Audi is on a roll. Need proof? Those who do not openly or secretly lust after an R8 Spyder? Would any of us a little kick with an RS badge in our garage? Did not think so. Audi sales are growing due to their products. The German car manufacturer recently broke the 100,000 unit sales mark in the States, with calendar year 2010 sales by 23 percent compared to 2009. The all-new 2012 Audi A6 - due in U.S. showrooms in September - to continue the aggressive expansion of the manufacturers to plan product and portfolio revival. Now we want to know if there good enough to even more buyers into the Audi A6 family.The debut at the Detroit auto show was to see everything and to bring no play. So for the latter, we traveled to Sicily, where we are on the A6 saw new lines in the daylight and it became even clearer that the Audi designers in Ingolstadt, the sedan styling brought in-line with the automaker developing corporate design language.
The shape and the details are similar to the new A8 - a large sedan, we abundantly. First, an A6 and A8 seen together in Detroit reinforced how similar the two are with their overall size and wheels are the fastest of differentiation. Technically, the new exterior is the revised A6 slippery aerodynamic face. The CD is a commendable low 0.26. Compared to the previous A6, the 2012 edition is slightly shorter and lower in length and height, but width by 0.7 inches. The most significant change is the wheelbase three-dimensional, almost three inches thanks to a revised front differential and axle. The extra space between the axles directly benefit roominess.Significant interior changes in the hybrid steel and aluminum unibody allow weighing less than 3,500 pounds of 2012, a comparatively small number for a 16 + foot mid-range luxury sedan. Although the new car is slightly larger and has more features than the previous-generation A6, the weight is down by modest amounts in most model-to-model comparisons. Aluminum is more than 20 percent of the body, while lighter hot-shaped steel, a high strength to weight ratio, are in the areas of the passenger compartment in front of the vehicle used to increase the safety of passengers.
