irenesbob

Does anyone know when the 2.0 engine will be introduced in the US?

DB22

Hopefully never. The 2.0 is for EU tax reasons, not for a sports sedan in the US that has cheap gas.

irenesbob

I get the personal preference, but I am just wondering if and when Audi is bringing the 4-cylinder to the US in the A6. My dealer is not sure, but they do know there are many customers waiting for it.

That engine is offered in the much heavier and less aero Q7 and my dealer tells me they go out the door at a much higher rate than the 3.0 Q7’s. In the Q7 the 2.0 goes 0-60 in 7.1 seconds compared to 5.7 for the 3.0. The 2.0 Q7 is also 198 lbs. lighter than the 3.0 version. I am figuring that given the 4,266 lb. curb weight of the 3.0 A6, the 2.0 version would be about 4,068 lbs. curb weight and likely go 0-60 in 6.5 seconds. For many in congested areas this is plenty fast.

I had both the 3.0 and the 2.0 in my pervious A6’s and the 2.0 had a much lighter handling feel, whereas the heavier 3.0 tended to not want to change direction as easily and tended to plow and scrub off a lot of front rubber.

Glisse

Soon, as it has now been released in Germany. Your performance logic was sound, but a bit conservative. The 0-60mph time will be around 0.2 seconds less than the factory 0-100kph time, which is 6 seconds flat. The differences between the two engines will be a bit more obvious in open road / rolling acceleration.


Source: Audi. de C8 A6

irenesbob

Thanks. Those numbers seem fine for my needs if I decide to go back to an A6 from my current A4, especially given that I drive solo virtually all the time so the passenger load would be that much (190 pounds).

DB22

I see your logic for an A6 but not with respect to the Q7. If you drive solo with little goods in a Q7 then you bought the wrong car. Q7 is designed to carry a load and the 3.0 is a must.

irenesbob

I agree. I wouldn't want a Q7 with the 2.0 engine. I was simply using the 2.0 Q7 to show that a big heavy beast can still get out of its own way with the 2.0. I would even say that forthe A6, a typical family with 4 people and luggage would be a bit much for the 2.0. For myself I drive solo nearly 100% of the time and I did find the lighter front load of thee 2.0 made the A6 more nimble feeling when tossing it about.