I got mine for 11k a few weeks ago and I'm loving it (first car of my own!). It's styling has aged better than it's BMW and Mercedes Rivals, and has LOTS of power.
@@swervo2481 It's holding up very well! The car is nice and smooth, and I've not run into any mechanical issues. I did get a light telling me to give it some oil so I poured in a quart of (5w-40) and it went away. Though the car hasn't seen many miles from me so far (maybe 1500miles since purchased), but it with also had about 97K miles on it already. I just bought a cold air intake (to bring out the sound of the supercharger whine) and I'll likely get it next week. The car is fast and I feel very happy with my decision. I would recommend it, though try to get one with the B&O audio system, as the base and Bose speakers are very underwhelming imo. Premium and Premium Plus trims have the base speakers, while the prestige trims come with Bose or B&O speakers. I did a bunch of research before buying this car and from what I found the supercharged "3.0T" motor is seen as the most 'reliable' Audi motor on the forums, and it has great potential from tunes. A ($1k) stage 1 APR ECU tune can bring it up to 433hp without any other upgrades and that only makes the car faster. I'm not yet in a financial position to tune the car but I think I might in a year or two.
@@swervo2481 Try to also find one with active cruise control if you can, and if you like driving for the sake of driving I'd also suggest finding one with paddle shifters.
Nice car. It is 10-12K cheaper than a comparably equipped BMW 5 series. You cannot get any loaded car in this class for less than $60K anymore. This car's interior is awesome in comparison to any competitor.
@@tulczOnUA-cam I will copy and past my comment above! Best car in its class. If you take the overall EVERYTHING. I just sold my A6 and the new owner is ridiculously happy with it as their second car, young couple just starting out. I had a 2013 and the car was incredible. Only maintenance done to it. Nothing ever broke or went wrong in 140K. The usual tires, brakes, tune up etc. Bulletproof and reliable. ANY, and I mean ANY of my friends who bought BMW 5 series , E class Mercedes ALL had multiple repairs, issues and definitely was NOT even close to the reliability of these cars. My advice for any used one now. Make sure it was maintained by Audi and ALL of the Maintence was done on a regular basis. If you maintain these cars properly there is no reason they should not last. I kept buying the Audi Care after the initial 3 years and EVERYTHING was done by Audi. I DID my brakes myself, tires I went elsewhere etc. I enjoy working on cars but time and because there are lots of little Maintence items I felt the Audi care at $769 for two years of service is MORE than worth it. They DO EVERYTHING. Belts, filters, spark plugs, fluid flushes, brake flushes ( every 2 years) regardless of milage and the list goes on. They basically keep the car running like new. They change everything. Next up the Q7! Hope to have the same story 8 years from now!! Reply
I own a 2013, bought CPO in 2016. I could honestly say the BEST car that I have ever owned and the respect I have for Audi is second to none. I will definitely be getting an Audi again hands down. Flawless and dead reliable too.
if i had the money for any luxury car i'd seriously get the audi, just because of those headlights. and i wouldn't regret it, they're the best cars out there anyway.
Best car in its class. If you take the overall EVERYTHING. I just sold my A6 and the new owner is ridiculously happy with it as their second car, young couple just starting out. I had a 2013 and the car was incredible. Only maintenance done to it. Nothing ever broke or went wrong in 140K. The usual tires, brakes, tune up etc. Bulletproof and reliable. ANY, and I mean ANY of my friends who bought BMW 5 series , E class Mercedes ALL had multiple repairs, issues and definitely was NOT even close to the reliability of these cars. My advice for any used one now. Make sure it was maintained by Audi and ALL of the Maintence was done on a regular basis. If you maintain these cars properly there is no reason they should not last. I kept buying the Audi Care after the initial 3 years and EVERYTHING was done by Audi. I DID my brakes myself, tires I went elsewhere etc. I enjoy working on cars but time and because there are lots of little Maintence items I felt the Audi care at $769 for two years of service is MORE than worth it. They DO EVERYTHING. Belts, filters, spark plugs, fluid flushes, brake flushes ( every 2 years) regardless of milage and the list goes on. They basically keep the car running like new. They change everything. Next up the Q7! Hope to have the same story 8 years from now!!
