This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
The 4.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that produces 321 bhp (325 PS/239 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 6 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1745 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 250 km/h (155 mph), official fuel consumption is 21.6/11.1/14.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 357.0 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 | 2692 mm | 106 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1563 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1528 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4797 mm | 188.9 inches | |
| Width | 1804 mm | 71 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1745 kg | 3847 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.36 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.14 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.77 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4172 cc (254.591 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 93 mm
3.33 × 3.66 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 | 325 PS (321 bhp) (239 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.4 kW/litre 78 ps/litre 76.9 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.88 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1204.8 kPa (174.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 521.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.7 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 186.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 137.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 183.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.29 kg/kW 12.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21.6/11.1/14.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 21.6/11.1/14.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.6/9.0/6.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 13.1/25.4/19.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 10.9/21.2/15.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 357.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/40 Zr 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 118888 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Audi S6 plus Avant added 2004-04-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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