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  • Audi A6 2nd Gen (1997-2004)

 Audi A6 Second generation

 (1997–2004) 
 Audi A6 Second generation range and history
Production 1997–2004
Assembly Neckarsulm, Germany Monterrey, Mexico Changchun, China Jakarta, Indonesia (Garuda Mataram Motor)
Platform Volkswagen Group C5
Transmission 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 5-speed automatic multitronic CVT 5-speed automatic with tiptronic
Wheelbase 2,760 mm (108.7 in)
Length 4,796 mm (188.8 in)
Width 1,810 mm (71.3 in)
Height saloon: 1,453 mm (57.2 in) Avant: 1,479 mm (58.2 in)
Related Audi S6 (Typ 4B, 2001–2003) Audi RS6 (Typ 4B, 2002–2004)
 
 In late 1997, the introduction of a new A6 (Typ 4B), based on a new design automobile platform – the Volkswagen Group C5 platform, with a new range of internal combustion engines was announced. This new A6 moved up a notch in quality, and was marketed in the same categories as the BMW 5-Series and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The Italian-redesigned body presented a modern design, with a fastback styling which set the trend for the Audi lineup, and gave the relatively large saloon an aerodynamic shell with a low coefficient of drag of 0.28.

In 2000 and 2001, the "C5" A6 was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list. This new A6 was available with a wide range of engines and configurations. The 30-valve 2.4- and 2.8-litre V6 engines represented the bulk of the A6's development programme, with a multitude of other engine configurations available throughout the globe. As an alternative to the manual transmission, a five-speed tiptronic automatic transmission was also available.

 Audi A6 Second generation side view

The C5 saloon variant arrived in late 1997, and the Avant in 1998 in Europe. In the United States, the C4 continued for 1997, with the C5 saloon available in 1998, and the C5 Avant available in 1999. In Canada, there was no Avant (Audi's name for an estate/wagon) available at all in 1998 – Audi dropped the C4 Avant at the end of the 1997 model year, and jumped straight to the C5 Avant in 1999 in conjunction with its release in the US. As a result of complying with FMVSS, the North American models were equipped with front and rear bumpers that protruded several inches further than their European counterparts, with modified brackets and bumper suspension assemblies as result, and child-seat tethers for occupant safety. In compliance with Canadian law, Canadian models received daytime running lights as standard equipment. North American C5 A6 models received the 2.8-litre, 30-valve V6 engine, the 2.7-litre "biturbo" V6 (also found in the B5 platform S4), and the 4.2-litre 40-valve V8 petrol engines. The V8 models arrived with significantly altered exterior body panels, with slightly more flared wheel arches (fenders), revised headlamps and grille design (before being introduced in 2002 to all other A6 models), larger roadwheels (8Jx17-inch), larger brakes and Torsen-based quattro permanent four-wheel drive as standard.

Options: Equipment included on some trim levels
  • 3x3 point rear seat belts
  • Audio remote
  • CD
  • CD Multichanger
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Cruise control
  • Electric driver`s seat
  • Electric passenger`s seat
  • Folding rear seats
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Headlight washers
  • Heated seats
  • Leather seat trim
  • Lumbar support
  • Metallic Paint
  • Parking sensors
  • Partial leather seat trim
  • Sat Nav
  • Service indicator
  • Sports seats
  • Traction control
  • TV

S6 

 Audi S6 Second generation

The Audi S6 was a high-powered variant of the A6, featuring a modified version of the 4.2-litre V8 engine producing 250 kilowatts (340 PS; 335 bhp) and 420 newton metres (310 lbf·ft). It was available as a saloon and Avant.

Performance

Power 335 bhp
Top Speed 155 mph
0-60 mph 6.5 secs
Torque 420 Nm
CO2 Emissions 346 g/km
Miles Per Tank 342 miles

RS6

 Audi RS6 Second generation specs

In the late years of the A6 C5 design, an ultra-high-performance limited-run Audi RS6 model was presented. Weighing in excess of 1,840 kilograms (4,057 lb) and producing 331 kilowatts (450 PS; 444 bhp) and 560 newton metres (413 lbf·ft), it propels the RS6 from 0-100 kilometres per hour (62.1 mph) in 4.5 seconds, and on to 200 km/h (124.3 mph) in under 17 seconds. Initially available as only an Avant, a saloon variant was later added.

