2020 Audi S6 Makes 444 HP and Starts under $75,000
The new Audi S6 is here with a twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V-6 that replaces its predecessor's twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 engine.
This V-6 engine makes slightly less horsepower than the V-8, at 444 hp, but more torque, at 443 lb-ft.
The 2020 S6 will go on sale in Europe this summer and arrive in the U.S. by the end of 2019.
UPDATE 7/26/19: Audi has announced U.S. specs and pricing for the S6. It starts at $74,895 for the Premium Plus trim level and $78,795 for the Prestige trim level. This story has been updated accordingly.
Engine downsizing has come to the hotted-up version of Audi's A6 sedan. While the old S6 used a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8, the new model that's based on the latest C8-generation A6 adopts the same twin-turbo 2.9-liter V-6 used in the RS5. The new engine makes 444 horsepower, slightly less than before, but torque rises by 37 lb-ft, to 443 lb-ft. Unlike the RS5, Audi says that this engine in the S6 uses a 48-volt mild hybrid system and an electric supercharger.
The sole transmission choice will be a conventional torque-converter eight-speed automatic transmission. Quattro all-wheel drive is standard, and there are all sorts of performance-enhancing extras available including adaptive dampers, four-wheel steering, and a torque-vectoring rear differential. Audi claims the car can go from zero to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds.
The S6 is visually differentiated from the A6 with more aggressive front and rear fascias that incorporate a different grille, extra air vents and scoops, a front splitter, and a rear diffuser and spoiler. Both 20- and 21-inch wheels are offered. Sport seats are on hand inside, along with black pieces of trim, a flat-bottom steering wheel, contrast stitching, and a more prominent tachometer display for the digital gauge cluster.
Audi says that the European version of the S6, which uses a turbo-diesel V-6, will go on sale this summer, and the 2020 S6 should arrive by the end of 2019 on our shores, starting at $74,895.
This story was originally published in April 2019.
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