Originally Posted by C&D
Drives How it Looks: Beautifully
The A6 uses the latest version of Quattro, with a nominal front-to-rear power distribution of 40/60 percent. Add to that an optional sport differential that actually distributes torque instead of cutting it off like stability-control-based “torque vectoring” systems offered on cheaper cars, and the A6 is supremely capable.
The electromechanical steering is nicely weighted, and its feel is vastly superior to that of the BMW 5-series, which has had most of its feeling snuffed out by a new electric booster.
The A6Άs modular longitudinal platform places the front axle farther forward than in the old, nose-heavy A6s, making for far better weight distribution and
greatly reducing the carΆs tendency to understeer. The dynamic abilities of the new A6 also are enhanced by its
lower weight. Audi managed to
shave almost 300 pounds off the old carΆs heft with extensive use of lightweight materials, mostly aluminum.