Performance

Power 443 bhp
Top Speed 155 mph
0-60 mph 4.5 secs
Torque 560 Nm
CO2 Emissions 350 g/km
Miles Per Tank 342 miles

Allroad quattro (1999–2005)

Audi A6 Allroad quattro

Audi's C5 series A6 Avant formed the basis for an semi-offroad model in 1999, labeled "Audi allroad quattro". Compared to the regular A6, the allroad featured an advanced air suspension system, allowing for increased ground clearance; larger wheels with all-terrain tyres, and flared and unpainted bumpers, giving it a distinct appearance and more overall flexibility over varying terrain. As the name "allroad quattro" suggests, Audi's Torsen-based quattro permanent four-wheel drive system was standard equipment for all versions.

The standard adjustable air suspension system can lift the car high enough to provide 208 mm (8 in) of ground clearance; a low-range mode (an option with manual transmission), absent from other quattro-equipped vehicles, can be selected with the touch of a button. When used together, the two systems made it possible for the allroad to complete an official Land Rover test-course, thus far it is the only car-based SUV that has been proven capable of doing so in testing. Conversely, the air suspension can lower the vehicle down to only 142 mm (6 in) above road level, and simultaneously stiffen the spring and damper rates to provide a sporty driving experience, much like that of the conventional A6 with the sports suspension.

Audi's 2.7-litre, twin-turbo V6 petrol engine with 250 PS (184 kW; 247 hp) of power and 350 N·m (258 lb·ft) of peak torque was available initially, alongside the 2.5-litre TDI diesel unit with 132 kW (177 hp) and 370 N·m (273 lb·ft) of torque. A variant of the corporate 4.2-litre V8 petrol engine, was made available in 2003, and a less powerful TDI (163 bhp) followed in 2004.

Audi stopped production of the Allroad in July 2005. Although the model continued to be available for sale throughout 2006 in Europe, there was no 2006 model year for North America.

With the return of the "allroad" nameplate to North America, with the 2013 A4 allroad quattro, the C5-Platform allroad quattro has begun to take the name "Ur-allroad." The 'Ur-' is used in the German language, as a prefix to signify 'ancient' or 'early ancestor' (e.g.: great-grandmother is Urgroßmutter), and is used informally by car enthusiasts worldwide to refer to the original  Audi Quattro that was produced from 1980 - 1991 (the "Ur-Quattro"). The use of the term was then extended to the original S4 and S6 models to differentiate them from later models with the same name; and more recently to the C5 allroad models("Ur-allroad"). The need for differentiating the models is likely because many "Ur-allroad" owners feel that the new B8 A4 allroad, with its "small" 2.0T engine and lack of air-suspension, does not live up to the "allroad" nameplate and are reluctant to "accept" it.

  Audi A6 Second generation rear view

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Technical

  • Basic equipment

    The basic equipment lstandard across all versions of the Audi A6 Saloon from 1997 to 2004.

    • ABS
    • Alarm
    • Alloy wheels
    • Body coloured bumpers
    • Climate control
    • Driver`s airbag
    • Electric mirrors
    • Front electric windows
    • Front fog lights
    • Heated mirrors
    • Height adjustable drivers seat
    • PAS
    • Passenger`s airbag
    • Rear electric windows
    • Remote locking
    • Side airbags
    • Steering wheel rake adjustment
    • Steering wheel reach adjustment

    C5 engines

    Audi A6 engines

    The C5 design was available with the following engines:

