The Audi A6 Avant Quattro Wagon appears to have a strong pull for today’s upscale market. Manufactured to provide the best and most luxurious driving experience, the Audi A6 Avant Quattro, is being lauded by Warren Brown of the Washington Post.

The Avant Quattro is an all-wheel-drive wagon with four doors and power tailgate. The Avant Quattro has a powerful 1.8L Turbo or 2.4L V6 or 2.8L V6, 1.9 TDI, 2.5 TDI  engine with a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. It has a wheelbase of 2760 mm (108.7 in) and vehicle dimensions of 4796 mm (188.8 in)  \in length, 45974 mm (1,810 in) in width and 36880.8 mm (1,452 in) in height. The Quattro has a fuel capacity of  70 litres (18.5 US gal/15.4 imp gal).

The unique selling point for the Audi A6 Avant Quattro is its Multi-Media Interface (MMI) system. The system provided efficient navigation and infotainment technology. The MMI was an interface developed by Audi in order to minimize the number of dials and buttons that were found on the dashboard. The MMI has eight function buttons and a control dial. The function buttons call upon different menu interfaces in the MMI while the control dial is used to navigate through the menu. According to Brown’s article, the Audi Avant A6 Quattro is both “enjoyable” and “fun to drive”. In Brown’s own words, “I concluded that it offered an enjoyable ride. “Enjoyable” is different from what devotees of high-performance motoring describe as “fun to drive.” It is a matter of intensity. “Fun to drive,” for example, evokes thoughts of racetrack acceleration and crisp handling. It often relegates to second place matters of creature comfort. “Enjoyable” elevates creature comforts, but does not eschew elements of “fun to drive.” Instead, it puts them into perspective, strives for balance or, if you will, compromise between the two. This is what the all-wheel-drive A6 Avant (thus the “Quattro” part of the name) does brilliantly”.

The wagon is perfect for affluent families as he describes it to be an “ode to the aspirations and needs of affluent families, such as the desire for tangible manifestation of prestige, the need for excellence in automotive engineering and safety, the desire for coddling comfort, the need for utility”.

Its handling is impressive with a 255-horsepower V-6 engine. Fuel capacity is quite large at 3.1 liters. It can travel at 16 miles per gallon in the city and 24 mpg on the highway. Standard safety features include a “rigid body construction, electronic stability and traction control, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, all-wheel-drive and head and side air bags”.

Overall, the Audi A6 Avant Quattro is an impressive vehicle that is perfect for that comfort-loving, performance – demanding car owner.

Source: Audi strong with A6 Avant Quattro wagon

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