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The Emperor · 01-23-2007, 06:44 AM

All-wheel drive, winter tires, and 30 cm of fresh powder on the road. Could there have been a better time to test this car?

Ingolstadt’s premium wagon, or Avant in Audi terms, is the $66,200 A6. It’s significantly larger than the A4 Avant, and smaller than the company’s SUV, the Q7. The Q7 starts at $54,500, but since it tips the scales at almost 1,000 lb. more than the A6, buyers would need to order the V8-powered Q7 4.2 which starts at $68,900 to get the kind of acceleration available in the A6. If handling, and not seven-passenger seating, is a priority, the A6 is the way to go.

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Nice read!

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The Emperor Bionic Jive Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Where noone has gone before... Posts: 9,163 My Mood: Thanks: 1,433 Thanked 1,589 Times in 964 Posts	CanadianDriver: Test Drive - 2007 Audi A6 Avant All-wheel drive, winter tires, and 30 cm of fresh powder on the road. Could there have been a better time to test this car? Ingolstadt’s premium wagon, or Avant in Audi terms, is the $66,200 A6. It’s significantly larger than the A4 Avant, and smaller than the company’s SUV, the Q7. The Q7 starts at $54,500, but since it tips the scales at almost 1,000 lb. more than the A6, buyers would need to order the V8-powered Q7 4.2 which starts at $68,900 to get the kind of acceleration available in the A6. If handling, and not seven-passenger seating, is a priority, the A6 is the way to go. Read more @: CanadianDriver/LuxuryCarCanada.com Nice read!