2007 Audi S6 Avant
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Had a used 2000 Audi S6 Avant before this (C5), used it the last 4 years as a daily driver. But as it is with cars like these there comes an age point when after you just mended something some other part would break just 2 days later, and so on. = Time to upgrade.
So there we are. Got me a C6 S6:
Fresh off service and Swiss MFK inspection (= MOT, in your currency) = MOT until 06/2023. Engine out rebuild, carbon cleaned. 127'000 miles.
Makes a good noise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQqyKWCsoeY
So there we are. Got me a C6 S6:
Fresh off service and Swiss MFK inspection (= MOT, in your currency) = MOT until 06/2023. Engine out rebuild, carbon cleaned. 127'000 miles.
Makes a good noise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQqyKWCsoeY
MikeM6 said:
Very nice, and (as a fellow V10 enthusiast) I agree the noise is great!
For a month or two yes, was ace, then I realised it doesn't really do a 5.2L V10 justice. So... ...I got me a lovely big package straight from the UK:
...and some paper for it:
Sorry for ze german language, but yes, that's a Milltek exhaust system, EU/CH certified, hence legal in Switzerland and it can be mounted without a gouvernment inspection. Yay!
So far my neighbours like me. Not sure it that will last.
Edited by lipadier on Sunday 7th November 02:02
Collected it this morning and immediately went to make a sound-check (read: giving it the beans one one of my local-go-to roads). Sadly the camera can't really grasp all the low frequencies and sensations, but my audible reaction at 1:14 should give you some idea on what sort of fun level this 5.2 L V10 now is:
I had the small fear that this particular Milltek exhaust system would be too loud and booming in the cabin (it is my daily driver after all), but that's not the case. For sure it has its rumble presence, but on a tolerable level. - Outside, or with the windows down however... especially the cold start is now a definitive neighbour alarm clock. Thehe.
I had the small fear that this particular Milltek exhaust system would be too loud and booming in the cabin (it is my daily driver after all), but that's not the case. For sure it has its rumble presence, but on a tolerable level. - Outside, or with the windows down however... especially the cold start is now a definitive neighbour alarm clock. Thehe.
The summer tires were 275, the current winter ones are 235. But I have to say I will keep the original S6 wheels on summer and winter from now on, they suit the understated character of the car much better than those tacky aftermarkets that were on the car when I bought it, but were more to the former owners taste. This means I will end up with 265's during the summer.
I'm also kicking myself a bit, why the hell didn't I buy these Milltek pipes sooner, preferably the day I bought the car, which happend already 8 months ago: I wasted the whole 2021 summer driving around with the puny S6 stock exhaust, dammit! Because let's face it, this Milltek stuff is really a necessity for this car. Well, see and hear for yourself: (Camera: DJI Action 2, 4K)
Sample 1
While all cars make some noise when you drive them hard, my main goal with this exhaust swap was to be able to cruise normally during daily driving and still get some good soundtrack. Well, goal achieved, I say: Just listen to this slow uphill driving at 1:20, after I open the windows. Not much gas, but it sounds like a massive V8 block:
Sample 2
I'm giving it some beans through a following set of tunnels. The best thing isn't the throttle part, the best thing is the deep lift-off growl when the revs go down. Love that. Sadly there were some roadworks, but still, you get my point:
The ultimate dream, to have a V10 wagon that screams like the Porsche Carrera GT, is simply not possible. But I came a few steps closer to that, thehe.
I'm also kicking myself a bit, why the hell didn't I buy these Milltek pipes sooner, preferably the day I bought the car, which happend already 8 months ago: I wasted the whole 2021 summer driving around with the puny S6 stock exhaust, dammit! Because let's face it, this Milltek stuff is really a necessity for this car. Well, see and hear for yourself: (Camera: DJI Action 2, 4K)
Sample 1
While all cars make some noise when you drive them hard, my main goal with this exhaust swap was to be able to cruise normally during daily driving and still get some good soundtrack. Well, goal achieved, I say: Just listen to this slow uphill driving at 1:20, after I open the windows. Not much gas, but it sounds like a massive V8 block:
Sample 2
I'm giving it some beans through a following set of tunnels. The best thing isn't the throttle part, the best thing is the deep lift-off growl when the revs go down. Love that. Sadly there were some roadworks, but still, you get my point:
The ultimate dream, to have a V10 wagon that screams like the Porsche Carrera GT, is simply not possible. But I came a few steps closer to that, thehe.
Edited by lipadier on Saturday 4th December 08:18
Filibuster said:
Lovely!! Those fast Audis are so quintessential Swiss. They have a huge following in Switzerland because they are just so right!
Yours looks like a lovely example!
Greetings from a fellow Swiss PHer btw!
Grüezi! Yours looks like a lovely example!
Greetings from a fellow Swiss PHer btw!
Yeah, when I decided to go for a C6 S6 I had plenty to choose from, sure not pages and pages of them, but quite a few. I assume in the UK they are more of a rarity. - Love that apart from the badges it's really unobtrusive, especially now with the stock wheels on. And especially nowadays when even the lowest spec wagon looks like a overdesigned training shoe.
Sadly Audi simply killed off the S6 line with the current fake exhaust/sound diesel. *barf*
But anyhow, in a few years we all drive silent and boring EV's. But until then I enjoy me some loud N/A V10 barking, as long as I can.
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