@incediery Anyone who said this is overpriced is out of their mind. Mark my words: if you are shopping in this segment, go buy this car now. A6 is priced 5k lower because Audi wants to challenge the E class and 5 series, my S4 which has considerably less cool gadgets and worse interiors is actually more expensive than A6. In a few years, expect Audi to bump up the price.
YUP they have NO clue!! I am copying my comment above from a recent reply!!! Best car in its class. If you take the overall EVERYTHING. I just sold my A6 and the new owner is ridiculously happy with it as their second car, young couple just starting out. I had a 2013 and the car was incredible. Only maintenance done to it. Nothing ever broke or went wrong in 140K. The usual tires, brakes, tune up etc. Bulletproof and reliable. ANY, and I mean ANY of my friends who bought BMW 5 series , E class Mercedes ALL had multiple repairs, issues and definitely was NOT even close to the reliability of these cars. My advice for any used one now. Make sure it was maintained by Audi and ALL of the Maintence was done on a regular basis. If you maintain these cars properly there is no reason they should not last. I kept buying the Audi Care after the initial 3 years and EVERYTHING was done by Audi. I DID my brakes myself, tires I went elsewhere etc. I enjoy working on cars but time and because there are lots of little Maintence items I felt the Audi care at $769 for two years of service is MORE than worth it. They DO EVERYTHING. Belts, filters, spark plugs, fluid flushes, brake flushes ( every 2 years) regardless of milage and the list goes on. They basically keep the car running like new. They change everything. Next up the Q7! Hope to have the same story 8 years from now!! Reply
I just saw a tuned video stock vs the stage 1 tune. The guy did a great job. He tested the tuned car. Same road, same outside temp and did the same acceleration runs. Then reset and took back to factory and did the same runs. The tune was superior is all aspects. I mean not to the point that it would be a veto vs a kia but definitely better response and the speeds were up by 12-14 mph through all runs but the 100mph, 120 and 130 mph marks. That tune looks to be a great one for a reasonable price.
people say this is overpriced but the merc e350 starts at even higher price add awd and the option and you get the same or even higher price.... too much mercs and bimmers or driving around anyway......all of audis new cars command presence....does anyone noticed that since audi made LED running lights cool everyone is copying them but audi still makes the best of them all
@renshoota yea the government may make daytime running lights mandatory but not LEDs...look at the lexus IS chrysler 300 mercedes c,e,s classes crap I've see the kia optima with LEDs in the bumper....all look like cheap knock offs and after thoughts.....the LED theme makes audis look distinctive and serious...
@incediery True, it does not have to be and LED based lighting system but if we think to design such a system then LEDs are the best way to go. So it's sort of convergent technology solutions. I'm sure if Xenons were as simple and cost effective somebody would have thought of doing the same. I'm not saying that Audi's daytime lights are not the best by a long shot, but I'm just saying that LEDs are the solution of choice and so more manufacturers will turn to that. It's just economics.
@DMasterMensionz It would be between 50-60K depending on options. But I'd rather pay that and get a supercharged V6, rather than shell out $42,600 for a crappy 4 banger that probably doesn't get any better fuel economy.
@incediery Day time running lights are just new to the U.S. They will become mandatory by law in the E.U. very soon. So it's more on that end why you see them on more cars now a days.
That trunk is not vast. I need a large trunk for my wifes wheel chair and my Hyundai Sonata has a 16 sq/ft trunk. Any smaller like this Audi, I am afraid the chair will not fit. Even the A8 has a smaller trunk. What the hell?
Just bought a left over 2013 Premium during a local dealer's presidents day sale ($49K). It was between this one and the Mercedes 300. The A6 was so much nicer. The Merc seemed a bit old fashioned. The A6 (3.0T) was also much faster and with the drive select, it's like owning about 3 or 4 different cars. You can adjust the way it drives - from comfort drive to sporty. It's amazingly fun to drive. Love this car.
