Hi,

I'm getting a new car on 1st Sep and although a Merc C or E is currently top
of my list, I'm very tempted by the new A6.

One question I have - does anybody know what the performance figures for the
2.0 Diesel are (0-60 speed and mpg), and will it be available with an
automatic transmission? My local dealer couldn't tell me anything more than
"we aren't getting the new A6 until 12th June" so I'm hoping there might be
somebody here with inside information - or somebody that can point me to a
forum where I may be able to get the answers?

On the Audi website it says the 2 litre diesel will be available "from
September 2004" so I'm hoping this means 1st Sept, with auto...! My wife is
getting a new car on 1st Sep and we are trading my car in for hers, so I
can't wait a few months - if the 2 litre diesel auto isn't available by very
early Sep it'll have to be the Merc.

Thanks,
Russ.

 

On www.audi.de, they say that the 2.0L Tdi is available manual only with a
0-100km/h of 10.3s.

3.0L V6 Tdi is automatic/Quattro only and its 0-100km/h is 7.3s, similar to
the E-Class Cdi.

http://ak4-de.audi.de/entry.do?carli...ID=boersenba02


"Russell Fray" <nospam@blah.com> wrote in message
news:0tSmc.143$ua.129@newsr2.u-net.net...
> Hi,
>
> I'm getting a new car on 1st Sep and although a Merc C or E is currently
top
> of my list, I'm very tempted by the new A6.
>
> One question I have - does anybody know what the performance figures for
the
> 2.0 Diesel are (0-60 speed and mpg), and will it be available with an
> automatic transmission? My local dealer couldn't tell me anything more
than
> "we aren't getting the new A6 until 12th June" so I'm hoping there might
be
> somebody here with inside information - or somebody that can point me to a
> forum where I may be able to get the answers?
>
> On the Audi website it says the 2 litre diesel will be available "from
> September 2004" so I'm hoping this means 1st Sept, with auto...! My wife
is
> getting a new car on 1st Sep and we are trading my car in for hers, so I
> can't wait a few months - if the 2 litre diesel auto isn't available by
very
> early Sep it'll have to be the Merc.
>
> Thanks,
> Russ.
>
>

 

E320............go for it

H

"Russell Fray" <nospam@blah.com> wrote in message
news:0tSmc.143$ua.129@newsr2.u-net.net...
> Hi,
>
> I'm getting a new car on 1st Sep and although a Merc C or E is currently
top
> of my list, I'm very tempted by the new A6.
>
> One question I have - does anybody know what the performance figures for
the
> 2.0 Diesel are (0-60 speed and mpg), and will it be available with an
> automatic transmission? My local dealer couldn't tell me anything more
than
> "we aren't getting the new A6 until 12th June" so I'm hoping there might
be
> somebody here with inside information - or somebody that can point me to a
> forum where I may be able to get the answers?
>
> On the Audi website it says the 2 litre diesel will be available "from
> September 2004" so I'm hoping this means 1st Sept, with auto...! My wife
is
> getting a new car on 1st Sep and we are trading my car in for hers, so I
> can't wait a few months - if the 2 litre diesel auto isn't available by
very
> early Sep it'll have to be the Merc.
>
> Thanks,
> Russ.
>
>

 

Hi Henry,

If I go for an E-Class, it will be the E220 Diesel. Would you still
recommend that over the new A6, and if so, why?

Thanks,
Russ.

