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T E AL -N W 026 UD A6 IS ERE TO ET
YOU T ROUG ANYTHI AND CLASS
By Rod Cleaver
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RE URRE TI N! TH AU I A6 SEDAN H S BE N
br ugh r a back fro th here fter an give lease
o li e. Rea ers may recall arlier l R r
e s a orts tou ng
p otoco at Audi where el ctric ve d icles woul fied
wi ts carr h e en numbers and co busti n engin un um h ers. Yea , we now, bu sti k wit us here xecutives ha re on ide ed, and so the co tr e
A6 se an w ll simply liv alongside t e all-ele di 6 e- ron. It mu h simpler, nd thank ully, s
leg ndary A6 seda e v e ives on ith a .
W th ad hat ut f he way, le us adjo rn to no t w 2 l
whe e te awa t drive of t e al -n w 2026 udi s The
weat er
in ortugal is n a n o-operating a subtrop do greet us with eav down ours nd gust w er
p to 10 1 k /h. D iving in t se cond ions, t ut t be a bit f re el ine On our ine journey t t e ep cent e of Port our ine e
D uro Valle , we tr versed evera twi ts, tur s
that sp nned wi swept v ll ned
ys. hro gh t hin A6
was u erly compo ed. Co fid eel nce b hin th sli e
to the car’s slipp ry ae o yn ro mic sh pe — it king r
the air ith a low d ag coef i ie t of just us 0. in
uni on wit Audi’s
iconic qu ttro ll- u i l h el rive and a new
four wheel– m.
This la es g ne ation la of A6 s b lt on the new t PPC
(P emium Platf rm Combustio ar hitec ure. was on comfort a d cu ing- dge tec . I ’s evi ou ettle int the pansi e ca in, w ere Audi sh ta ry
of nte ior design nd rgo omics. T e new o c i t a n a ”
consist o a pano ama of scr ens ross the . p f i new 0.9-inch ront pa enger isp ay, usefu ing
navigati n des at in tio he s wh Un e o e n s the hood is a urboch rged V6 eng s
a 36 s
an 362 effortles an efficient s
an 362 3 h rsepower and -ft of t rq e, sk whisk ng us at gre t sp ed towa ry.
We rrived eel ng relax a d p mpered. It all t t pec e
how ui t t pec e c bi of th n w proved to be, e n a en
t e h wling wind and orrenti l ra n ash ng do es
o the car. Audi engi eers explaine tha im d
wi dow seal w re i tegral to th s serene c Thes may s em like itt e de ails, ut e d the mat uy busy
execs an en rep eneur who uy hese cars, a knows it.
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Th eve nk he vens he 6 is b ck, nd b ter or t e all ne 2026 mo el in Can dian show PHOTOS COURTESY OF AUDI.
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