The Audi A6 Avant 4.2 FSI quattro is a 5 door estate/station wagon-bodied car with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
Powering the Audi A6 Avant 4.2 FSI quattro is a double overhead camshaft, 4.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 345 bhp (350 PS/257 kW) at 6800 rpm and 440 N·m (325 lb·ft/44.9 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
The Audi A6 Avant 4.2 FSI quattro weighs a claimed 1830 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), official fuel consumption is 14.8/7.5/10.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 244.0 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 | 2843 mm | 111.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1612 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1618 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Length | 4927 mm | 194 inches | |
| Width | 1855 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1830 kg | 4034 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.70 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4163 cc (254.042 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 92.8 mm
3.33 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 350 PS (345 bhp) (257 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 440 Nm (325 ft·lb) (44.9 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61.8 kW/litre 84 ps/litre 82.9 bhp/litre 1.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
105.69 Nm/litre
1.28 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch MED 9.1 direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1328.2 kPa (192.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 520.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 191.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 140.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 188.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.11 kg/kW 11.88 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.8/7.5/10.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.8/7.5/10.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/13.3/9.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.1/37.7/27.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.9/31.4/23.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 244.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 187363 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Audi A6 Avant 4.2 FSI quattro added 2008-09-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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