Audi A6 Avant 40 TDI Quattro Black Edition 5dr S Tronic [C+S] Review

Category: Estate car

Section: Version review

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  • Audi A6 Avant 2021 front tracking
  • Audi A6 Avant 2021 rear cornering
  • Audi A6 Avant 2021 interior dashboard
  • Audi A6 Avant 2021 boot open
  • Audi A6 Avant 2021 infotainment
  • Audi A6 Avant 2021 front right tracking
  • Audi A6 Avant 2021 rear tracking
  • Audi A6 Avant 2021 rear detail
  • Audi A6 Avant 2021 alloy wheel
  • Audi A6 Avant 2021 headlight detail
  • Audi A6 Avant 2021 front seats
  • Audi A6 Avant 2021 driver display
RRP £55,065What Car? Target Price£51,171
Fuel type:
diesel
Gearbox:
semi-auto
Doors:
5 doors

The Audi A6 Avant is a comfortable, quiet and technologically advanced estate that's beautifully built. A BMW 5 Series Touring is better to drive and has a more user-friendly infotainment system, though.

Based on S line, Black Edition adds 20in alloy wheels, black exterior detailing with tinted rear windows and a flat-bottomed steering wheel. We wouldn’t bother as the big wheels don’t do the ride any favours.

In this entry-level 201bhp 2.0-litre diesel form, the A6 is a tad slow off the mark, but only because its standard seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox hesitates when you put your foot down. It's plenty brisk enough thereafter, though with 0-62mph taking 8.1sec, and more efficient than the equivalent BMW 5 Series and Mercedes E-Class in real-world conditions. Automatic only, and we prefer the front-wheel drive, non-Quattro version


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Key information

Doors5
Seats5
0-62 MPH7.6 seconds
Fuel TypeDiesel
GearboxSEMI-AUTO

Available colours

MPGOfficial overall fuel economy figure

47.1

Boot CapacityHow much space is there?

565

litres

EmissionsOfficial emissions rating

158

g/km