Audi A6 new model | 1,200km diesel range can't be beaten

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[@SomeUnremarkableGuy]

It looks like you're the first one on YT to review facelifted A6.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Might make sense as to the views so 🫡

[@guy7043]

Ben hardy did the review for this car like a month ago

[@NobbyOnCars]

@@guy7043 weird how he has 370,000 subs but gets 5k views on most of his vids….

[@Julius_Gold_Dollar_Caesar]

Hello, has Audi announced the official facelift for the A6?

[@darranwhelan5745]

Great video as always Nobby, yes such a jump in car prices. I got a demo model A6 S line back in January 2011. Still going strong with almost 500,000km on it, never had any trouble with it. They really are a great car.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Deadly mileage

[@AM_9924]

Big fan of this generation A6. I’ve seen a few on road lately and it defo has presence. Nice than the 5 series or E-Class in my opinion 👌

[@daviddoherty6190]

Stunning looking car! Another great video mate👍

[@CelticG]

I ordered one gets delivered March. I got the Tech Pack Pro Package, with the increased 20” Alloys so you’d wanna check has 18” is standard. Tech pack pro comes switch sun roof, Bang & Olusfen sound system and full LED lighting package.

[@NobbyOnCars]

nice spec

[@TheDzkk]

Nice vid! One of the first I've seen with this color! I am currently waiting until middle of January 2024 to pickup my A7 in this color. 😊

[@NobbyOnCars]

That will look unreal.

[@paulskinner9423]

Great video Nobby, driving a late 212 A6 Avant with approx 150k on the clock. Brilliant car for the mileage I do. Agree on the extras and annoying points. Lack of basic items that are now being sold as add-ons in 24 is miserly. Rear camera, blind spot, electric drivers seat. Etc etc is crazy for the price. One really silly point that drives me crazy is how they built a car where the cup holder cannot fit any known insulated coffee cup.

[@NobbyOnCars]

A run out should be loaded with toys!

[@terryosborn]

Another great video, love the colour but…. Haptic switches, no thanks, 745 miles (1200km) easily beaten, price, ouch! Just purchased a Skoda Superb SEL tdi, in the uk it’s is over £20k cheaper, has blind spot monitoring and am regularly seeing a range of 850 miles plus! Hope you and those you love have a happy and healthy new year and thank you for all the great videos in 2023.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Thanks Terry appreciate you watching them!

[@123antimiro]

How could you compare Škoda with the Audi? It seems to me that you need the car to get from A to B only.

[@BorisHooiBoef]

He’s just defending his recent purchase to himself. Perfectly normal if you’re unsure about something.

[@terryosborn]

@@123antimiro hi, I was an Audi fan for years (100 Avant, A1, S1, A3 hatches and saloons, two S3’s and then, last year purchased another, latest model A3 - appalling build quality, awful tech, 8 weeks off the road waiting on repairs so gave up. Quality of the Skoda is definitely better than new Audi’s and it costs less to run, what’s not to like but each to 5heir own. Have a great new year.

[@SunShineBuf]

yeah skodas and now even kias are very good cars. to sit down blindfolded in superb u wont make a difference with bmw

[@Kumar-bg6nr]

Such a beauty. The competition is just way too flamboyant and weird. A6 still looks classy.

[@bruts82]

Have one in estate. But Quattro is a must. No driver assistance compared to my wife’s car so driving it without any bings or bongs is so relaxing. So I Propably would never change up in years

[@sevesellors2831]

Great review and a very handsome car.

[@AntJoseph_]

Also another thing BMW doesn't have is the fabulous Audi button clicking sound!

[@megodlike--]

What sound? the lock/unlock sound?

[@Ralph49279]

Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Assist. Very nice

[@vdub8567]

Great video Nobby !

[@NobbyOnCars]

👌🏻

[@brianiswrong]

Skoda would like their wheel design back😮 And according to EV drivers range is not a real world thing😊 And no usb in the rear, you really need to need the audi badge to pay the € V standard equipment. And a big thank you for this year's video Nobby, living in Derbyshire, I don't need to watch an Irish review,but I like your take on reviewing cars👍

[@NobbyOnCars]

Thank you Bryan - quite a lot of views are from the UK too so I’m happy to help!

[@car_babble]

A lot of views in under 24 hours Nobby. Good video!

[@NobbyOnCars]

Not sure what's driving it - the KZbin analytics haven't really filtered through yet...

