- The gasoline-electric A6 Hybrid is powered by a turbocharged 2.0 TFSI direct-injection four-cylinder gas engine and a 40kW electric motor.
- The hybrid powertrain delivers a combined 241 horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque in brief bursts.
- There are still no specific plans to market the A6 Hybrid in the U.S.
INGOLSTADT, Germany — Audi has released additional details on its new A6 Hybrid, which goes on sale next year in Europe. There are still no specific plans to market the gasoline-electric A6 Hybrid in the U.S., where the standard A6 reaches dealers this summer with new skin and additional features.
The A6 Hybrid combines a turbocharged 2.0-liter TFSI direct-injection four-cylinder gasoline engine with a 40kW electric motor. The system is capable of delivering a combined 241 horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque in brief bursts to the front wheels via a modified eight-speed tiptronic transmission.
Audi says the A6 Hybrid accelerates from zero to 60 in less than 7.3 seconds, with a top speed of 148 mph. More importantly, the car, which features an automatic stop-start system, returns an average 37 mpg on the European driving cycle and can travel up to 62 mph on electric power alone for brief periods.
The parallel-hybrid system draws its electric power from a 40kW lithium-ion battery pack. The vehicle can be driven in one of three modes — with the gasoline engine only, the electric motor only and the combined engine and motor.
The A6 Hybrid rides on unique 17-inch cast-alloy wheels of a 10-blade turbine design, shod with 225/55R17 tires; 18-inch wheels and tires are optional.
Outside of the wheels and the optional Arctic Silver metallic paint, the A6 Hybrid is distinguished from the standard A6 by discreet Hybrid nameplates on the deck lid, the fenders and the sills.
Inside Line says: Still no word on pricing for Europe.
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lucien4 says:
07:45 AM, 07/21/2011
@michael_s Agree not fair to compare to non-luxury lighter hybrids. However comparing it to the new non-hybrid 2.0 TFSI Audi A6 then it's only 10% more fuel efficient. Most anticipate 5K over the 2.8 TFSI so that seems not a great deal.
I can see people say now how much better diesel is than hybrid technology which in this case gets 28% better combined mpg. It's great they started on building their first hybrids but seems they still have room to improve mpg in the next generation.
michael_s says:
05:33 AM, 07/21/2011
lucien4, you have to consider weight, size, and performance.
The non-hybrid Toyota Camry is 550 pounds lighter than the non-hybrid Audi A6, and it's also shorter in width and length. The Toyota Camry Hybrid is also only slightly faster than the Toyota Camry regular four cylinder model.
This Audi A6 hybrid is larger, heavier, and substantially faster than the Camry Hybrid (or Sonata Hybrid, or Altima Hybrid), it makes sense for the fuel economy to be lower.
lucien4 says:
05:14 PM, 07/20/2011
The hybrid mileage is actually not very competitive for US market: a Sonata/Optima/Fusion is roughly 32% more fuel efficient. Not only that an A6 2.0 TFSI FWD (which is sold in the US) gets also pretty decent mileage (roughly -10%): 25/33/28 mpg.
I guess they didn't want to make it too fuel efficient and not sell enough diesels which is much cheaper for them to produce:-).
smallfield says:
04:04 PM, 07/20/2011
Irrelevant here in the US where we'll get neither.
Although if I were getting the A6 I'd get the 3.0T anyways - very fun engine and still 19 city/28 hwy which isn't too bad. I agree if milage were important diesels are more fun than hybrids.
truecarfan says:
03:45 PM, 07/20/2011
Why get this over the diesel??? The diesel is lighter (which means more fun to drive).... and is close in mileage and emissions.