Audi A6 Allroad quattro: First drive!

Friday, April 28, 2006

Audi A6 Allroad quattro: First drive!

Here's a nice little review of the Audi A6 Allroad quattro.

How niche is niche? Well in the UK for Audi it seems about 900. That’s how many A6 allroads they anticipate selling in a good year here, their own new Q7 SUV likely to make a small dent in the allroad’s sales figures.

Even so, Audi claims a very loyal audience for the allroad and it’s easy to see why. Not only does it look good, but compared with a conventional SUV it makes a great deal of sense.

To drive it eclipses even the most accomplished SUVs. So niche it may be, but it offers most of the benefits of an SUV without their compromises on the road. That alone makes it hugely appealing.
As does the fact that it looks so good and isn’t likely to attract the sort of anti-SUV scorn now so common. Starting at £33,530 it’s slightly cheaper than most of its premium off-roader rivals too. If you’re one of those 900 anticipated buyers you’re unlikely to be disappointed.