Audi A6 wins a "Digital Driver Award".

Yannis · 06-17-2006, 07:33 AM

PC Mag's Digital Driver Awards

Some day every car will have a cockpit controller. Today, Audi's A6 luxury sports sedan leads the way with its integrated MultiMedia Interface (MMI). How does it work? You select a function such as Nav, CD, or AM/FM via one of eight buttons, then you navigate screens via the knob. In addition to the 7-inch screen in the console, a smaller LCD in the gauge cluster provides key navigation, phone, and entertainment information. Bluetooth is standard, and the Bose audio system plays MP3s and WMAs.

The six-cylinder A6 3.2 might be an even better choice if price is an issue, because it costs $10,000 less. You don't get a V8 engine, but you can have Audi's continuously variable transmission (CVT) if you opt for front-wheel drive only. Because it has no gears, the CVT drives more smoothly and gets better gas mileage. The all-wheel-drive Quattro drive train requires an automatic transmission.

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Mirage77 · 06-17-2006, 09:16 AM

A CVT transmission is freaky. I sat in a Mitsubishi car with it, and it felt really weird having no gears changed. You won't feel the thrill of driving... We've just reached a new level of sedate living.

vabboud · 06-17-2006, 09:18 AM

what's upwith CVT, seems almost everybody is silently adopting it nowadays, i've never heard of Audi having it, let alone experienced one
although ona technical level i do admire the setup

Yannis · 06-17-2006, 10:14 AM

CVT is dead once the new S-tronic (aka DSG) gearboxes for long/ly mounted engines are used from Audi.

Mirage77 · 06-17-2006, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vabboud

what's upwith CVT, seems almost everybody is silently adopting it nowadays, i've never heard of Audi having it, let alone experienced one
although ona technical level i do admire the setup

Yeah, it's quite a silent killer.

06-17-2006, 07:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Yannis Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7,198 My Mood: Thanks: 1,243 Thanked 1,229 Times in 701 Posts	Audi A6 wins a "Digital Driver Award". PC Mag's Digital Driver Awards Some day every car will have a cockpit controller. Today, Audi's A6 luxury sports sedan leads the way with its integrated MultiMedia Interface (MMI). How does it work? You select a function such as Nav, CD, or AM/FM via one of eight buttons, then you navigate screens via the knob. In addition to the 7-inch screen in the console, a smaller LCD in the gauge cluster provides key navigation, phone, and entertainment information. Bluetooth is standard, and the Bose audio system plays MP3s and WMAs. The six-cylinder A6 3.2 might be an even better choice if price is an issue, because it costs $10,000 less. You don't get a V8 engine, but you can have Audi's continuously variable transmission (CVT) if you opt for front-wheel drive only. Because it has no gears, the CVT drives more smoothly and gets better gas mileage. The all-wheel-drive Quattro drive train requires an automatic transmission. Source: - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

06-17-2006, 09:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mirage77 The Doughnutman. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 5,438 Thanks: 1,473 Thanked 1,225 Times in 722 Posts	Re: Audi A6 wins a "Digital Driver Award". A CVT transmission is freaky. I sat in a Mitsubishi car with it, and it felt really weird having no gears changed. You won't feel the thrill of driving... We've just reached a new level of sedate living.

06-17-2006, 09:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
vabboud Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 484 Thanks: 20 Thanked 28 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Audi A6 wins a "Digital Driver Award". what's upwith CVT, seems almost everybody is silently adopting it nowadays, i've never heard of Audi having it, let alone experienced one although ona technical level i do admire the setup

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Yannis Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7,198 My Mood: Thanks: 1,243 Thanked 1,229 Times in 701 Posts	Re: Audi A6 wins a "Digital Driver Award". CVT is dead once the new S-tronic (aka DSG) gearboxes for long/ly mounted engines are used from Audi.

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