Why does @motorweek insist on playing stupid music during road tests? I want to hear the car - exhaust, engine, road noise - instead of lousy elevator music. They've always done this and its bothered me from the first time I watched their programming. Its a bummer they continue to do this even to this day.
I'm trying not to sound like I'm starting with you or anything, but if you want to hear the car, exhaust, engine and road noise, they might as well not talk either. This show has been successful for over 30 years now, so they must be doing it right. Otherwise the show would have been canceled a long time ago. It's extremely hard to have a successful television show last five years, much less 30+ years. I think it would sound strange without the background music... Almost like getting rid of background music in a movie. IDK, it's never bothered me and I've been watching this show since the beginning of the 1984 season, and I have never missed an episode. I know everyone is entitled to their opinion obviously. Again, sorry it if seems like I was trying to be a start an argument with you. I was just speaking my opinion like you did. No hard feelings man.
@InfernalJay It doesn't have 2 sets of DRL. The "dots" are the LED headlights while the lower ones acts as a DLR. If you don't opt for the LED light package, you just get the DLR that changes into a turn signal.
@venom5809 Remember, this is taking a shot at the BMW 5-series. With its price, BMW better be aware, but they are; the 5-series did get a slight redesign last model year; check out this page for the review of the 5 series. The A6 that's tested here with Quattro would compare with an X-drive 5-series.
Great car at a decent price. Having owned all brands of the luxury cars, I can tell you that Audi's have the best interiors by far, but BMWs handle so much better than the other two. I hate those full LED headlights, my neighbor just got a new Q7 and those things are so damn annoying head on and just blind you and don't look as cool as projector headlights and also cost a small fortune on top of everything.
@1bentley4ever -I drove a Kia Optima some months ago when I was doing a consulting job in Tampa and the car was not half bad. It had all of the options and it got great gas mileage. The Audi A6 is nice vehicle but if I could afford it I would buy the A7 which is turbo charged or the A8 for the room.
You can get a used 2012 3.0T A6 for half the price of a 2020 V6 camry, so I don't think the comparison is very fair. A similarly priced used V6 camry is nowhere near the A6. I know because I tried one and it was very underwhelming. The engine has similar horsepower/weight yes but its limited by being FWD and having a transmission tuned for economy. The 2020 Camry V6 has a 0-60 of 5.8s when the 2012 3.0T A6 does it in 4.8s, and that's a pretty big difference. (The 3.0T engine is supercharged, not turbocharged (for 2012-2017 Audi A6's)
@@McBeakerson The 2018 A6 is a great car, but to correct you it's part of the (current) C8 generation, and the engine is turbocharged instead of supercharged (for better fuel economy). I have a 2012 A6 3.0T Premium Plus myself (got it almost 2 months ago) and it's very nice. It has active cruise control even though it's so old, and as the first car of my own (previously drove the family's 2007 Camry hybrid) I'm super happy with it. I test drove 20 cars before this one, and it was the best one by a Longshot.
The difference is with a stage 2+ tune the Audi is putting down 500+ hp to the wheels. You can not tune an NA Camry to put down anything near that. The thing I will say about the Camry is that its way more reliable.
Like Lexus does with the ES350? Lol. The A6 is totally different and the average Audi, BMW, Merc owner don't even care what it looks like. They just see the badge. Why else does BMW sell so many cars? They all have cheap interiors, the new F-chassis cars aren't great drivers anymore, and they are way overpriced. A poll of owners thought their cars were FWD too. That's why BMW continued to make their products less fun, sharp, and high quality because they know they can make junk like the 2-series active tourer and people will buy it.
I have a 2013 Passat and a 2012 a6. Some similarities in appearance and that is where it starts and stops. They are completely different cars from their level of comfort to their acceleration and handling. While the Passat (3.6) accelerates and handles well, its' nowhere close to the a6 (3.0) in these categories.
And in 2020 at a steal it’s 10-12k used
I got mine for 11k a few weeks ago and I'm loving it (first car of my own!). It's styling has aged better than it's BMW and Mercedes Rivals, and has LOTS of power.
CrazyWeeMonkey how is it holding up ?
