grille and restrained interior styling.”
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Model reviewed: Avant range
Score: 8 / 10
“Handsome estate car is good to drive and tech-heavy”
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Score: 8.6 / 10
“We think Audi’s onto a winner here. The new A6 Saloon impressed with its drive, its build quality and technology.”
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Model reviewed: A6 Saloon
Score: 8 / 10
“This is the most luxurious car of its type, and so good that you almost wonder why Audi — or you, for that matter — need bother with the A8.”
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Model reviewed: 3.0-litre V6 diesel automatic 50 quattro
Score: 6 / 10
“Good looking and ultra high-tech, but strangely bloodless executive saloon. The cabin is beautifully presented but the technology tricky to master via touchscreens. Stay away from the gormless calibration of the V6 diesel and buy the new four-cylinder diesel with front drive and little of the headline technology and you’ll have a fine car.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid 50 TFSIe S line saloon
“Efficient, clever and, like all A6s, a lovely item. A PHEV that doesn’t bamboozle you with loads of different modes. But it’s not as comfortable as a big German luxury saloon ought to be, the drivetrain has some odd traits and the brakes take some getting used to. Not cheap, either.”
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Model reviewed: 3.0-litre diesel automatic allroad quattro
Score: 6 / 10
“Dignified, versatile and quite cool. Pity the gearbox and ride let the side down.”
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Model reviewed: Avant range
Score: 8 / 10
“Another crushingly good effort from Audi. The new A6 Avant is a one-stop shop for family life.”
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Model reviewed: Saloon range
Score: 8 / 10
“A brilliantly-designed item. Every inch the mini-A8, but not as good to drive as a BMW 5 Series.”
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Model reviewed: 3.0-litre diesel automatic S6 Avant
Score: 7 / 10
“The steering is positive, the brakes strong, and if you option up the four-wheel steer and sports diff, you get a car capable of disguising its mass like a funhouse mirror.”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 6 / 10
“The Audi S6 is positioned very much towards the luxury end of the performance car spectrum.”
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Model reviewed: saloon range
Score: 8 / 10
“The A6 is quiet, comfortable, spacious and an impressive luxury car all round, even if it isn’t quite as thrilling to drive as the class best.”
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