Audi A6 3.0T quattro: Follow-up trial with video
Interesting follow-up test here of the Audi .6.3.0. quattro including .. video.
. Supercharger, You Say?
Isn’. that word reserved for modified American .8 dragsters? What’… supercharger doing on an upwardly mobile six-cylinder Audi sedan? The answer: providing power in . more efficient package.
Replacing last year’. normally aspirated .6 that produced 255 horsepower, this new supercharged 3.0-liter .6 is capable of 300 hp, getting close to the .8′..350 hp but for $10,000 less.
Despite worldwide sales that outpace its main competitors, the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes .-Class, Audi sold only 12,000 examples of the .6 in the …. last year, so it hopes that this blast of power will spur some market interest. But can . midsize sedan with . supercharged .6 be relevant in these fuel-conscious times? According to the EPA, this new, efficient Audi .6 is rated at 18 mpg city and 26 mpg highway. While on paper this is only 1 mpg better than last year, it’. important to remember that this new .6 is producing 50 hp more.
