das2.7t

Hi, all. I'm considering moving from my 2012 3.0T to an 2014 or greater S6 and have a couple of questions.

- Is the active noise cancellation a part of all sound packages and does it really work? The 3.0T's, mine included, are known to have a fair amount of wind and road noise.
- Do the S6's suffer from the same steering wheel wandering from the fly-by-wire system that the A6's do? TSB upgrades have helped but it's still there.
- Anything else I should know if any of you have made the same transition?

Thanks in advance for the replies!

gk1

The S6 ANC system is purely to cancel the specific noise created by the engine when it is running in 4 cylinder mode. It does not cancel any other noises like wind or tire noise.

Tinbad

There's a decrease in wind noise in the facelift (MY16+) due to "double glass" in the front door windows. Enough for me to notice when I traded '14 A6 for a '16 S6.

Not sure if there are any differences in steering between the pre facelift A6 and S6, but the facelift is noticeable a little better. Not by very much though, it's still no BMW steering

DeerHunter

No Audi has a "fly-by-wire" steering setup (you're perhaps thinking of Infiniti). It does, however, have EPS (Electric Power Steering) - much like most cars built in the last few years.

Go123

The S6 steering is much better with the dynamic steering option. It can change the steering ratios based on the drive select mode.

das2.7t

Thanks. yeah, I used the wrong terminology. I'm disappointed to see the steering issue exists in the S6 as well. Glad to hear it's better in later years so maybe that will help when I make the move. It's funny, I get used to it in my A6 and then drive my 2002 TT 225 and immediately think, "now this is how a car is supposed to feel". Same thing for my wife's crossover SUV. It's a sad state of affairs when a GMC SUV feels more "consistent???" on the road (can't think of the right word).

das2.7t

Thanks. It's better in my A6 under Dynamic as well. Still not where it should be though....

das2.7t

Awww, that's too bad. I was hoping it was like being inside of big, noise cancelling headphones. I still find myself reaching over and raising all four windows even though they are already all the way up. Waaaaay more wind and road noise than my previous C5 A6.

Good to hear. More and more, it looks like I will move to a 2016 or later S6 when I make the move. Even though I don't like the look as much as the pre-facelift variants.