Audi has released new images and information on the next A6 due out in 2011 as a 2012 model year. The new mid-sized luxury sedan has been restyled resembling its bigger sibling, the Audi A8.
Several amenities and techie gadgets have been made available on the 2012 A6 which is all expected because it is an Audi after-all. The new wrap-around interior is laced with soft-touch accents and under the hood you will find a choice between two gasoline engines and three diesel options. Of course we should not expect to get all three of the diesel options here in the United States but it will be beneficial to other world markets considering the greatly improved fuel economy of these new powermills.
We expect to see the 2012 Audi A6 with a 3.0-liter 300 horsepower supercharged TFSI V6 engine that gets a decent 27 miles to the gallon. A new hybrid option will be available in the 2012 A6 lineup making it the second hybrid offering after the Audi Q5 Hybrid. The special feature on the A6 Hybrid will be its ability to cruise exclusively on electric power up to 62 mph. In true Audi fashion the Quattro all-wheel-drive option is available for the new A6. A manual transmission option for the A6 alongside of the CVT and 7-speed S-tronic automatic transmission is on the table but we are not sure if we will see the manual in the US… I hope so!
