Audi S6

The Audi S6 is a high-performance variant of the Audi A6 executive car, produced by the German automaker Audi. It went on sale in 1994, shortly after the A6 designation was introduced to replace the 100 nameplate. The original S6 was largely identical to the outgoing Audi S4 of the C4 generation, often called the Ur-S4, with only new body cladding and badging as visible differences. Like all S models it has quattro four-wheel drive as standard, using the Torsen-based permanent system. It was powered by a turbocharged inline five-cylinder petrol engine, with a 4.2-litre V8 of 213 kW as an optional upgrade, and 952 cars were made in the first generation, 855 of them Avants and 97 saloons. In markets without the RS6, the S6 is the most powerful A6.