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Written by Tom Harrison
Few cars are as closely matched as the BMW 5 Series and the new Audi A6. The former has been around for a couple of years already, which means Audi will have bought scores of them to tear down, study in microscopic detail, then simply throw away. Just to make sure its car is objectively better than, or at least as good as the Bavarian equivalent. So the new A6 should be hands-down better than its rival. Only it"s not. Allow us to explain Audi"s new A6 shares a platform with the A8 and A7. That makes it bigger than the car it replaces by 7mm in length, 12mm in width and 2mm in height. And while there"s undoubtedly a lot of A4 and A8 going on in the design because why wouldn"t there be? it"s a quietly handsome thing. Especially in S Line trim, which adds a pinch of aggression to a car you might otherwise accuse of being a bit bland. It"s certainly better-looking than the 5 Series, which is downright ugly. Even in M Sport spec, with its aggressive bumpers and chintzy wheels. Audi claims this new A6 is the best one yet to drive, which worries us. With the A4 it famously decided against chasing BMW and Jaguar and concentrated on making the car quiet, comfortable and refined instead of thrilling. The result is perhaps the best A4 ever. We wish it had gone down the same route with the A6, which is neither as comfortable nor as fun as the 5 Series (whose breadth of ability is as impressive now as it was the day it was released. Very). The Audi"s S Line suspension is overly firm, the steering numb and chassis uninvolving. Four-wheel steering and adaptive dampers can be optioned in and do improve things, but our test car had neither.
Date written: 3 Nov 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13952
Few cars are as closely matched as the BMW 5 Series and the new Audi A6. The former has been around for a couple of years already, which means Audi will have bought scores of them to tear down, study in microscopic detail, then simply throw away. Just to make sure its car is objectively better than, or at least as good as the Bavarian equivalent. So the new A6 should be hands-down better than its rival. Only it"s not. Allow us to explain Audi"s new A6 shares a platform with the A8 and A7. That makes it bigger than the car it replaces by 7mm in length, 12mm in width and 2mm in height. And while there"s undoubtedly a lot of A4 and A8 going on in the design because why wouldn"t there be? it"s a quietly handsome thing. Especially in S Line trim, which adds a pinch of aggression to a car you might otherwise accuse of being a bit bland. It"s certainly better-looking than the 5 Series, which is downright ugly. Even in M Sport spec, with its aggressive bumpers and chintzy wheels. Audi claims this new A6 is the best one yet to drive, which worries us. With the A4 it famously decided against chasing BMW and Jaguar and concentrated on making the car quiet, comfortable and refined instead of thrilling. The result is perhaps the best A4 ever. We wish it had gone down the same route with the A6, which is neither as comfortable nor as fun as the 5 Series (whose breadth of ability is as impressive now as it was the day it was released. Very). The Audi"s S Line suspension is overly firm, the steering numb and chassis uninvolving. Four-wheel steering and adaptive dampers can be optioned in and do improve things, but our test car had neither.
Date written: 3 Nov 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13952
