- sedan 55,146
- 25,995 high price
- Bozeman, MT
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- autoshopper.com
- sedan 55,146 gasoline automatic
2012 audi a6 review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. Redesigned with a new chassis, exterior and interior. introductionthe audi a6 has been redesigned for 2012. The all-new 2012 audi a6 has a longer wheelbase than the previous version but it's shorter and wider, by small but noticeable amounts. A new body is better balanced and more athletic. It's a bit taller but improves the coefficient of drag of 0. 26, as good as it gets. Rear legroom of 37. 4 inches isn't bad. by streamlining the a6 fleet, audi has redefined the car. Only two engines carry the a6 line now, when there had been five. The 3. 2-liter v6, 4. 2 v8, and 5. 2 v10 have been benched, leaving the 2. 0-liter i4 turbo that's becoming ageless, and the newer 3. 0-liter supercharged v6. the 2012 a6 3. 0t is silky smooth, and fast. It gets 310 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque out of the 24-valve v6 using direct injection, supercharging and intercooling. The previous 6-speed automatic transmission is replaced by a flawless 8-speed automatic for 2012. the 3. 0t uses quattro all-wheel drive, which sets the front/rear power distribution at 40/60 percent for cruising, but depending on traction demands, can vary from 15/85 to 70/30. In its advertisements, audi says the a6 makes 2000 decisions per second; many of them are about giving quattro what's needed. The 2012 a6 3. 0t gets an epa-estimated 19/28/22 mpg city/highway/combined. We got 31. 6 miles per gallon on premium fuel, running with the cruise control set at 72 mph in the 3. 0t. Puttering around town, we dropped as low as 16 mpg. the 2012 a6 2. 0t uses front-wheel drive and a cvt (continuously variable transmission). One arc flows gracefully into the next, on the dash and door panels, from vents to grab handles. On the 3. 0t, the leather is grainy, wood is walnut, trim brushed aluminum. the a6 went through 4000 crash simulations to reach its level of safety, with special attention paid to the front crumple zone, where structural cross members direct impact energy to two longitudinal members that deform in a controlled manner. Additional options include a cold weather package 650) and sport packages. options for the a6 3. 0t include an innovation package 5800), driver assistance package 2500), bang & olufsen sound system 5900), led headlamps with daytime running lights ( $1400), and a sport package with 20-inch wheels 2300). safety equipment that comes standard includes six airbags in front, front side, and front/rear curtain; electronic stability control, anti-lock brakes, latch for children, and tire pressure monitor. Optional safety equipment includes audi side assist, rear side-impact airbags, adaptive cruise control, and all-wheel drive. walkaroundthe 2012 audi a6 has a longer wheelbase (by 2. 7 inches) but is shorter overall (0. 5 inch), and also wider (0. 8 inch), so it's better balanced and looks more athletic. Great stats. it's taken a few years, but we've gotten comfortable with audi's big mouth. Fishmouth was a bold design, and they pulled it off. Others have copied it, so it must be a success. The a6 is totally relaxed with it, especially in charcoal. Tidy red s on the a6 3. 0t for supercharged. Shoulders like a racecar, aluminum front fenders. Little upturned tail. Rear legroom of 37. 4 inches isn't bad. the a6 interior exudes style and class. One arc flows gracefully into the next, on the dash and door panels, from vents to grab handles. The seats were redesigned with ergonomics in mind, says audi, but still we couldn't find pressure points that felt perfect, with the standard 8-way power heated seats with lumbar. We all have different tastes and shapes, that's the hard thing about critiquing seat comfort. we like the function and style of the tiptronic transmission shifting paddles (hyundai appears to have copied them in the new veloster, but blew it by adding wings). For more than a hundred years, people have turned knobs by cranking clockwise to increase and counterclockwise to decrease. Audi sees it differently on the satellite radio, as station numbers scroll up and down on the popup screen. Two yakking voices in the driver's ear, telling him totally different things at different times. Most of the time the cellphone was right, while the car drove us in circles. Fifty bucks beats $57k, moral to the story somewhere. But apologies to the yakking voices. We were surprised by how well it read scribbling while driving. The cvt might be another matter. Climate Control✔ Anti-lock Brakes✔ Tachometer✔ Heated Seats✔ Cruise Control✔ Air Conditioning✔ Bluetooth✔ Sunroof/Moonroof✔ Sport Package✔ Alloy Wheels
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