Road Test | Audi A6

Newsweek, January, 2005 by Tara Weingarten

One of the best perks of reviewing cars is that, occasionally, I get to hang with the folks who design and build them. So it was recently, on a trip through the hilly roads of Sonoma, Calif., that I tested the redesigned A6 seated next to its designer, Achim Badstubner, who had flown in from Germany. Of course, it's a thrill only when you like their work; otherwise it's an awkward drive. Fortunately, the A6's new contrivance is satisfying in every way. Badstubner discarded the old A6's flabby appearance, giving it a strapping, masculine architecture with high shoulders and an elegant front fascia. It's also slightly longer and roomier than the previous model.

The redesigned A6 is faster, too, with a 3.2-liter, V-6, 255-horsepower engine (35 more ponies than the outgoing...

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