[@noelmcglynn2703]

@@NobbyOnCars EV's make up less than 20% of new sales yet make-up most of the cars reviewed - its no surprise reviewing normal cars will get you a lot of views

[@HUGO-xo2mv]

A6 without a diesel would fail miserably here in Germany. There are 5 different diesel versions coming, because the biggest amount of sold A6 are the diesel powered

[@NobbyOnCars]

Well that makes sense in such a large country with great roads!

[@user-wr5nb9sx7y]

Great video, no bull

[@conorcrowl]

Stunning machine!

[@coopersays]

I own the same model A6 S line. There is no spare wheel, it's a subwoofer that's in the boot. Also the suspension is very stiff even in comfort mode. However they are very easy on fuel.

[@alanmccann5912]

Great location for the shoot Nobby, considering the A6 is built like a tank.

[@NobbyOnCars]

ha!

[@Coastmac2001]

Great car. The diesel variants last sold in Australia in late 2019 to early 2020. The oiler is now only a special dealer order. Bit of a pain not being able to try before you buy

[@NobbyOnCars]

Didn’t know that.

[@HUGO-xo2mv]

Thats quite a difference. More than half of the sold A6 and a bit less A4s in Germany are TDIs

[@Coastmac2001]

@HUGO-xo2mv in Australia we get both the A4/6 Allroad Tdi variants . But they'll only sell 100-200 a yr combined here

[@HUGO-xo2mv]

@@Coastmac2001 most units sold are company cars and thats why they are diesel. Good consumption at autobahn speeds

[@Coastmac2001]

@HUGO-xo2mv depends on where the diesels are sold .in Europe , they are likely to be company vehicles, Australia it tended to be a mix of private sales & sales to Hire Car companies etc .

[@Bysior88]

Good job Knobby

[@JAB771]

Looks wise it leaves the 5 series & E class in the rear view mirror. By far the best looker in its class 👍

[@terencechuma8730]

There is access to the rear if you check inside armrest. i clicked it accidentally and the middle part when arm rest is down goes down to accesss boot.you have to press/click upwards in that gap when armrest is down.

[@chrismcerlain1664]

what a lovely car. would buy second hand and find one someone has coughed up for all the extras for though already. toys should be included at this level

[@img00]

All those missing bits (rear climate, wireless charging, blind spot monitoring etc) can presumably be specced but the A6 has a lower base than the A7 for example so not really surprising. The annoying "safety" warnings and pinging would annoy me rapidly though, but that can be disabled through VCDS I bet.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Would be nice to see some of those bits standard for sure

[@jostv.2726]

The car looks great, except of the wheels. On the rear axle it looks like there is no tire at all. Maybe 20 inch would have been a better choice. Thanks for the video 😊

[@final_mile_music9713]

Early 90’s colours are back. My 1990 Sierra Sapphire was that colour.

[@rkan2]

I have a A4 B5 from 2000 with Hibicus Red, also not far of.. Needs a bit of polish to look like this thing though. 😂

[@dzonikg]

I wanted to buy EV for some 3-4 years but i gived up becase prices are still so high and range bad. I tested my 2.0 diesel insignia sport tourer at 130 km/h and i drived 1100 km on higway until fuel light comed up so 1200 km on one filling.And it costed like 1/3 off VW ID7 which can go only 300 km at that speed! And now at 230 000 km my range is still the same.

[@mtlsi]

What a stunning looking sedan. Dying species.

[@stefanmorosan8057]

That wheel...😍

[@bl_race_7562]

does the gearbox now react well to kickdown, because on the unredesigned (model 6 c8 2019,..20...21......22. model it had a little lag during kickdown..???

[@Mancozeb100]

A6 - Always a great Audi

[@johnbir8321]

Have 2011 A6 3.0tdi Quattro. 280k km still excellent.

[@NobbyOnCars]

I’ve a mate with a 2009 A4 and it has nearly 600,000kms on it

[@johnbir8321]

Thanks Nobby. 600k ! Delighted and encouraged to hear that. Serviced ‘within an inch of its life’ by Audi. Plan another 10 years.

[@img00]

My 2010 SLine LeMans (3L TDI Quattro) had 410,000km when I changed it. All the electrics worked perfectly and the interior condition certainly didn't reflect that mileage. The C6 generation face-lift was a great car.

[@rkan2]

I have a A6 C5 2004 with 511k km. Interior still really good. Leather seats not far from new imo, especially at the back.