@@swervo2481
It's holding up very well! The car is nice and smooth, and I've not run into any mechanical issues. I did get a light telling me to give it some oil so I poured in a quart of (5w-40) and it went away. Though the car hasn't seen many miles from me so far (maybe 1500miles since purchased), but it with also had about 97K miles on it already. I just bought a cold air intake (to bring out the sound of the supercharger whine) and I'll likely get it next week. The car is fast and I feel very happy with my decision. I would recommend it, though try to get one with the B&O audio system, as the base and Bose speakers are very underwhelming imo. Premium and Premium Plus trims have the base speakers, while the prestige trims come with Bose or B&O speakers.
I did a bunch of research before buying this car and from what I found the supercharged "3.0T" motor is seen as the most 'reliable' Audi motor on the forums, and it has great potential from tunes. A ($1k) stage 1 APR ECU tune can bring it up to 433hp without any other upgrades and that only makes the car faster. I'm not yet in a financial position to tune the car but I think I might in a year or two.
CrazyWeeMonkey THANK YOU! I plan on getting one in the next month or two
@@swervo2481
Try to also find one with active cruise control if you can, and if you like driving for the sake of driving I'd also suggest finding one with paddle shifters.
Nice car. It is 10-12K cheaper than a comparably equipped BMW 5 series. You cannot get any loaded car in this class for less than $60K anymore. This car's interior is awesome in comparison to any competitor.
This car in prestige trim with the 20 inch wheels looks marvelous to this day, even better than the latest generation A6 imo
I agree
Yup 100% agree, the new A6's front end looks too generic, like a bigger A4. This car looks unique
This guy lived forever!
Got a 2010 A6 3.0T, just turned 120K miles and it’s holding up perfectly! Not a single rip in the seats or imperfection in the drive quality
would you still say the same thing today?
Any issues with oil leaks?
@@tulczOnUA-cam I will copy and past my comment above!
Best car in its class. If you take the overall EVERYTHING. I just sold my A6 and the new owner is ridiculously happy with it as their second car, young couple just starting out. I had a 2013 and the car was incredible. Only maintenance done to it. Nothing ever broke or went wrong in 140K. The usual tires, brakes, tune up etc. Bulletproof and reliable. ANY, and I mean ANY of my friends who bought BMW 5 series , E class Mercedes ALL had multiple repairs, issues and definitely was NOT even close to the reliability of these cars. My advice for any used one now. Make sure it was maintained by Audi and ALL of the Maintence was done on a regular basis. If you maintain these cars properly there is no reason they should not last. I kept buying the Audi Care after the initial 3 years and EVERYTHING was done by Audi. I DID my brakes myself, tires I went elsewhere etc. I enjoy working on cars but time and because there are lots of little Maintence items I felt the Audi care at $769 for two years of service is MORE than worth it. They DO EVERYTHING. Belts, filters, spark plugs, fluid flushes, brake flushes ( every 2 years) regardless of milage and the list goes on. They basically keep the car running like new. They change everything. Next up the Q7! Hope to have the same story 8 years from now!!
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@@lucyfan1976191k miles on my 2012 A6 3.0 prestige, dealer serviced and performs like day one.
Wonderful car, I've only seen one though and trust me, they are awesome in person. And those LED headlamps oh my god.
I own a 2013, bought CPO in 2016. I could honestly say the BEST car that I have ever owned and the respect I have for Audi is second to none. I will definitely be getting an Audi again hands down. Flawless and dead reliable too.
if i had the money for any luxury car i'd seriously get the audi, just because of those headlights. and i wouldn't regret it, they're the best cars out there anyway.
