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34 messages, Last post on Sep 18, 2008 at 8:55 AM
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Rumor has it Audi will spruce up the 09 A6 w/ either a supercharged or turbo 3.0 in the 290/300 hp range. My guess it that with the new 09 A4 nipping at the A6's heels in size and power, the A6 needs to become more competitve. Hope we get some more info soon.
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Replying to: rjlaero (Apr 26, 2008 8:10 am) Had the supercharged A6 3.0 been even a remote possibility and even remotely in the same price class, well it coulda been a contender -- the A4 is more technoligically advanced almost the same size and can be had with Audi Drive Select -- for the first few months, perhaps there will be a fire sale on the A6 3.2. You can't go wrong with an A6 -- but, for me, I can't see the $7,000+ premium at the current stage of content between the "old" A6 and the "new" A4. 
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Replying to: markcincinnati (Apr 26, 2008 9:42 am) I was thinking the same thing. But something has to be up. We got a memo the 09 A6 won't be put into production until the 40th week of this year. That means 09 A6's won't be on dealer lots until Christmas if that's true. A very minor re-skin shouldn't delay a car that long. One may hope there could be some extra juice under the hood. With the new 09 A4 3.2 making 265hp, the A6's will be hard to sell unless they do something to set it apart from the new A4. Why would you pay 54-55k for a decent A6 3.2 w/ navigation, when a loaded up A4 3.2 will probably come in  $7 - 8000 less money. With S line, nav, tech, and 19's, you're up to almost 58k on a 3.2 A6. It's hard to justify nearly 60k for a car with 265hp. W/O a new engine, Audi will have to re-structure pricing on the A6, or maybe add more equiptment. Q7 3.6 Premiums will have navigation standard for 09 models. Maybe they'll do the same with the A6. |
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After reading posts here I think the new A6 will take at least another 18months.
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Replying to: bmlexus (Apr 26, 2008 6:17 pm)
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Replying to: kgary (Apr 27, 2008 1:46 am) I assumed that the new A6 would at least move up to 265HP. . . But here is the point that seems to be the most challenging for the dealer here in the US: The 1. wheelbase and 2. width and 3. content and 4. performance of the new A4 are: 1. about the same 2. close enough for most folks to not care 3. favor the A4 4. favor the A4 even when equipped with the new, uprated 2.0TFSI The width of the A6 will be slightly wider, but arguably not noticeable by many. The length of the A6 when able to be compared side by side, will still be greater than the new A4's -- but when they are NOT side by side, the A4 will be larger than its main German rivals (C class Merc and 3 series Bimmer.) Probably only of merit if the boot space of the A6 is "a deal breaker" since the boot of the A6 may hold a bit more than the new A4. The performance of the new A4: acceleration, handling, braking, even the ride will better in most cases and never be less than equal to the A6 3.2, even if the A6 is uprated to 265HP (since there is no boost in torque for the 3.2.) The 2.0 comes in at 258 ft pounds of torque coming on below 2,000 rpm's, and the 3.2 comes in at 243 ft pounds of torque coming on above 3,200 rpm's, all while consuming more fuel in the process. There is a real 19" sport package option offered on the A4 -- Sline trim on the A6 is, er, "all yak and no shak," so to speak. The A6 is nose heavy and will, at its current state of development, will not change and will also not use the 40:60 f/r torque split favored by "the motoring press" and many buyers of AWD LPS cars. The latest tech will be in the A4, the A6 if it does not change will be based on the same basic tech offered on it when it first rolled off the line in 2004. Having said that, I love my 2005 A6 3.2 -- I cannot say enough good about it. It is, NOT, for my tastes "woefully" underpowered -- but objectively, it is pretty low on power compared to the "usual suspects." Sitting on the showroom floor, a decked out A4 2.0TFSI including Premium Plus, will not look like the junior edition any longer. Test driven, back to back, even the motoring press gives the overall crown to the A4. If the A4 has been"debadged" (no mention on the trunk lid of the displacement of the engine, i.e.) and the stickers are kept covered, then revealed, well -- the A4 at over $6,000 perhaps over $7,000 less with equal or higher content will make the A6 a "tough sell." The new engine, at least, is really a good idea, if they can pull it off, for the '09 A6, for Audis LPS entrant has, in the US at least, fallen behind its rivals in the category of "mine's bigger than yours" -- which, despite the fact we all speak in HP terms, we literally LOVE torque the most. The above, at press time, are further reasons I could not re up for another A6 -- maybe next time. |
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My post was about the possiblity of a new engine. The A6 is not due for a total make-over until 2011..something I already knew. A new 3.0 super/turbo can easily fit under the hood of the A6. The 3.0 super/turbo is going in the new generation 2009 S4 as well. The S4 will have 330 ish hp. In the A6, 290-300 sounds about right. |
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Makes a difference to those of us that chauffeur around a wife and kid:)
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Replying to: jeqq (Apr 29, 2008 5:03 am) article from another source... Audi has revealed more details about its forthcoming supercharged V6 engine, which will power the next S4 and feature in next year’s A6 refresh. The 3.0-litre, direct-injection unit produces 286bhp at 4850rpm, and 310lb ft torque at 2500rpm. It’ll be known as the 3.0-litre TFSI, even though the ‘T’ traditionally stands for ‘turbo’. The new engine uses an Eaton supercharger and has an air-to-air intercooler rather than a water-to-air unit. Speculation was rife that Audi would fit its 3.2-litre V6 with twin turbos in an effort to rival BMW’s similarly specified 3.0-litre unit, which has just won Engine of the Year for the second year in succession. But the Ingolstadt engineers decided that the increasing weight of cars demanded a solution promising greater torque at low revs. Audi bosses believe that larger models like the Q7 and A8 - also likely to get the supercharged V6 - will benefit from low-down power delivery. Packaging a supercharger is also simpler than a twin-turbo, because it sits between the cylinders, although this does raise the centre of gravity.
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Replying to: rjlaero (May 12, 2008 9:14 am)
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