New Audi A6 in detail - Introduction

With its long bonnet, sweeping roofline and distinctive rear end, this could only be the new, long awaited Audi A6.

It's an all-new design that pays more than a passing homage to the current car's look, but when sales have been going so well in the cut-throat executive market, you wouldn't expect otherwise.

The launch of a new A6 is timely; the current car has been around for a long time, and has fallen behind much newer opposition in the shape of the BMW 5 Series, Jaguar XF and Mercedes in our estimation.

Audi is looking to make sales strides with the new car's technology-packed design, and it is prospective buyers who are the biggest winners.

Come January, when the new A6 goes on sale, executive drivers should, once again, have at least four closely matched cars to choose from.