New A6 Avant: it's official

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

Hi all,

My offer of spy photos of the new A6 Avant last week got slightly OBE
(overtaken by events) as this week's Dutch AutoWeek contains the official
factory photos. Man, is this a beautiful car! Being a big fan of the new
A6, I find the Avant even better-looking.

What AutoWeek says:
-In Germany, the price for the new Avant has been lowered (premium over the
sedan is only DM500, as opposed to DM3700 for the previous model)
-Standard equipment includes roof rack (black; chrome as an extra), net
between passengers and luggage, 'secret' compartments under the floor mat,
12V plug in the rear, courtesy light in the tailgate and more.
-With the rear seat up, there's 455 litres of luggage area. Fold the seat
down and you have 1590 litres.
-In Germany, maximum trailer weight is 2100 kg.
-Engines initially available: 1.9TDI (110 hp), 1.8T (150 hp), V6es of 2.4
(165 hp) and 2.8 (193 hp) and a 2.5TDI (150 hp)
-AutoWeek goes on to predict an S6 (Step aside, Nostradamus... ;-) )
-Pricing in Germany is between DM57900 for the 1.9TDI and DM76400 for the
2.8 q.

Tom

 _______________________________________________________________________
 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
 tnas@euronet.nl
1988 Audi 80 1.8S, mostly Tizianrot metallic, 215,000km

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