Cut68

So I've had my new A6 for a few days now, and absolutely love it, but one thing is driving me crazy. I can't get 2 normal sized coffee cups in the cupholders. Has anyone else found the cupholders to be annoying? Anyone got a fix for this? I'm in my car for 1-2 hours each way for work, and this is a real pain in the butt!

Nyuni

Europeans, especially Germans, are less apt to do things such as drinking a coffee while driving - and when they do, they don't generally have "American-sized" servings.

They are what they are.

karch22

Cupholders do suck, I did buy a Starbucks commuter mug that does slide in the passenger-side (which, apparently is slightly larger than the driver's side). That's the only "fix" I have found.

hockeyfox

Kinda being consumer ignorant I guess. Not a deal breaker, but what a mess when the can/mug pops out of the holder. No more beverage cans in my car.

mannya4

My cupholder broke...one of the insert is not there.
They placed an order and will be done uder warranty...
Now dont let me start off the seats...

PJRed2008

There are numerous third-party options available, I had a couple in my Vette, which had worse cupholders than Audi.

I'm also not sure what the OP's opinion of normal sized is. I can get two 16 oz coffee cups in my A6 that fit fine, and don't more. You have to buy cups that fit the holder style.

AutobahnA6

Starbucks has a couple of cups that will fit in both holders. Was not a deal breaker for me. I just just upgraded the cups... Let me know if you need pictures of the right ones.

Jaybanks9

Cans, 20 oz bottles, and large fast food drinks all fit without problems and don't wiggle at all. What drives me nuts is the sunglasses holder

MileHighJC

I use travel mugs with a sealing/closing lid... Even if it did escape the cupholder, the spill will be minor at the very worst. I feel a lot more comfortable with them as I had a number of spills in my old A4. Believe it or not the cupholders in the 97 A4 were orders of magnitude worse than my A6.

Shiner Bock

Porsche is the same way. The engineers grudgingly put in completely inadequate cupholders because they don't think a cupholder has any place in a car. It's Germans lecturing Americans through design.