Best car in its class. If you take the overall EVERYTHING. I just sold my A6 and the new owner is ridiculously happy with it as their second car, young couple just starting out. I had a 2013 and the car was incredible. Only maintenance done to it. Nothing ever broke or went wrong in 140K. The usual tires, brakes, tune up etc. Bulletproof and reliable. ANY, and I mean ANY of my friends who bought BMW 5 series , E class Mercedes ALL had multiple repairs, issues and definitely was NOT even close to the reliability of these cars. My advice for any used one now. Make sure it was maintained by Audi and ALL of the Maintence was done on a regular basis. If you maintain these cars properly there is no reason they should not last. I kept buying the Audi Care after the initial 3 years and EVERYTHING was done by Audi. I DID my brakes myself, tires I went elsewhere etc. I enjoy working on cars but time and because there are lots of little Maintence items I felt the Audi care at $769 for two years of service is MORE than worth it. They DO EVERYTHING. Belts, filters, spark plugs, fluid flushes, brake flushes ( every 2 years) regardless of milage and the list goes on. They basically keep the car running like new. They change everything. Next up the Q7! Hope to have the same story 8 years from now!!
More OLD money than NEW you mean. New money is flashy guys.
Just bought one for 4.5k cash 140k miles an no issue other than the screen doesn’t come up and on
Of COURSE it's a pretty car! That look was started off by the Italian, Walter DeSilva, former head of design for Design for AUDI and ex-ALFA & FIAT ;)
I wonder why the 3.0 supercharged engine in the A6 is only rated at 310 HP, when the same engine in the S4 is rated at 329 HP?
Different tune I'm guessing.
@incediery
Anyone who said this is overpriced is out of their mind.
Mark my words: if you are shopping in this segment, go buy this car now.
A6 is priced 5k lower because Audi wants to challenge the E class and 5 series, my S4 which has considerably less cool gadgets and worse interiors is actually more expensive than A6. In a few years, expect Audi to bump up the price.
YUP they have NO clue!! I am copying my comment above from a recent reply!!!
Best car in its class. If you take the overall EVERYTHING. I just sold my A6 and the new owner is ridiculously happy with it as their second car, young couple just starting out. I had a 2013 and the car was incredible. Only maintenance done to it. Nothing ever broke or went wrong in 140K. The usual tires, brakes, tune up etc. Bulletproof and reliable. ANY, and I mean ANY of my friends who bought BMW 5 series , E class Mercedes ALL had multiple repairs, issues and definitely was NOT even close to the reliability of these cars. My advice for any used one now. Make sure it was maintained by Audi and ALL of the Maintence was done on a regular basis. If you maintain these cars properly there is no reason they should not last. I kept buying the Audi Care after the initial 3 years and EVERYTHING was done by Audi. I DID my brakes myself, tires I went elsewhere etc. I enjoy working on cars but time and because there are lots of little Maintence items I felt the Audi care at $769 for two years of service is MORE than worth it. They DO EVERYTHING. Belts, filters, spark plugs, fluid flushes, brake flushes ( every 2 years) regardless of milage and the list goes on. They basically keep the car running like new. They change everything. Next up the Q7! Hope to have the same story 8 years from now!!
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Mid-sized? :D
all weather cruiser nice review as always by motorweek
My 2015 Audi Q5 S-line 3.0t with an Apr stage 1 tune is better lol
I just saw a tuned video stock vs the stage 1 tune. The guy did a great job. He tested the tuned car. Same road, same outside temp and did the same acceleration runs. Then reset and took back to factory and did the same runs. The tune was superior is all aspects. I mean not to the point that it would be a veto vs a kia but definitely better response and the speeds were up by 12-14 mph through all runs but the 100mph, 120 and 130 mph marks. That tune looks to be a great one for a reasonable price.
@jml8841 Wow I feel like an idiot. Thanks for clearing that up
funny motorweek, nobody uses their turn signals anymore. I think they are optional extras
Wow what a nice car
Have you ever crashed a review car into the cement barriers?
people say this is overpriced but the merc e350 starts at even higher price add awd and the option and you get the same or even higher price.... too much mercs and bimmers or driving around anyway......all of audis new cars command presence....does anyone noticed that since audi made LED running lights cool everyone is copying them but audi still makes the best of them all
@irishchris:
They could still get rid of the music and play clips of exhaust and engine noise. I'm sure ALL ENTHUSIASTS would prefer so.
