The Audi A6 Avant 4.2 quattro is a saloon (sedan) with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power to all four wheels.
The A6 Avant 4.2 quattro is part of Audi's C6 family of cars.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 5 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 330 bhp (335 PS/246 kW) of power at 6600 rpm, and maximum torque of 420 N·m (310 lb·ft/42.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1805 kg.
The Audi A6 Avant 4.2 quattro is claimed to achieve a top speed of 250 km/h which is 155 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 16.6/8.9/11.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 281.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| 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 | 4933 mm | 194.2 inches | |
| Width | 1855 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1805 kg | 3979 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.72 | ||
| 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)
5 valves per cylinder 40 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 335 PS (330 bhp) (246 kW) at 6600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 420 Nm (310 ft·lb) (42.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 59.1 kW/litre 80.4 ps/litre 79.3 bhp/litre 1.3 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.89 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Motronic SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1267.8 kPa (183.9 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) | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 15.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 185.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 136.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 182.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.33 kg/kW 12.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.6/8.9/11.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.6/8.9/11.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.0/11.2/8.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.0/31.7/24.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.2/26.4/20.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 281.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | I.4Li.U&LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TzLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.5J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.5J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 17 Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 17 Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 123442 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | C6 | ||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Audi A6 Avant 4.2 quattro added 2004-12-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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