Audi still didn't have time to breathe in this year of 2012, they are launches after launches and this time the protagonists are the A1 Sportback and the A6.
Oh and such and you say, “these two models have been part of the Audi range for some time”! True, but the real news is under the hood…
The small A1 thus receives the new 143 hp 2.0 TDi that works in conjunction with a six-speed manual transmission. The German brand says that this A1 is childish to run from 0 to 100 km/h in 8.2 sec., also managing to reach a top speed of 217 km/h. Not bad…
The Audi A6, on the other hand, opens its arms to a new 3.0 TFSi engine with 310 hp. This new engine is a bit “unsocial” and will only coexist with a seven-speed S-tronic automatic transmission. Therefore, the current 300 hp variant will no longer exist.
Outside, the A1 will have a price of around €24,000, here it should be around €30,000. For the A6 in the limousine version something like €55,800 is programmed and for the Avant version €58,000, but unfortunately these prices are a real mirage for us Portuguese. Either we're wrong or we won't see values below €80,000 for this new engine. C’est la vie…
Text: Tiago Luís