Audi a6 ultra black edition

[Chiefbadger]

Just become available on carwow. Looks ace with S-tronic and 190ps for same price as current multi 170ps.

Anyone know anything about them?!

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I've been doing some more digging and it looks like this is the replacement for the 177 multitronic but I can't find detailed info anywhere. Dealers seem to be in the dark too other than saying details should be announced soon.

Does anyone have any info on whether there are any other changes cosmetically or is it just engine/gearbox?

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Took the plunge and have ordered one. Have an a6 avant ultra black edition due 2nd week of April.

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Has anyone seen a review anywhere yet? Guessing it must be close to the first cars arriving in the uk now.

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I think the ultra will just be the smaller engined, front wheel drive models. Could be wrong but that's what the dealer seemed to think.

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I went for one as a private buyer simply because it's bloody impossible to get a petrol engine in a car big enough for my needs within budget. Bit ridiculous given the limited mileage I do, but it was the best option I found.

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Have to say that I'm baffled by the love for heated seats. I've always thought it was a gimmick. We had a rental car in Iceland with them in the middle of winter and I still turned them off as they just felt odd.

I guess that's the beauty of optional extras!

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cammy33 said:

Went to collect our new A6 Ultra on Sunday but spotted a large scuff on the rear bumper during hand over. So car left at the dealers while they source another car.

Oh no, must have been really frustrating. I'm having nightmares about this as due to pick mine up next weekend. Can't believe these things don't get picked up during pdi to avoid a wasted journey.

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V12 Migaloo said:

Still haven't seen or read a road test on the Ultra.... and mine arrives in 4 weeks... was it foolish of me to order a car that I haven't yet driven??

I collect mine on Monday so will try and get some pics and first impressions up asap. Hoping that the gearbox works well with the 2.0 as it's the one question I had. Fingers crossed though!

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Only done 100 miles since I collected it on Monday, but really impressed all round. The ride is remarkably good for 20" wheels with 35 profile tires too. Feels very well damped.

Engine feels strong and pretty willing given the lack of mileage. Wouldn't call it pokey, but it's smooth and responsive and the gearbox feels very well matched. It will change up pretty quickly if you leave it in drive but the sports mode feels more like a standard set up.

I'm really pleased with it and as a family wagon it's absolutely spot on. Would still love to have had a 3.0 but just couldn't stretch to it and I'm not feeling hard done by which is good news.

Still need to take some decent pics!

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It does look good! Will try and get some better pics this weekend.

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400superamerica said:

Is it only the Ultra that has these out of the 2.0L cars?

It is, but by the end of the year all the 2.0 will be ultras anyway as I understand as the old 177 engine is not euro 6 compliant.

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400superamerica said:

What sort of deals are you getting on these cars?
Anyone doing a business lease through their company?

Got mine on a pcp deal and got a pretty good deal. Did a lot of research on orange wheels, drivethedeal and carwow to get the best price. Got 19% off list in the end

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400superamerica said:

Wow 19% is a great deal.

I saw this deal, as I will be looking at a business lease, seemed good, but not shopped to hard yet

http://www.tilsungroup.com/audi-a6-2.0-tdi-ultra-b...

£300 a month plus VAT.

That is a pretty good deal I'd say. Guess it depends whether you want/need any additional options and what impact this has.

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Not exactly in depth, but this is the first review I've seen of the Ultra.
Having never owned a diesel before, it's hard to make an informed call, but I was fairly impressed with the refinement. I haven't driven a 6 cylinder a6 so can't draw a comparison but its pretty smooth for a 4. Gearbox is cracking, steering is pretty lifeless, but then it's a big, diesel estate.

http://m.whatcar.com/car-news/audi/a6/2014-audi-a6...

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Maracus said:

Has anyone taken ownership of one of these yet?

I've had mine a month now. There are a few pics in the 'show us your audi' thread.

I've started to push it a little more as just creeping towards the 1000 mile mark, and it goes pretty well. Unless I'm in town I keep the gearbox in S pretty much all the time as otherwise it shuffles through the gears so quickly that I've been caught out a few times when trying to get up to speed from a slip road joining a motorway/a road etc.

You're basically in 7th at about 40 if you leave it in D.

I've been really impressed with the damping too. It's firm, but there still feels like a decent amount of wheel travel. Sure it's a heavy/big car but it still shuffles down a B road without feeling like it's out of its comfort zone. There is a road leading up to devils dyke in Brighton that is a great test - lots of dips/compressions and off camber corners etc and at 7/10ths it feels incredibly composed.

In reality it's a big old barge, so never going to take it to 'the edge' but nice to still be able to enjoy driving. I have come from a Clio Trophy followed by an R26 and then a Chimaera (all pre kids!) and then the bargain basement c320 which I kind of fell in love with weirdly, so enjoy my driving.

I am finding myself being very pleased about small things too. Loving having an iPod plugged in via the AMI. The Bose is great and the interface works brilliantly.

Loving the seats and general interior. It is hard keeping the piano black clean and smudge/dust free though.

Kids seem very happy in the back and there is plenty of space, the power boot is also something that I never thought I'd need and now would hate to live without. So glad it's standard spec now as I wouldn't have bothered otherwise.

I'm still pining a little for a petrol though so just need to spend a little more time with the diesel I think. Hoping in a few years an s6 or similar might be within reach, but for now I'm just very pleased that I didn't end up in an Octavia!!

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Maracus said:

That's interesting, so the power boot is now standard. We have it on our 2008 A6 and it's great.

Are the AMI and Bose also standard?

They are on the black edition. Not sure about the AMI, but Bose is a £1k option otherwise.

The only other options I kind of wish I'd gone for are the advanced key and the reversing camera.

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MisterMotor said:

I ordered my A6 Saloon black ed in Daytona grey with chrome 20" alloys (the titanium look wheels look like brake dust to me and are a bit too common).
Does anyone know why there are no fog lights on this model? Foreign pics show fog lights and I think the front looks a bit too plain without them...

The black edition has 'all weather' lights as part of the main unit. They're excellent. The space where the fogs would live is for cars with ACC I think. They use the space for the radar mounts.

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robinft said:

Just taken delivery of my A6 Avant Ultra Black Edition in Glacier white. Looks lovely.

Get some pics up! Would love to see the avant in white.

Quick update on mine - loving the car for 90% of the time. Just the odd occasion when I crave a bit more power.

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berlintaxi said:

http://www.chipexpress.com/products/4494/

Does anyone have any experience of these guys? Didn't realise there was anything available for the Ultra yet. Could be very interesting! Thx