@renshoota yea the government may make daytime running lights mandatory but not LEDs...look at the lexus IS chrysler 300 mercedes c,e,s classes crap I've see the kia optima with LEDs in the bumper....all look like cheap knock offs and after thoughts.....the LED theme makes audis look distinctive and serious...
@incediery True, it does not have to be and LED based lighting system but if we think to design such a system then LEDs are the best way to go. So it's sort of convergent technology solutions. I'm sure if Xenons were as simple and cost effective somebody would have thought of doing the same. I'm not saying that Audi's daytime lights are not the best by a long shot, but I'm just saying that LEDs are the solution of choice and so more manufacturers will turn to that. It's just economics.
@DMasterMensionz
It would be between 50-60K depending on options. But I'd rather pay that and get a supercharged V6, rather than shell out $42,600 for a crappy 4 banger that probably doesn't get any better fuel economy.
@incediery Day time running lights are just new to the U.S. They will become mandatory by law in the E.U. very soon. So it's more on that end why you see them on more cars now a days.
@incediery completley 100 percent agree, Mercedes is the worst when it comes to copying Audi
That trunk is not vast. I need a large trunk for my wifes wheel chair and my Hyundai Sonata has a 16 sq/ft trunk. Any smaller like this Audi, I am afraid the chair will not fit. Even the A8 has a smaller trunk. What the hell?
Ford Taurus has the largest trunk at 19.5 cubic feet.
why don't the make reviews at night ?
i think the car looks better at night
@SanderOfficial Alles is overpriced in NL ;)
@1bentley4ever
Hahah thats right i saw it by the sportage ;)
Why the Tachometer and Speedometer is showing the floor?
@1bentley4ever you lost me
any how they all look alike
@run2jazz - the A7 has the same engine...
BECAUSE IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!
Just bought a left over 2013 Premium during a local dealer's presidents day sale ($49K). It was between this one and the Mercedes 300. The A6 was so much nicer. The Merc seemed a bit old fashioned. The A6 (3.0T) was also much faster and with the drive select, it's like owning about 3 or 4 different cars. You can adjust the way it drives - from comfort drive to sporty. It's amazingly fun to drive. Love this car.
Nice! Now that you have had the car for a while how do you like it? I have an 05 A6 with over 100k miles and it has been great. Want to get a 2013 A6.
John Jerrehian Still great! I don't get to drive it much since my wife has claimed it, but it's fun every time. No problems at all.
You can now get a brand-new 2018 A6 leftover for as low as $34,999 after $15,000 off MSRP.
Can't wait for the RS model !!!!!!!:D
sizzle!
Coool
Why is John Davis (in his reviews) always YELLING AT ME?!?!?!
In 2012 this reboot with nothing new! should be 30,000$
Why does @motorweek insist on playing stupid music during road tests? I want to hear the car - exhaust, engine, road noise - instead of lousy elevator music. They've always done this and its bothered me from the first time I watched their programming. Its a bummer they continue to do this even to this day.
I'm trying not to sound like I'm starting with you or anything, but if you want to hear the car, exhaust, engine and road noise, they might as well not talk either. This show has been successful for over 30 years now, so they must be doing it right. Otherwise the show would have been canceled a long time ago. It's extremely hard to have a successful television show last five years, much less 30+ years. I think it would sound strange without the background music... Almost like getting rid of background music in a movie. IDK, it's never bothered me and I've been watching this show since the beginning of the 1984 season, and I have never missed an episode. I know everyone is entitled to their opinion obviously. Again, sorry it if seems like I was trying to be a start an argument with you. I was just speaking my opinion like you did. No hard feelings man.
@InfernalJay It doesn't have 2 sets of DRL. The "dots" are the LED headlights while the lower ones acts as a DLR. If you don't opt for the LED light package, you just get the DLR that changes into a turn signal.
@venom5809
Remember, this is taking a shot at the BMW 5-series. With its price, BMW better be aware, but they are; the 5-series did get a slight redesign last model year; check out this page for the review of the 5 series. The A6 that's tested here with Quattro would compare with an X-drive 5-series.
Crappy Review!! all this praise FOR NO REASON AT ALL!!! THIS CAR FOR 50,000 IN 2012 HELL TO THE NOOOO!!!!!! over priced teacher car!!!!
