2008 Audi A6 2.0 TDi (140) S-Line (P)
2008 Audi A6 2.0 TDi (140) S-Line (P)
But what were its good points? Space. Loads of it. For a start the boot was simply massive. It swallowed two suitcases, hand luggage and other bits and pieces with total ease and room to spare.







There was no bluetooth connection and if you didn’t have exactly the right phone in which to place into the slot in the front central armrest the two large buttons on the steering wheel were useless too. Most strange. And the CD player was just a single one too. So an oddly spec’d interior indeed.
I also found the steering wheel to be a touch too thin too, but that is a matter of taste.
The ergonomics were excellent though. The wheel, pedals, seat relationship was very good indeed. I had no problem in getting an ideal driving postion that meant I could relax in the car hoping that it would waft me from beach to beach.
All the controls, the switches and the MMI all moved, clicked and flicked with beautiful precision.








As long as you didn’t mind stirring the, admittedly slick, gearbox (a lot!) then the car moved along well. Initially feeling a little lethargic, but the torque then took over and hauled the car along nicely. Sixth was quite long and if you were sticking to the speed limits on a motorway then a hill would require a change down to fifth, which is disappointing. The cruise control would allow the speed to be maintained, but would lead to some raucous noises from under the bonnet.
Whilst in the twisties, an awful lot of flicking between second, third and fourth was needed. This wouldn’t be a problem if is wasn’t for the limitations of the suspension and the seats that would leave you and your passenger hanging on so that you didn’t slip and slide on the leather as the car heaved and rolled.




In conclusion, a mixed bag. I thought that it is a great looking car, it felt really good just getting in to it an it had a real feel good factor. But this particular car had limitations. The suspension and the steering just didn’t work on virtually any surface and to me it’s a very spec sensitive sector of the market, where this A6 just didn’t fit.
I have to say that I really enjoyed the prestige of driving it amongst all the Clios, i20’s, 207’s and at best an Astra. There were quite a lot of confused looks as to why and how I came to be driving this, But I couldn’t use it everyday unless it was either sharper or more comfortable (or both obviously) and all the buttons actually had a use.






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