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Audi S6 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Audi AG |
Production | 1994–1997 1999–2003 2006–present |
Assembly | Germany: Neckarsulm |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Executive car (E) |
Body style | 4-door saloon/sedan, 5-door Avant (estate/wagon) |
Layout | Front engine, quattro permanent four-wheel drive |
Platform | Volkswagen Group C platform series |
Related | Audi A6 Audi RS6 |
The Audi S6 is the performance variant of the Audi A6, an executive car produced by German automaker Audi.[1] It went on sale in 1994, shortly after the "A6" designation was introduced, replacing the "100" nameplate.
The original S6 was largely the same car as the outgoing, original Audi S4 (C4) (Ur-S4), with the only visible differences being new body-cladding and badging. In certain markets where the even-higher performance RS6 (which is also based on the A6) is not sold, the S6 is the most powerful A6 trim there.
The S6, like all Audi "S" models, is fitted as standard with Audi's trademark quattro four-wheel drive (4WD) system, the S6 using the Torsen-based permanent 4WD.