[@Twmpa]

I am no fan of these German ego brands but this is a genuinely elegant and good looking car. A world away from the utter monstrosities that BMW are churning out at the moment.

[@colinrenfrew48]

After so many huge SUVs, this car looks beautiful….classically elegant. But the price? Argh.

[@ShyvHD]

Based on your jacket I can say the reason you are loosing traction is because of the cold weather. You probably have summer tires on and they start to loose grip when temperatures drop below 7 degrees Celsius.

[@jannwue]

Just got my A6 and I really forgot about configuration of the blind spot warning "side assist". You cannot beleave it in car priced that much 😂😅

[@schell0118]

The VW/Audi group really does have the most stylish design language of any motor manufacturer. It is rare to find any car in any of their marques that doesn't look beautiful without being flashy.

[@kairikkola]

Easy answer. Mazda is more beautiful every way.

[@schell0118]

Try not to be silly.@@kairikkola

[@serz1885]

3:33 i dont understand why they doing this edge so high (maybe safety reason) but if they would lover it it would be perfect but because they got this lift area it impossible to load bid objects even though boot is huge .

[@jonathansquires3114]

Great video - the A6 is a great series, but why would anyone buy an Audi without Quattro??!! Especially is a wet climate!

[@robloxfan4271]

One thing i hate is the digital climate control. The older system in the previous generation a6 was easier to use

[@Blingrhino31]

Had A6 50tdi 3 years ago. Have a Porsche now .wish I still had the Audi.

[@NobbyOnCars]

What Porsche?

[@zlatanmorrison8182]

Handsome car, side on particularly.

[@u.e.u.e.]

I'm having 2 serious questions: - Why does somebody in Ireland, where the longest route you can drive is from Mizen Head Signal Station to Malin Head with a length of just 601 km even think about the range of a car and feels the "need" of 1,200 km range for crossing the entire country twice in over 16 hours without a break, without eating, drinking and using the toilet? - Why does Ireland with a population if just 5 million inhabitants need 9 positions on the license plates while Germany with 83 million inhabitants just needs less than 8 positions on the license plates? ❓️🤷‍♂️❓️

[@NobbyOnCars]

The 1,200 is in reference to what you get for the cost of a tank of fuel. And actually, Ireland is often complimented on an easy to understand reg system. Year, region, reg number.

[@razor2ts]

Beautiful Audi a6! Diesel all day! I'd rather drive a mobility scooter than buy an EV!

[@richardhowlett9424]

Great looking car , beautiful colour . Outside good . Inside oh dear! Too dark , lighter colours an option I guess , all those screens with idiotic haptic “controls” means I would never consider one . Even if I had more money than sense.

[@Absilon13]

Only downside one can find is that it is not a RWD like BMW 3 series and onwards making it less driver enthusiastic but it fulfills on the tech department.

[@lgx2410]

Any ideas when this becomes available? I spoke to a few dealers, and they said they had no idea.

[@NobbyOnCars]

I’m guessing they can be ordered by now?

[@lgx2410]

​@@NobbyOnCars Nah, not yet. The old model is on the configurator in the UK, and the dealers say they know nothing about the 2024 facelifted version One salesman said "It may get revamped at the end of 2024, but I wouldn't hold out" 🤔

[@spectrospirit]

Royal Enfield Bullet diesel, 325cc, 15 liter tank, 1020 km range... Add aero and "long leg" gearing to this equation and guess what numbers you will reach, there is no such thing like the range can't be beaten, there will always come cars and motorcycles that can do better economy than this.

[@gregmcgarry1]

Would be useful to spend some time discussing the engine. Only mention was 204Hp. One has to assume a 4-pot diesel? So it’ll sound like a Massey Ferguson and a lot noisier than a petrol or EV.

[@kairikkola]

Audi = Volkswagen is more than 16 years behind BMW. My late E60 LCI 2008 520d, now my mother's car, easily make +1300 km. Now 430000 km driven, original engine, gearbox, oil changes always at least max 15 tkm. Long distance driving, after 1000 km, still quarter tank left.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Very good economy, I had one and never saw that sort of distance from a tank

[@jasondavies6310]

Anything with over 200 Hors power and you're going to get wheel spin from the front tyres just have to live with this it's not the rubber

[@NobbyOnCars]

Not always the case

[@conorhanley9009]

Wow the car prices are gone crazy why are we being charged so much in Ireland ?

