RE: Audi S6: Driven

[Water Fairy]

I think people will be more irked that Audi have chosen to call it an S product rather than the fact it drives like most other S products...........

Dissapointingly.

[tril]

Absolutely no doubt that it's a great car and it will almost certainly sell better than the previous model. In this area of the market and for what most people will buy this car for, the engine probably doesn't matter and the driving dynamics don't either, beyond it being very capable at covering ground quickly.

[anonymous-user]

Sad day when S cars are diesel

[silentbrown]

Water Fairy said:

yonex said:

Cars made for people that like the badge but care nothing about driving

That would be you then, as you bought one?

In fairness to Yonex, I think he got a base engined company car hand-me-down.

[2 GKC]

n4aat said:

To the point around people sinking £60k into a diesel. People don’t. Finance companies do. If the bottom falls out of the market then people will just walk away after the PCP finishes.

And the finance company won't care because they will have priced it in

[E65Ross]

yonex said:

Would anyone take this over an Alpina Bi-turbo though?

I'd be willing to bet my house on the fact that more of these will be sold than Alpina Bi-turbos

[silentbrown]

E65Ross said:

I'd be willing to bet my house on the fact that more of these will be sold than Alpina Bi-turbos

Indeed. £90K car meets £60K car, apart from anything else.

[loveice]

I thought A7(S7) is basically the sportier version of A6(S6). But it's actually slightly heavier and slower to 60... Why do people still choose them over A6 considering it's more expensive and has less interior space?

[anonymous-user]

silentbrown said:

Water Fairy said:

yonex said:

Cars made for people that like the badge but care nothing about driving

That would be you then, as you bought one?

In fairness to Yonex, I think he got a base engined company car hand-me-down.

I’ll have you know it’s an ‘S-Line Ultra’

Yes. After this experience it’s put me off the brand really. Maybe an RS6 would be a nice place to be but the article highlights some of the things I most dislike in any car and ones that are present in the 2017 A4.

[silentbrown]

loveice said:

I thought A7(S7) is basically the sportier version of A6(S6). But it's actually slightly heavier and slower to 60... Why do people still choose them over A6 considering it's more expensive and has less interior space?

A/S7 is a coupe. A/S6 is saloon/estate - just like A4 vs A5.

Some people just want a coupe. I have no idea why.

[Michaelbailey]

silentbrown said:

A/S7 is a coupe. A/S6 is saloon/estate - just like A4 vs A5.

Some people just want a coupe. I have no idea why.

This is what confused me was the A5 was going to be a 2 door version of the A4, then they made a 4 door A5? I DUNNY UNDERSTAND!?

[Burnham]

Vocht said:

The shift to diesel doesn't concern me, it's more the actual figures this produces. The MPG simply isn't good enough for a diesel or for the performance on tap. The 640d was producing similar figures to this 8 years ago but also got 50mpg.

Indeed. My D3 has averaged 40Mpg exactly over 20k miles (against a published 50-something combined mpg in the sales literature), with similar BHP/Torque figures. OK its lighter, but I would have thought the games moved on in the last 4 or 5 years.....maybe its an emissions thing.

[Shuthan_S5]

silentbrown said:

A/S7 is a coupe. A/S6 is saloon/estate - just like A4 vs A5.

Some people just want a coupe. I have no idea why.

Because coupes look better and we don't want to carry passengers so less weight

Michaelbailey said:

This is what confused me was the A5 was going to be a 2 door version of the A4, then they made a 4 door A5? I DUNNY UNDERSTAND!?

Just for people who want the coupe styling but have kids to carry around plus the sportbacks have a wider opening than the A4 for luggage and things. I am personally not a fan of the sportback though.

Edited by Shuthan_S5 on Thursday 23 May 11:59

[TheDrBrian]

Judging by the youtube videos its got more fake noise than Donald Trump and they've stolen some of the pretend vents from the new civic.

[Michaelbailey]

Shuthan_S5 said:

Just for people who want the coupe styling but have kids to carry around plus the sportbacks have a wider opening than the A4 for luggage and things. I am personally not a fan of the sportback though.

Edited by Shuthan_S5 on Thursday 23 May 11:59

A5 looks a little strange as a 4 door for me. 2 door A7s would look great I think.

[silentbrown]

Shuthan_S5 said:

Because coupes look better and we don't want to carry passengers so less weight

Well, looks are obviously subjective. A7 just says "pooping dog" to me.

And you're mostly wrong about weight - the S7 is 65Kg heavier than the saloon. This is a 2 tonne coupe.
(Also the 4-door S5 sportback is 30Kg heavier than an S4 saloon. The 2-door (petrol) S5 is lighter than a four door S4, but only by 15Kg)

[Shuthan_S5]

silentbrown said:

Well, looks are obviously subjective. A7 just says "pooping dog" to me.

The 2-door (petrol) S5 is lighter than a four door S4, but only by 15Kg)

I have to say the side profile of the A7 is where it goes a little wrong.

15KG saving is fine by me

[Harry H]

Shuthan_S5 said:

I have to say the side profile of the A7 is where it goes a little wrong.

15KG saving is fine by me

And you're going to notice 15KG's in a two tonne car ?

[anonymous-user]

5Cylinder said:

Sad day when S cars are diesel

The SQ5 has been diesel for 6 years, the SQ7 for 3. It was inevitable.

[thiscocks]

Terminator X said:

Diesel and performance don't go together.

TX.

Drive an Alpina D3 Biturbo and then say that!