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The sleek and advanced A6 Avant packs handsome amounts of practicality and style, hence more reasons to talk to you into wanting one. Ultra-lightweight construction, fascinating options and ground breaking design continues the A6 success story. Question is- Is it a need or a want?
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The current Audi Avant ranges have descended from a proud and capable line of ancestors including the first ever RS model
the RS2 Avant. The local motoring scene is still sceptical to station wagons but the idea seems to be ticking.
Audi A6 Avant – where do we begin? Its handsome looks, lush interior or superb drive? Despite the longer 'butt' it has inherited to a normal A6, the A6 Avant is not an eye sore. Perhaps having little Avant models on our shore is a benefit. Like Rolls Royce or Aston Martin the rare appearance by one of these allows the A6 Avant to look fresher, and certainly carries a greater presence than its booted brother - the A6 sedan. The dynamism of the design cues are best viewed from the front three-quarts, with the taut creases outlining the pronounced side-grilles, complete with an unobtrusive front spoiler.
Its rare when a car's interior entertains us with cinematics – but the gliding infotainment screen - and the rising tweeter drone should not fail to put a smile to our faces after a day's work. If the branding on the tweeter drone does nothing to remind you of the highly-potent sound system within, the actual experience sure does - especially when selecting a higher quality source such as Bluetooth streaming, or even better if via the 'conventional' Compact Disc.
While largely based on the sedan, the Avant has a few novelty features to claim its own. The rear seats offer 23mm more headroom and the boot sill is 42m closer to the ground for easier loading of goods. Thanks to the elongated rear, cargo space is sufficient ad should be more than enough to hold your weekend trips to the mall, though if needs the split seats can be folded for a voluminous 1,680 litres.
Despite its size, the Avant clears tight corners with great ease. Off the line, the Avant feels nippy with generous amount of low-end torque to see to aspirated sprints. Credit where it is due, the dual clutch gearbox does a handsome job of distributing the power via seven speeds, shifting almost imperceptibly.
Even when riding on 20" alloys clad with low profile tyres, the Avant is surprisingly poised for any imperfection on the tarmac. This especially so with the damping is put to the softest 'comfort' setting.
More than the good looks and reputable drive, the car packs an array of gadgetry delights, ranging from motion-sensing boot release, to lane assist. A clever parking assist feature will bound to be one of the favourites among local motorists. The system helps steer the wagon into a parallel parking lot, with the driver only having to control the gear selection, throttle and brakes.
The question that arises at the end of this though: Is it a need or merely a want.
Audi A6 Avant – where do we begin? Its handsome looks, lush interior or superb drive? Despite the longer 'butt' it has inherited to a normal A6, the A6 Avant is not an eye sore. Perhaps having little Avant models on our shore is a benefit. Like Rolls Royce or Aston Martin the rare appearance by one of these allows the A6 Avant to look fresher, and certainly carries a greater presence than its booted brother - the A6 sedan. The dynamism of the design cues are best viewed from the front three-quarts, with the taut creases outlining the pronounced side-grilles, complete with an unobtrusive front spoiler.
Its rare when a car's interior entertains us with cinematics – but the gliding infotainment screen - and the rising tweeter drone should not fail to put a smile to our faces after a day's work. If the branding on the tweeter drone does nothing to remind you of the highly-potent sound system within, the actual experience sure does - especially when selecting a higher quality source such as Bluetooth streaming, or even better if via the 'conventional' Compact Disc.
While largely based on the sedan, the Avant has a few novelty features to claim its own. The rear seats offer 23mm more headroom and the boot sill is 42m closer to the ground for easier loading of goods. Thanks to the elongated rear, cargo space is sufficient ad should be more than enough to hold your weekend trips to the mall, though if needs the split seats can be folded for a voluminous 1,680 litres.
Despite its size, the Avant clears tight corners with great ease. Off the line, the Avant feels nippy with generous amount of low-end torque to see to aspirated sprints. Credit where it is due, the dual clutch gearbox does a handsome job of distributing the power via seven speeds, shifting almost imperceptibly.
Even when riding on 20" alloys clad with low profile tyres, the Avant is surprisingly poised for any imperfection on the tarmac. This especially so with the damping is put to the softest 'comfort' setting.
More than the good looks and reputable drive, the car packs an array of gadgetry delights, ranging from motion-sensing boot release, to lane assist. A clever parking assist feature will bound to be one of the favourites among local motorists. The system helps steer the wagon into a parallel parking lot, with the driver only having to control the gear selection, throttle and brakes.
The question that arises at the end of this though: Is it a need or merely a want.
