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Audi’s latest offering, the A6 2.0 TDI, spectacularly raises the bar in the premium luxury saloon class. We got behind its wheel to experience it first-hand
Audi India are on a roll and the line-up of their products is an eloquent testimony. Not a single car from Ingolstadt’s range has given us the slightest reason to grumble. In fact, with every new car or variant launched, the German giant has managed to raise the level of excellence still higher. The latest addition to this is the 2.0-litre diesel version of the A6. To some, it might sound like a small-capacity motor in a premium luxury saloon. Indeed it is. However, it does its job so well that you are left with no alternative but to be awestruck by what it does.
The Audi A6 2.0 TDI started showing off its excellence when we drove it from Chennai to Mumbai in just one tankful of diesel a couple of months ago. A car in that segment delivering close to 19 km per litre was incredible indeed. Not just fuel efficiency, the comfort that this car offered during the whole trip was phenomenal. A long haul of 1,337 kilometres with just three stop-overs en route would not have been possible had it not been for this car. But the story didn’t end there. This month, we took the A6 and drove it around the city to gauge its abilities as an overall car.
No doubt, the A6 has stunning looks. Its muscular stance, coupé-like roof-line that descends nicely towards the rear to gel well with the boot and its big, chrome-lined grille between the LED headlights making for a bold front end lend the A6 style as no other car in its segment. Inside, the A6 has a wonderful combination of grey and silver touched with brushed aluminium outlines on the dashboard and centre wall. The brown leather upholstery complements the elegance of its interior. The white backlit digits in the instrument console, the pop-up infotainment screen, well-laid-out switches that even include a touch pad for selecting the radio station make for a set-up of user controls and interface that Audi have got straight from the future. The only thing that didn’t feel quite up to date was the manual adjustment for rake and reach of the steering wheel instead of an electronic one.
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