The new generation
Audi S6 will use a turbocharged
4.0-liter V8 instead. The unit said to come straight from the Porsche Panamera Turbo,
where it delivers 550 PS and 770 Nm of torque. It
will allegedly be detuned for the Audi, where it’s expected to churn
out around 500 PS, and will eventually be adopted by the Audi
S8 and Bentley Continental GT.
Sprinting from 0 to 100 km/h should take
just a little over 4 seconds. This will make the new S6 a few tenths of a
second faster than the previous model, and approximately 1 second quicker than
the current A6 55 TFSI. The new Audi S6 will be offered with the Quattro
all-wheel drive as standard. Its new chassis will help it shed some weight,
which in turn will make it more agile and help improve its fuel consumption,
too.
Setting it apart from the rest of the lineup will be
a beefed up body kit and large wheels. The muscular features probably won’t
include any widened wheel arches and gigantic diffuser at the rear, as these
are believed to be exclusive to the more potent RS6 that will follow.
In the cabin, expect sports seats, a model-specific
steering wheel, special menus and dials and Audi’s Virtual Cockpit digital
instrument cluster. The 2020 Audi S6 should arrive sometime next year,
subsequent to its public debut that will likely be made during a major auto show.
Cr : Carscoops
