Audi A6

Audi A6
Overview
Manufacturer	Audi AG
Production	C4: 1994–1997, C5: 1997–2005, C6: 2004–2010, C7: 2010–present
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size luxury car / Executive car (E)
Body style	4-door saloon/sedan, 5-door Avant (estate/wagon)
Layout	Longitudinal front engine, front-wheel drive, or quattro permanent four-wheel drive
Platform	Volkswagen Group C platform series
Chronology
Predecessor	Audi 100

First generation (C4/4A)
Overview
Production	1994–1997 (Germany) 2000–2003 (China; FAW-VW)
Assembly	Neckarsulm, Germany Monterrey, Mexico Changchun, China (FAW-VW) Jakarta, Indonesia (Garuda Mataram) Tokyo, Japan (AMA; C4 only)
Designer	Hartmut Warkuss (1992)
Body and chassis
Platform	Volkswagen Group C4
Related	Audi 100 (1990–1994) Audi S4 (UrS4) (1991–1994) Audi S6 (UrS6) (1994–1997, a renamed Audi S4)
Powertrain
Engine	1.8 L I4 2.0 L I4 2.2 L I5 Turbo 2.3 L I5 2.6 L V6 2.8 L V6 4.2 L V8 1.9 L I4 TDI 2.5 L I5 TDI
Transmission	5-speed manual 6-speed manual 4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,760 mm (108.7 in)
Length	4,796 mm (188.8 in)
Width	1,810 mm (71.3 in)
Height	saloon: 1,452 mm (57.2 in) Avant: 1,479 mm (58.2 in)

Second generation (C5/4B)
Overview
Production	May 1997 – June 2004 (Germany) 2003–2006 (China; FAW-VW)
Assembly	Neckarsulm, Germany Monterrey, Mexico Changchun, China(FAW-VW) Jakarta, Indonesia (Garuda Mataram)
Designer	Claus Potthoff (1992, 1994) Harmut Warkuss (1994)
Body and chassis
Platform	Volkswagen Group C5
Related	Audi S6 (Typ 4B, 2001–2003) Audi RS6 (Typ 4B, 2002–2004)
Powertrain
Engine	petrol 1.8 L inline-four engine 20v 1.8 L Turbocharged 20v I4 2.0 L I4 20v 2.4 L V6 30v 2.7 L Turbocharged V6 30v 2.8 L V6 30v 3.0 L V6 30v 4.2 L V8 40v 4.2 L Turbocharged V8 40v diesel 1.9 L I4 TDI 2.5 L V6 24v TDI
Transmission	5-speed manual 6-speed manual 5-speed automatic multitronic CVT 5-speed automatic with tiptronic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,760 mm (108.7 in)
Length	4,796 mm (188.8 in)
Width	1,810 mm (71.3 in)
Height	saloon: 1,453 mm (57.2 in) Avant: 1,479 mm (58.2 in)
Kerb weight	1,480 kg (3,262.8 lb)

Third generation (C6/4F)
Pre-facelift Audi A6 3.2 sedan (US)
Overview
Production	February 2004 – June 2011 (Germany) 2006–2012 (China; FAW-VW)
Assembly	Neckarsulm, Germany Aurangabad, India (Audi India) Changchun, China (FAW-VW) Jakarta, Indonesia (Garuda Mataram)
Designer	Satoshi Wada (2001)
Body and chassis
Platform	Volkswagen Group C6 platform
Related	Audi S6 (2006–2011) Audi RS6 (2008–2010)
Powertrain
Engine	2.0 L I4 Turbo 2.4 L V6 2.8 L V6 FSI 3.2 L V6 FSI 4.2 L V8 5.0 L V10 biturbo 5.2 L V10 2.0 L I4 TDI 2.7 L V6 TDI 3.0 L V6 TDI
Transmission	6-speed manual 6-speed tiptronic automatic 7-speed multitronic CVT
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,843 mm (111.9 in) LWB: 2,945 mm (115.9 in)
Length	4,927 mm (194.0 in) LWB: 5,035 mm (198.2 in)
Width	1,855 mm (73.0 in)
Height	saloon: 1,459 mm (57.4 in) Avant: 1,463 mm (57.6 in) LWB: 1,485 mm (58.5 in)
Kerb weight	1,520–1,845 kg (3,351.0–4,067.5 lb)

Fourth generation (C7/4G)
Overview
Production	November 2010–present
Model years	2012–present
Assembly	Neckarsulm, Germany Aurangabad, India (Audi India) Changchun, China (FAW-VW)
Designer	Jurgen Loffler (2008)
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan 5-door station wagon
Platform	Volkswagen Group MLB platform
Related	Audi C7 S6 (2012–) Audi A7 Volkswagen Phideon
Powertrain
Engine	2.0 L TFSI I4 2.5 L FSI V6 (China) 2.8 L FSI V6 3.0 L Supercharged V6 2.0 L I4 Diesel 3.0 L V6 Diesel
Transmission	6-speed manual 8-speed Tiptronic ZF 8HP automatic Multitronic CVT 7-speed S Tronic DCT
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,912 mm (114.6 in)
Length	4,933 mm (194.2 in)
Width	1,874 mm (73.8 in)
Height	1,455 mm (57.3 in)
Curb weight	3,726–4,178 lb (1,690.1–1,895.1 kg)

The Audi A6 is an executive car made by the German automaker Audi AG, now in its fourth generation. As the successor to the Audi 100, the A6 is manufactured in Neckarsulm, Germany – and is available in sedan and wagon configurations, the latter marketed by Audi as the Avant. Audi's internal numbering treats the A6 as a continuation of the Audi 100 lineage, with the initial A6 designated as a member of the C4-series, followed by the C5, C6, and the C7. The C7 version of the A6 is built on the Volkswagen Group MLB platform shared with many other Audi models and potentially one Porsche model within the Volkswagen Group.[3] The related Audi A7 is essentially a coupé-hatchback version of the C7-series A6, but is marketed under its own separate identity and model designation.

All generations of the A6 have offered either front-wheel drive or Torsen-based four-wheel drive – marketed by Audi as their quattro system. Second- and third- generation A6 models have shared their platform with the company's Allroad models.

Audi's executive car was previously named the Audi 100 (or Audi 5000 in the United States), and was released in three successive generations (Audi C1, Audi C2 and Audi C3). In 1994, the latest generation (C4) of the Audi 100 received a facelift and was renamed as the Audi A6, to fit in with Audi's new alphanumeric nomenclature (as the full-size A8 had just been introduced). The exterior was changed only slightly from the "C4" Audi 100 – new front and rear lights, new radiator grille, similarly with chassis and engine and transmission choices. The United Kingdom was the first market to receive the A6, as stock of RHD Audi 100s had run out before expected, and before the rest of mainland Europe.