[@NobbyOnCars]

VRT doesn’t help but it’s not just an Irish thing, prices have increased in line with everything else

[@conorhanley9009]

@@NobbyOnCars it’s crazy 33k for a gr Yaris in uk 64 euros here ? , love your reviews lad keep up the great work

[@davebyrne8100]

My old A6 Quattro blk edition S line new a few years ago was about €60K, I spec it on AUDI and over €70k now. The A6 once on the motorway was a miser on fuel. If I was going back to a diesel it be an A6 straight run to Kerry or Mayo no stopping off for breaks etc.

[@robertvanzant2653]

Eamon Ryan

[@ryan18462]

It’s basically the non facelifts RS grill but I think I prefer that one slightly

[@NobbyOnCars]

Very alike alright

[@petewick8627]

Most people don’t care about the low “coupe” seating position: hence the attraction to SUV’s

[@NobbyOnCars]

Hard to speak on behalf of all drivers to be fair

[@stephencatterson9320]

A diesel engine will never be beat

[@danmcadie2515]

For distance in one trip, yes. Everything else it gets thrashed though.

[@dutchbavarian]

Great video, great car. Unfortunately, the TCO of fossil cars is non-competitive. The A6-etron will be a much more attractive vehicle. By TCO but also by "fun to drive".

[@Phillyo118]

Looks very similar to the Skoda Superb!

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

Such a better looking car then the 5 series

[@richardkleinberger7031]

If Audi releases the A6 E-tron, will they then surround the ICE mid-sized luxury segment to the E-Class and the 5-Series? That makes no sense.

[@yurikos1144]

Can’t beaten? My BMW 320d xdrive - 1400km at one tank. 57 litres of diesel, 4.2 L/100km

[@richie162]

The wheels don’t suit it rather the standard 19 inch s line

[@karlhulme8014]

Mine is fitted with 20 inch , looks good but I’d go with 19s for a little more comfort.

[@lunatiy]

I can't see the point of a 70k premium segment car with 2.0 engine, the point of that size of car is going for bigger engines 3.0 etc. If you're looking at mileage and savings why not go for smaller car(a4) with the same 2.0 engine that's going to be cheaper to buy run...

[@NobbyOnCars]

3.0 V6 diesel in this would be 👌🏻

[@trut52]

Cars are too expensive nowadays, the 60k base model has manual seat adjustment (!)

[@twixter1000able]

Ok. So I’ll go with hybrid jogger. Thx

[@Nite-owl]

Never understood why people give fuel consumption figures in L/KM whilst simultaneously talk about doing "Mileage" 🤔

[@NobbyOnCars]

‘Mileage’ - the amount of use, service, or benefit one gets or can get from something. But also used as you’re saying too obviously.

[@Dvoglavi_Arapin]

So this long Golf 8 is 67000? So if you spec it properly it would be a 100000 euro car? Holy cow...

[@NobbyOnCars]

Not quite but you could easily pump another 10-15k of extras into this 😲

[@VjSky]

Reviewers should really spend the time to get themselves acquainted with all the options available for a vehicle instead of just taking it and reviewing it since all the features listed as missing, such as ski hatch, electric tailgate and rear climate control are indeed available in the A6 just not on the question it seems to be a really basic trim

[@NobbyOnCars]

So you think a reviewer should not cover the fact that the car doesn’t come with things like climate in the rear or blind spot? I should just skip over that because it’s an optional extra?

[@rkan2]

It is a shame Audi hasn't made an EV for their real Audi models (e.g. successors of the 80,100, 200 or A4,A6,A8). Meanwhile Tesla has been making one for 12 years. And VW is wondering where all the sales went lol.

[@ateiviz]

That price is insane, 73k... The Germans have gone mad. You could get a 6ish year old top spec Passat, Insignia etc for 10k which will have the same range, comfort and all the top gear without the Bing bongs and drive it for another 10 years. In my opinion this car makes zero sense in Ireland where you can basically get anywhere you want to go in 400km.

[@NobbyOnCars]

True but some just like a badge / flash motor

[@jackdominiak445]

Has the 1200km from a tank, been checked in the real world?

[@NobbyOnCars]

I don’t have time in a week to drive 1,200kms but if you do decent range journeys you’ll achieve it easily. Plenty of people in the comments doing similar in other VAG cars.

[@rkan2]

7:30 - 6 litres per 100km? My A6 C5 1.9 does about the same lol. As a manual it would do lesd than 6.

