While America has been treated to the gasoline-powered versions of the 2020 S6 and S7, Europe still gets the sports executive cars with a diesel engine.
Mind you, it’s not your run-of-the-mill downsized four-pot either, but a 3.0-liter V6 TDI, with electrification, an eight-speed automatic transmission and the mandatory Quattro all-wheel drive system.
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When it leaves the factory, it produces 349 PS (344 hp / 257 kW) and 700 Nm (516 lb-ft) of torque, enough to go from 0 to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 5.0 seconds in the S6 Sedan, and 5.1 seconds in the S6 Avant and S7 Sportback. Audi Sport has put a cap on the cars’ top speed at 250 km/h (155 mph). With ABT Sportsline’s engine control unit, though, power increases to 384 PS (379 hp / 282 kW) and 760 Nm (561 lb-ft) of torque, and the 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) drops to 4.9 seconds in the super estate.
ABT took care of the visual side of things as well, with a rear skirt developed for the four- and five-door versions of the latest S6. There’s also a front skirt available, as well as different wheel sets, including the 21-inch DR with a black look equipping the car pictured in the gallery. Projecting the tuner’s logo onto the asphalt upon opening the doors are the integrated entrance lights, and finally, you can add the push-button ignition switch cap with illuminated ABT logo.
Should you want more, then you will have to wait for the company to roll out a full aerodynamic package, which is currently in development.