"Henry" <dj@124btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:c7ichk$fol$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> E320............go for it
>
> H
>
> "Russell Fray" <nospam@blah.com> wrote in message
> news:0tSmc.143$ua.129@newsr2.u-net.net...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm getting a new car on 1st Sep and although a Merc C or E is currently
> top
> > of my list, I'm very tempted by the new A6.
> >
> > One question I have - does anybody know what the performance figures for
> the
> > 2.0 Diesel are (0-60 speed and mpg), and will it be available with an
> > automatic transmission? My local dealer couldn't tell me anything more
> than
> > "we aren't getting the new A6 until 12th June" so I'm hoping there might
> be
> > somebody here with inside information - or somebody that can point me to
a
> > forum where I may be able to get the answers?
> >
> > On the Audi website it says the 2 litre diesel will be available "from
> > September 2004" so I'm hoping this means 1st Sept, with auto...! My
wife
> is
> > getting a new car on 1st Sep and we are trading my car in for hers, so I
> > can't wait a few months - if the 2 litre diesel auto isn't available by
> very
> > early Sep it'll have to be the Merc.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Russ.
> >
> >
>
>

 

"Russell Fray" <nospam@blah.com> wrote in message
news:hn4nc.145$ua.36@newsr2.u-net.net...
> Hi Henry,
>
> If I go for an E-Class, it will be the E220 Diesel. Would you still
> recommend that over the new A6, and if so, why?
>
> Thanks,
> Russ.
>
the new A6 is not that attractive.

 

"Russell Fray" <nospam@blah.com> wrote in message
news:hn4nc.145$ua.36@newsr2.u-net.net...
> Hi Henry,
>
> If I go for an E-Class, it will be the E220 Diesel. Would you still
> recommend that over the new A6, and if so, why?
>
> Thanks,
> Russ.
>
> "Henry" <dj@124btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:c7ichk$fol$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> > E320............go for it
> >
> > H
> >
> > "Russell Fray" <nospam@blah.com> wrote in message
> > news:0tSmc.143$ua.129@newsr2.u-net.net...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm getting a new car on 1st Sep and although a Merc C or E is
currently
> > top
> > > of my list, I'm very tempted by the new A6.
> > >
> > > One question I have - does anybody know what the performance figures
for
> > the
> > > 2.0 Diesel are (0-60 speed and mpg), and will it be available with an
> > > automatic transmission? My local dealer couldn't tell me anything
more
> > than
> > > "we aren't getting the new A6 until 12th June" so I'm hoping there
might
> > be
> > > somebody here with inside information - or somebody that can point me
to
> a
> > > forum where I may be able to get the answers?
> > >
> > > On the Audi website it says the 2 litre diesel will be available "from
> > > September 2004" so I'm hoping this means 1st Sept, with auto...! My
> wife
> > is
> > > getting a new car on 1st Sep and we are trading my car in for hers, so
I
> > > can't wait a few months - if the 2 litre diesel auto isn't available
by
> > very
> > > early Sep it'll have to be the Merc.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Russ.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

If the E220 is same style as E320 which I believe it is then it looks
great........someone I know has the E320 and I drive it often The Merc is
superb in finish, style and power. I cannot comment on the power differences
between the diesel and petrol, you will have to test drive each to determine
this. The Merc is an eye catcher in Silver.

H
(1998 A4 2.4 V6 SE Auto)

 

In article <409d0cf3$0$73091$a0465688@nnrp.fuse.net>, Tha Ghee
<grewatson@yahoo.com> writes
>"Russell Fray" <nospam@blah.com> wrote in message
>news:hn4nc.145$ua.36@newsr2.u-net.net...
>> Hi Henry,
>>
>> If I go for an E-Class, it will be the E220 Diesel. Would you still
>> recommend that over the new A6, and if so, why?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Russ.
>>
>the new A6 is not that attractive.

Neither is the E-class, and they're as common as muck, at least the A6
will have the virtue of being significantly rarer.
--
Toby

 

In article <Y9Umc.73945$j11.1042758@weber.videotron.net>, Saintor
<saintor1@REMOVETHIShotmail.com> writes
>On www.audi.de, they say that the 2.0L Tdi is available manual only with a
>0-100km/h of 10.3s.

Is that the same output as the 2.0 in the A3, as that time is less than
a second slower than the A3, which seems rather quick for an A6.
--
Toby