2016 Audi S6 and A6 first-drive – Autobahn blitz - SlashGear

There are some interesting options when you're in the market for a big sedan from the mid-$40s upwards, but the 2016 Audi A6 and S6 are hoping to make their case that they're all the car you need. Overshadowed in recent years by the stunning A7/S7, Audi 's handsome sedan is making a renewed play for 2015 with updates across the styling, engines, transmissions, and the accommodations inside. I headed to the autobahns of Dresden, Germany, to see how the A6 and S6 hold up. Audi's styling across its range is one of the more consistent of any of the big car brands, and so the changes to the design have been restrained. Its 252 HP and 273 lb-ft - both increased for MY2016 - are evidence of just what Audi can do with some turbocharging, routed thankfully not through the lazy CVT of the old car but a seven-speed, dual-clutch transmission. Audi's four-cylinder is smooth, but the fun really starts when you switch keys for the 2016 S6. That uses a 4. 0-liter TFSI V8, turbocharged for 450 HP and 406 lb-ft of torque, and hooked up to a seven-speed, dual-clutch transmission and quattro... Audi says the S6 V8 is. Source: www.slashgear.com