Great car at a decent price. Having owned all brands of the luxury cars, I can tell you that Audi's have the best interiors by far, but BMWs handle so much better than the other two.
I hate those full LED headlights, my neighbor just got a new Q7 and those things are so damn annoying head on and just blind you and don't look as cool as projector headlights and also cost a small fortune on top of everything.
I love how it has 2 sets of DRL. Love the new more aggressive looking fromt. Not loving the back really. I mean last generation was better than this
i love audis
@1bentley4ever -I drove a Kia Optima some months ago when I was doing a consulting job in Tampa and the car was not half bad. It had all of the options and it got great gas mileage. The Audi A6 is nice vehicle but if I could afford it I would buy the A7 which is turbo charged or the A8 for the room.
If they did that there wouldn't be a show anymore I'm sure.
in momment audi is superior than others
The timing chain is in the back of the engine, and, sadly requires service every 80k miles. Cost of the operation $12k.
nope.
Why is he yelling at all of us then?
Calm down Nancy boy.
Still slower than a 2012 G37X... I guess all that torque goes to waste.
A lot of powertrain loss because of AWD. With stage tunes you can get up to 500+hp.
Looks like a 2012 passat WAY too much to justify the price. Sorry.
Woow. 2012 A turbocharged 3.0 Audi has only nine more horsepower than a naturally aspirated 2020 Camry. Crazy
@@McBeakerson yeah. I don't really care to get a seven year old turbocharged audo when I could get a new Camry that's has about the same hp. Thank you
You can get a used 2012 3.0T A6 for half the price of a 2020 V6 camry, so I don't think the comparison is very fair.
A similarly priced used V6 camry is nowhere near the A6. I know because I tried one and it was very underwhelming. The engine has similar horsepower/weight yes but its limited by being FWD and having a transmission tuned for economy. The 2020 Camry V6 has a 0-60 of 5.8s when the 2012 3.0T A6 does it in 4.8s, and that's a pretty big difference.
(The 3.0T engine is supercharged, not turbocharged (for 2012-2017 Audi A6's)
@@McBeakerson
The 2018 A6 is a great car, but to correct you it's part of the (current) C8 generation, and the engine is turbocharged instead of supercharged (for better fuel economy).
I have a 2012 A6 3.0T Premium Plus myself (got it almost 2 months ago) and it's very nice. It has active cruise control even though it's so old, and as the first car of my own (previously drove the family's 2007 Camry hybrid) I'm super happy with it. I test drove 20 cars before this one, and it was the best one by a Longshot.
KayJ Gamespell this car cost 10-14k today you’re not getting a fully loaded 2020 Camry for that price.
The difference is with a stage 2+ tune the Audi is putting down 500+ hp to the wheels. You can not tune an NA Camry to put down anything near that. The thing I will say about the Camry is that its way more reliable.
It does look like a Kia. Lot of money for a V6.
Worst auto presenter in world history.
STFU and leave this man alone hater otherwise don't watch Motorweek
why is he shouting at me?
STFU and give John Davis respect. He's been the host since Motorweek since it started back in 81.
Lol fucking idiot over here obviously hasn't looked at enough vehicles
Nice but, they got separate this from Volkswagen a little better.
Like Lexus does with the ES350? Lol. The A6 is totally different and the average Audi, BMW, Merc owner don't even care what it looks like. They just see the badge. Why else does BMW sell so many cars? They all have cheap interiors, the new F-chassis cars aren't great drivers anymore, and they are way overpriced. A poll of owners thought their cars were FWD too. That's why BMW continued to make their products less fun, sharp, and high quality because they know they can make junk like the 2-series active tourer and people will buy it.
+TurboCharged ChiliPepper You dont know what you talking about... Idiot
I have a 2013 Passat and a 2012 a6. Some similarities in appearance and that is where it starts and stops. They are completely different cars from their level of comfort to their acceleration and handling. While the Passat (3.6) accelerates and handles well, its' nowhere close to the a6 (3.0) in these categories.