This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front positioned engine powering all four wheels.
Powering the Audi A6 Avant 3.0 TDI quattro S-Tronic clean diesel is a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 242 bhp (245 PS/180 kW) at 4000-4500 rpm and 580 N·m (428 lb·ft/59.1 kgm) at 1750-2500 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic transmission.
The Audi A6 Avant 3.0 TDI quattro S-Tronic clean diesel weighs a quoted 1900 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 243 km/h, which is 151 mph, official fuel consumption is 7.3/5.1/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 156.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| 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 | 4926 mm | 193.9 inches | |
| Width | 1874 mm | 73.8 inches | |
| Height | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1900 kg | 4189 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 73 litres | 16.1 [19.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.31 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.69 | ||
| 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 | 245 PS (242 bhp) (180 kW) at 4000-4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 580 Nm (428 ft·lb) (59.1 kgm) at 1750-2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 60.8 kW/litre 82.7 ps/litre 81.6 bhp/litre 1.34 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
195.48 Nm/litre
2.36 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2456.5 kPa (356.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 243 km/h (151 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 129.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 127.37 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.53 kg/kW 17.59 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.3/5.1/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.3/5.1/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.7/19.6/16.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 38.7/55.4/47.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 32.2/46.1/39.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 156.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.0J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.46 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 284746 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Audi A6 Avant 3.0 TDI quattro S-Tronic clean diesel added 2012-09-28. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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