{"id":1992849,"date":"2026-06-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1992849"},"modified":"2026-06-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:00:00","slug":"the-only-car-you-really-need-this-is-the-new-widebody-audi-a6-allroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1992849","title":{"rendered":"The only car you really need? This is the new, widebody Audi A6 Allroad"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Audi\u2019s Allroad cars have long been the cooler offerings from its range, via reasons not really that complex. Basically, \u2018not being a massive SUV\u2019. And so we come to the fifth generation of the actually still quite massive A6 Allroad.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because for the first time, Audi\u2019s given it a \u2018widebody\u2019 for reasons not really that complex. Basically, being \u201cmore powerful\u201d and more \u201cstriking\u201d than the puny A6 Avant<\/a> it takes its base from. It\u2019s a full 11cm wider than that car.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s also 34mm higher, thanks to Allroad-specific adaptive air suspension, which is the real clincher here. And wider tyres. And better all-wheel steering, body cladding and lots more Audi-ness thrown in. Looks\u2026 like a modern Audi, too. Teethy. Angry. Lean. Good stance on this car.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll come with the option of a 2.0-litre turbo petrol four-pot matched to an electric motor for totals of 362bhp\/369lb ft, a 0-62mph time of 5.5s and top speed of 155mph. There\u2019s also up to 59 miles of electric-only propulsion, which is a decent slug of e-range from a hybrid. No doubt the big 25.9kWh battery helps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Then comes the bigger-engined, electrified 3.0-litre V6 diesel that\u2019s actually down on power and performance but up on torque: you get 295bhp and 428lb ft to play with in this car, but only a 5.4s dash to 62mph. Still, it gets a belt alternator starter, e-motor and compressor that basically work to beef up the V6\u2019s delivery \u201cwhether pulling away, accelerating out of town, overtaking, or driving on the highway\u201d.<\/p>\n

What about when you\u2019re not on the highway? That adaptive air suspension gets Allroad-specific tunes with convenient labels like \u2018offroad\u2019 and \u2018offroad+\u2019 that add another 15mm of height and \u2013 via the gearbox, dampers, traction control and diff lock \u2013 better ability to handle the rough. Like rocks. And mud. And snow. And massive kerbs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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More traditional modes follow, including \u2018comfort\u2019 that makes it nice and spongy and sounds very ideal, and \u2018dynamic\u2019 that lowers it by 20mm. Why, in a car famed for being high and capable, we do not know.<\/p>\n

The steering\u2019s said to be \u2018stiffer\u2019 than the old A6 Allroad, more direct, and more agile thanks to its AWS. Better turning circle, too. There\u2019s complex brake regen that works out what\u2019s best when you push the pedal \u2013 regen or hydraulic pressure.<\/p>\n

Plenty to work out inside, too, via a 11.9in virtual cockpit display, 14.5in central touchscreen, and 10.9in optional passenger display. That\u2019s a lot of display. A lot of customisable display, naturally. A few buttons remain on the steering wheel, and you can also use Audi\u2019s \u201cself learning voice assistant\u201d which doesn\u2019t sound terrifying at all.<\/p>\n

Otherwise it\u2019s as you\u2019d expect from a premium executive Audi: plush sports seats, \u201cexcellent\u201d acoustics (better window seals, glazing, that sort of thing), a Bang & Olufsen stereo, soft-closing doors, contrast stitching, wood\u2026 that sort of thing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And this being an estate \u2013 and therefore cooler than that SUV you\u2019ve got your eye on \u2013 means it\u2019s practical too. Audi quotes 466 litres seats up, 1,497 litres with the seats down for the V6 car. Those numbers drop a bit if you get the 2.0-litre hybrid, mind.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re still waiting on UK numbers, but German prices start from \u20ac77,250 when it goes on sale later this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Audi\u2019s Allroad cars have long been the cooler offerings from its range, via reasons not really that complex. Basically, \u2018not being a massive SUV\u2019. And so we come to the fifth generation of the actually still quite massive A6 Allroad. That\u2019s because for the first time, Audi\u2019s given it a \u2018widebody\u2019 for reasons not really […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-1992849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1992849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1992849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1992849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1992849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}