[@vitoloncaric6288]

Bro sounds normal in 1.5x speed

[@mrw2941]

If it was a person it would be Derek from accounts who wears leather driving gloves

[@bl9973]

Diesels peaked a long time ago. Not hearing anything this car can do that an a6 from 2011 can’t do. Paying that kind of money for tech from a decade ago is nonsense.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Agree that the tech is a little long in the tooth but I'm not sure about diesel peaking. This video has performed better than nearly all of my EV videos in the same 24 hour period.

[@jondonnelly4831]

why is 1200km range important in ireland ?

[@NobbyOnCars]

Because for about €120 you can do that distance is the point.

[@S_Paoli]

seems very scary that in a few years, this thing will probably cost more than 100000 euros! 🤨

[@crazydetailss]

I can do those 1200km range in a 2014 BMW 640d, on my trip to Italy it had a little over 1250km range. So keep it down,

[@NobbyOnCars]

Wow, I owned the coupe version, it was easy on juice relatively but never would’ve got that sort of distance out of a tank. I think low 40s was the norm.

[@Knives7777]

God i love audi rims... holy fuck...

[@NobbyOnCars]

Beautiful car

[@Knives7777]

@NobbyOnCars undeniable facts. My dream car is the RSQ8 but I appreciate all of the audi line up. Such great looking cars. Kind of minimalist which is up my alley

[@Zimreh]

They call this a facelift? its just a different grille pattern and a different diffusor...

[@NobbyOnCars]

That’s Audi for ya 😌

[@Zimreh]

@@NobbyOnCars crazy 😂

[@hollowskull4666]

I think the Irish should go back to using Miles.

[@IwillBwaiting]

An inflation of 8% a year on avarage is not all that bad, if you add the corona/pandemic/covid situation to it. In those years sometimes the inflation was double that during many months. 42k---67k over 12 years, oh well.

[@nerfpaul2497]

Is that the advertised range of the car or the guessometer fuel computer. I would guess realistically you'd be lucky to get 800km. Will you be range testing it? Thanks, great review.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Won’t be testing the full tank no. Car gone back weeks. Dropped it back with over 400kms having done almost 600.

[@DjNikGnashers]

Not here to troll. I genuinely think this looks awful. The grill dominates the front end, and not in a good way. The wheels are hideous they look like somebody stole them from a Hyundai. It's slab sided nothingness just does nothing for me whatsoever. The rear end is as bland and functional as every other low end saloon. It's a very good car at just being a sensible, economical, boring family daily driver, but it certainly isn't stylish or desirable. This has an official mpg of up to 50.4 mpg. The much better looking BMW 520d, has an official mpg of up to 51.4 mpg. BMW also finished ahead of Audi in the driver power reliability survey.

[@DoarUnAmator]

doing 1300km with my 10 years old f10

[@davidcooke813]

Too much money for a very unreliable brand ... I'll stick with the unbelievable es 350 Lexus' ..

[@richie162]

It’s a very reliable car

[@AirCineFc]

Lexus boring car 😅

[@thehomelessproject3784]

Them wheels are a big no from me even the front doesn't look the best from the side 🤔

[@osman_zengin]

Don't kill diesel cars.

[@paczusmatt]

Got a A6 c7 with bitdi with 400KM certainly not interested in car annoying me that I'm doing x2 speed limit. Watching this movie is such a big turn off. Exterior looks nice apart from exausts but inside it is just like not it.

[@VViatro]

it has no quattro?

[@NobbyOnCars]

Not this car

[@dirkboom960]

getting tired of watching reviews without waiting to hear about engine specs...

[@philjameson292]

Surely with a 1200km range then it should be fitted with a toilet?

[@neohimself]

So for the massive range you basically never use you have to live with the added drivetrain complexity (running cost) and future low resale value compared to an EV, because you didn´t see the writing on the wall? Sounds like a shitty deal to me.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Have you seen the price drops on EVs or are up on that trip to the moon?!

[@neohimself]

@@NobbyOnCars I have seen price drops.

[@joaofernandes2450]

Toyota Land Cruiser: Let me introduce myself

[@NobbyOnCars]

What about one?

[@nimeshpatel9570]

Front wheel drive on an A6?????

[@NobbyOnCars]

🤷🏼

[@robertvanzant2653]

Lovely car , but all Audis look the same now , and stupid expensive, looks dated inside .

[@MichihiroHonda]

Looks the exact same as every other Audi sedan over the last decade. Massively overpriced for what it is.

[@Xavier7799]

Same as 2019 model.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Pretty much