The A6 3.0 TDI quattro is an all wheel drive saloon (sedan) car with a front positioned engine, sold by Audi.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 3250-5000 rpm and 500 Nm (369 lbft/51 kgm) at 1250-3000 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1840 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 245 km/h or 152 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 5.5/4.6/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 128.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2912 mm | 114.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1627 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1618 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Length | 4932 mm | 194.2 inches | |
| Width | 1874 mm | 73.8 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1840 kg | 4057 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 73 litres | 16.1 [19.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.33 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2967 cc (181.057 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 91.4 mm
3.27 × 3.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 3250-5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 500 Nm (369 ft·lb) (51 kgm) at 1250-3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54 kW/litre 73.5 ps/litre 72.5 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
168.52 Nm/litre
2.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2117.7 kPa (307.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | 1 variable turbine geometry turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.48 kg/kW 19.17 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.5/4.6/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.5/4.6/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 18.2/21.7/20.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 51.4/61.4/56.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 42.8/51.1/47.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 128.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.46 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 495495 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Audi A6 3.0 TDI quattro S-tronic added 2016-07-05. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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