Audi's New Wagon
March, 1998 -- Audi’s latest creation is the A6 Avant, a wagon version of its recently introduced A6 sedan. The Avant differs from the sedan in a few key areas; the most noticeable is the rear facing bench seat that is designed to hold children in comfort and safety. This optional feature turns the A6 Avant into a seven-passenger car.
Other innovations for the Avant include a split, flat-folding rear seatback that gives the Avant considerable flexibility when hauling people and cargo. Audi has equipped the load area with an easy-to-use cargo cover that they claim can be operated with one hand. Also included on the Avant’s standard equipment list is antilock brakes, power front and rear windows, electronic differential lock, fog lamps, aluminum wheels, an outside temperature display, remote keyless entry, luggage rack, cargo net, and no-charge automatic climate controls. An exceptional value for the premium estate wagon market.
In recent years, nearly 40-percent of Audi’s worldwide sales of the A6 have been of Avants. Needless to say, Europe, which displays a predilection for expensive station wagons versus expensive sport-utes, accounts for a great deal of these sales. We think that Americans could come to appreciate the A6 Avant as well, particularly when considering the safety and performance benefits accrued by the car’s highly acclaimed Quattro all-wheel drive system. It sure makes more sense than driving around a gas-guzzling Jeep Grand Cherokee or Mercury Mountaineer.
March, 1998 -- Audi’s latest creation is the A6 Avant, a wagon version of its recently introduced A6 sedan. The Avant differs from the sedan in a few key areas; the most noticeable is the rear facing bench seat that is designed to hold children in comfort and safety. This optional feature turns the A6 Avant into a seven-passenger car.
Other innovations for the Avant include a split, flat-folding rear seatback that gives the Avant considerable flexibility when hauling people and cargo. Audi has equipped the load area with an easy-to-use cargo cover that they claim can be operated with one hand. Also included on the Avant’s standard equipment list is antilock brakes, power front and rear windows, electronic differential lock, fog lamps, aluminum wheels, an outside temperature display, remote keyless entry, luggage rack, cargo net, and no-charge automatic climate controls. An exceptional value for the premium estate wagon market.
In recent years, nearly 40-percent of Audi’s worldwide sales of the A6 have been of Avants. Needless to say, Europe, which displays a predilection for expensive station wagons versus expensive sport-utes, accounts for a great deal of these sales. We think that Americans could come to appreciate the A6 Avant as well, particularly when considering the safety and performance benefits accrued by the car’s highly acclaimed Quattro all-wheel drive system. It sure makes more sense than driving around a gas-guzzling Jeep Grand Cherokee or Mercury Mountaineer.
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