2008 Audi A6 Avant

2008 Audi A6 Avant

In model year 2008, Audi offers significant changes for the A6 model line. In all of its forms, the latest generation of the Audi A6 combines superior driving dynamics and sophisticated technology with exceptional comfort and equipment.For 2008, the Audi A6 models will receive the S line exterior treatment as standard equipment. This package includes a distinctive front grille with S line badge, S line front and rear bumpers and 18-inch five-arm quattro GmbH wheels with 245/40 R18 all-season tires. Audi A6 quattro models can be equipped with an optional twin seven-spoke 19-inch alloy wheels with summer performance tires. There also is a new optional chrome finish 18-inch alloy wheel with summer performance tires.Another key addition to the A6 and S6 in 2008 is an optional Audi lane assist feature. A camera located in front of the mirror housing monitors the vehicle's path and alerts drivers if they wander from their lane unintentionally. This is done with a slight vibration in the steering wheel, similar to driving over rumble strips commonly found on freeway shoulders.Powerful engines with up to 10 cylinders and 435 horsepower, advanced transmission technologies, and a choice between quattro permanent all-wheel drive or FrontTrak front wheel drive make Audi's current A6 and Audi S6 offerings unique in the segment. Such levels of technology have helped the Audi A6 line achieve the highest worldwide sales in its class.

Drivetrain

The 2008 Audi A6 model line up offers three engine choices fitted in longitudinal arrangement - all engines share a level of power and torque that is outstanding in this segment of the market:

4.2 liter FSI V8 with 350 hp and 325 ft. lbs. torque

3.2 liter FSI V6 with 255 hp and 243 ft. lbs. torque

5.2 liter FSI V10 with 435 hp and 398 ft. lbs. of torque

The Audi A6 3.2, A6 3.2 quattro, and A6 Avant all come standard with the V6 engine.

Audi A6 4.2 quattro models come standard with the FSI V8 engine, and the S6 has the 5.2 V10 FSI engine.All of these engines come from Audi's V-configuration engine family with a 90° cylinder angle and a distance of 90 millimeters (3.54") between the cylinders.

They are both compact in design and feature a variable intake manifold for better torque at low rpms and continuous inlet camshaft control.

Engines

All three engines feature Audi's FSI direct injection technology. Direct injection delivers more dynamic engine response with higher torque and power output and lower fuel consumption. The main factor contributing to these improvements is how fuel is delivered. Fuel is not injected into the intake port but rather directly into the combustion chamber. The injector, which is supplied by a single-piston pump and common rail fuel line, is on the side of the cylinder head and controls the injection time to within thousandths of a second, at injection pressures of up to 1600 psi.Other exciting features of the FSI engines are on-demand fuel supply, four-valve technology, and a variable intake manifold and infinitely variable camshaft adjustment which gives the driver a dynamic and powerful reaction to every movement of the accelerator. All this equals muscular torque and a high standard of fuel efficiency.

2008 Audi A6 Avant