Say Hello To 'My' New Audi S6 (Yes, The One With The Fake Exhaust Tips)

I've taken delivery of a new Audi S6, and will have it for four months. So, let's get to know it together!
Say Hello To 'My' New Audi S6 (Yes, The One With The Fake Exhaust Tips)

Anyone who knows me will be aware of my penchant for cool wagons, which is why I recently bought an E34 525i non-Vanos Touring that you’ll be seeing a lot of on the channel soon.

My love of load luggers also explains why I asked Audi if I could live with one of its new S6 Avants - you know, the one with the 3.0-litre diesel and quad fake exhausts - for a few months.

Well, I’ve had the car a couple of weeks now, and although I’m still getting to know it, here are a few early observations…

1. Hate to bring it up, but the fake exhausts really are naff

Say Hello To 'My' New Audi S6 (Yes, The One With The Fake Exhaust Tips)

I promise, I didn’t want to jump on the bandwagon and point out the obvious, but when you get up close and personal with the fake exhaust tips, and when you look underneath at the real deal, you can’t help but think ‘there must have been another way’.

I get why they’re there though - they look good from afar and 99 per cent of the general public won’t know any better - but for us car lovers, they’re borderline offensive. In fact, when I posted about “exhaustgate” recently, your opinions were, shall we say, pretty brutal, and included words like ‘tragic’ and ‘sad’.

2. The interior is classy, but there's a lot to take in

Say Hello To 'My' New Audi S6 (Yes, The One With The Fake Exhaust Tips)

The image above represents 26 years of progress. It also shows how much us drivers have to think these days, from changing heater settings left to right, connecting to Bluetooth, navigating, changing the colour of the ambient lighting, adjusting sensitivity of the parking sensors and, and, and…

Say Hello To 'My' New Audi S6 (Yes, The One With The Fake Exhaust Tips)

Thankfully, though, Audi interiors are among the best for being classy, intuitive to use, very well finished and attractive. Now sure, I’m a firm believer in less is more when it comes to cars, but put me in any modern Audi, and I instantly feel relaxed and ready to smash out hundreds of miles.

3. It's more sensible than I expected

Say Hello To 'My' New Audi S6 (Yes, The One With The Fake Exhaust Tips)

When I read the news that Audi’s S models were moving to diesel power, I looked forward to mountains of torque and a diesel exhaust note that would make people think ‘holy hell, what was that?!’

Say Hello To 'My' New Audi S6 (Yes, The One With The Fake Exhaust Tips)

The reality is different, however. Sure, there’s plenty of twist (516lb ft) when you’re moving, but the automatic gearbox is sometimes slow to kick down when you want the torque most, and the noise that’s pumped through the speakers, doesn’t inspire me to want to hear more.

For that reason, I treat the S6 as a high-powered luxury wagon, and not a sporty estate.

4. I need a lot more time to understand the S6...

Say Hello To 'My' New Audi S6 (Yes, The One With The Fake Exhaust Tips)

I plan to use the S6 for daily duties, long trips and everything in between, meaning that I’ll have plenty of opportunity to get to understand its real character.

So far, my hopes of it being fun, sounding good and inspiring me to drive it hard have fallen short of the mark, so I’ll adjust my expectations and treat it less like a sports car and more like ‘all the car you’d ever need’, which is what the S6 is probably very good at.

In the meantime, I’d love to know what you want to see me do with the car, including performance tests, daily driving, load lugging etc.

Until then, let me know what you think of the car!

Comments

Anonymous

I’m sure I read something somewhere sometime about why diesel exhausts point downwards…there’s info in a file in my brain but I can’t tell you where from….

10/12/2019 - 08:18 |
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Flo.Hofer

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I read on a few forums that it’s so that the inevitable particles that exit the exhaust don’t mess up the rear bumper, or other cars close behind.

10/12/2019 - 09:08 |
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Nishant Dash

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

It’s mostly to do with the smoke/soot ruining the bumpers and for better NVH

10/12/2019 - 09:24 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Diesel smoke kill the bumpers brother ,it not only cause it to have serious black marks it also weaken the bumper, ultimately it start looking awful and no badge can save then

10/12/2019 - 15:54 |
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Nick🔰(2019 Mazda 6™ Crew)

What a sad, boring miserable car. I can’t wait for all of them to be scrapped once diesel is outlawed.

10/12/2019 - 09:08 |
10 | 28

That’s a bit extreme…

10/12/2019 - 14:46 |
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Nishant Dash

I haven’t driven an S6 but have been in an A6 and can confirm, they are chuffing brilliant at doing A to B runs at a great pace and luxury. I guess they watered down the S6 as most of the customers probably aren’t looking for an “enthusiastic car”. Most I talked to wanted to be as isolated and comfortable as possible so… maybe the RS6 would do a better job haha.
Can’t wait for the E34 videos!

10/12/2019 - 09:22 |
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any idea about his plans for the E34?

10/12/2019 - 16:52 |
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That_1_Guy

A L E C C

10/12/2019 - 10:10 |
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EJ22 (A&P Performance co-owner)

In reply to by That_1_Guy

Y E S ?

10/12/2019 - 11:24 |
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🎺🎺thank mr skeltal

I have no idea how Audi manages to make the boot that small on a vehicle that large. 1.680l is literally Ford Focus level, the E-Class is almost 200l larger.

10/12/2019 - 10:14 |
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Passenger space presumably. I know my focus wagon is very cramped in the back with those recaro seats.

10/12/2019 - 17:11 |
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It’s to do with the standard used to measure the space.
The standard used by Audi specifies that the measured volume is from boot floor to parcel shelf.
Ford on the other hand uses a standard with no upper height limit so they measure from boot floor to roof.

10/13/2019 - 06:21 |
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Matthew Henderson

You could go on a roadtrip with it. Maybe, London to Edinburgh?

10/12/2019 - 14:47 |
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DG65425

E34 when?
I saw your post on facebook!
(And you posted the interior here)

10/12/2019 - 15:19 |
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Anonymous

You should have waited and got the Rs6 wont have to worry about false exhausts..

10/12/2019 - 15:30 |
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That fake exhaust tip hurts my soul

10/12/2019 - 15:50 |
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Anonymous

I would love you to toe something heavy through a mountain pass and Express your every emotion, try to go fast, thanks

10/12/2019 - 15:50 |
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