    engine name displacement engine configuration Max. motive power at rpm (Directive 80/1269/EEC) max. torque at rpm 0-100 km/h (62 mph) (saloon) top speed (saloon) years
    petrol engines all multi-point sequential fuel injection
    1.8 20v 1,781 cc (108.7 cu in) Inline 4 DOHC 92 kW (125 PS; 123 bhp) @ 5,800 168 N·m (124 lbf·ft) @ 3,500 11.3 sec 203 km/h (126 mph) 1997– 2001
    1.8 20v Turbo 1,781 cc (108.7 cu in) Inline 4 DOHC 110 kW (150 PS; 148 bhp) @ 5,700 210 N·m (155 lbf·ft) @ 1,750–4,600 9.3 sec 207 km/h (129 mph) 1997– 2002
    2.0 20v 1,984 cc (121.1 cu in) Inline 4 DOHC 96 kW (131 PS; 129 bhp) @ 5,700 195 N·m (144 lbf·ft) @ 3,300 10.5 sec 203 km/h (126 mph) 2001– 2005
    2.4 30v 2,393 cc (146.0 cu in) V6 DOHC 121 kW (165 PS; 162 bhp) @ 6,000 230 N·m (170 lbf·ft) @ 3,200 9.2 sec 220 km/h (137 mph) 1997– 2001
    2.4 30v 2,393 cc (146.0 cu in) V6 DOHC 125 kW (170 PS; 168 bhp) @ 6,000 230 N·m (170 lbf·ft) @ 3,200 9.3 sec 224 km/h (139 mph) 2001– 2005
    2.7 30v Turbo 2,671 cc (163.0 cu in) V6 DOHC 169 kW (230 PS; 227 bhp) @ 5,800 310 N·m (229 lbf·ft) @ 1,700 7.5 sec 247 km/h (153 mph) 1999– 2001
    2.7 30v Turbo 2,671 cc (163.0 cu in) V6 DOHC 184 kW (250 PS; 247 bhp) @ 5,800 350 N·m (258 lbf·ft) @ 1,800 6.8 sec 248 km/h (154 mph) 2000– 2005
    2.8 30v 2,771 cc (169.1 cu in) V6 DOHC 142 kW (193 PS; 190 bhp) @ 6,000 280 N·m (207 lbf·ft) @ 3,200 8.1 sec 236 km/h (147 mph) 1997– 2001
    3.0 30v 2,976 cc (181.6 cu in) V6 DOHC 162 kW (220 PS; 217 bhp) @ 6,300 300 N·m (221 lbf·ft) @ 3,200 7.5 sec 243 km/h (151 mph) 2001– 2005
    4.2 40v 4,172 cc (254.6 cu in) V8 DOHC 225 kW (306 PS; 302 bhp) @ 6,200 400 N·m (295 lbf·ft) @ 3,000 6.7 sec 250 km/h (155 mph) (elec. limited) 1999– 2005
    4.2TT 40v 4,172 cc (254.6 cu in) V8 DOHC 339 kW (461 PS; 455 bhp) @ 2,800 550 N·m (406 lbf·ft) @ 2,000 4.5 sec 168 mph (unlimited) 2003– 2004
    4.2TT 40v 4,172 cc (254.6 cu in) V8 DOHC 339 kW (461 PS; 455 bhp) @ 2,800 550 N·m (406 lbf·ft) @ 2,000 4.5 sec 174 mph (unlimited) 2005
    diesel engines all Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI)
    1.9 TDI 8v 1,896 cc (115.7 cu in) Inline 4 SOHC 81 kW (110 PS; 109 bhp) @ 4,150 235 N·m (173 lbf·ft) @ 1,900 12.6 sec 194 km/h (121 mph) 1997– 2000
    1.9 TDI 8v 1,896 cc (115.7 cu in) Inline 4 SOHC 85 kW (116 PS; 114 bhp) @ 4,000 285 N·m (210 lbf·ft) @ 1,900 11.6 sec 196 km/h (122 mph) 1998– 2001
    1.9 TDI 8v 1,896 cc (115.7 cu in) Inline 4 SOHC 96 kW (131 PS; 129 bhp) @ 4,000 285 N·m (210 lbf·ft) @ 1,750–2,500 10.5 sec 203 km/h (126 mph) 2001– 2005
    1.9 TDI 8v 1,896 cc (115.7 cu in) Inline 4 SOHC 96 kW (131 PS; 129 bhp) @ 4,000 310 N·m (229 lbf·ft) @ 1,900 10.5 sec 203 km/h (126 mph) 2001– 2005
    2.5 TDI 24v 2,496 cc (152.3 cu in) V6 DOHC 110 kW (150 PS; 148 bhp) @ 4,000 310 N·m (229 lbf·ft) @ 1,500–3,200 10.0 sec 215 km/h (134 mph) 1997– 2001
    2.5 TDI 24v 2,496 cc (152.3 cu in) V6 DOHC 114 kW (155 PS; 153 bhp) @ 4,000 310 N·m (229 lbf·ft) @ 1,400–3,500 9.7 sec 219 km/h (136 mph) 2001– 2002
    2.5 TDI 24v 2,496 cc (152.3 cu in) V6 DOHC 120 kW (163 PS; 161 bhp) @ 4,000 310 N·m (229 lbf·ft) @ 1,400–3,600 9.3 sec 222 km/h (138 mph) 2002– 2005
    2.5 TDI 24v 2,496 cc (152.3 cu in) V6 DOHC 120 kW (163 PS; 161 bhp) @ 4,000 350 N·m (258 lbf·ft) @ 1,500–3,000 9.3 sec 222 km/h (138 mph) 2003– 2005
    2.5 TDI 24v 2,496 cc (152.3 cu in) V6 DOHC 132 kW (179 PS; 177 bhp) @ 4,000 370 N·m (273 lbf·ft) @ 1,500–2,500 8.9 sec 221 km/h (137 mph) 1999– 2005

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