Audi A6 C5

Audi
Audi A6 Sedan (1997-2001)
A6 (type 4B)
Production period:	1997-2005
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	Limousine , station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.8–4.2 liters (92–353 kW) Diesel engines : 1.9–2.5 liters (81–132 kW)
Length:	4796 mm
Width:	1819 mm
Height:	1477 mm
Wheelbase :	2760 mm
Empty weight :	1320-1765 kg
Previous model	Audi A6 C4
successor	Audi A6 C6

Stars in the Euro NCAP - Crash Test (1998)

The Audi A6 C5 is a car model of the upper middle class of Audi and was from April 1997 to August 2005 as the second generation of the Audi A6 built.

Model history

General

The Audi A6 C5 rolled off the assembly line as a sedan from April 1997. The public premiere took place formally at the Geneva Motor Show 1997. The station wagon (Avant) was introduced in March 1998. From mid-1999, the sporty variant S6 was offered as a sedan and avant with a performance-enhanced eight-cylinder.

In October 1999, the C5 was the first Audi vehicle to receive the Multitronic continuously variable automatic transmission , which, in addition to the manual transmission and the Tiptronic automatic transmission, could be ordered as a third transmission variant with selected engines. While the front end of the previous model A6 C4 was technically based on that of the Audi 100 C2 from 1976, the new multi-link front axle design introduced in 1994 in the Audi A4 and Audi A8 and two years later in the VW Passat 3B was used in the A6 C5. It is now (2010) standard in Audi cars with a longitudinally installed engine.

A variant for off-road use was presented in mid-2000 based on the Avant. The allroad quattro made thanks to variable air suspension for improved ground clearance, special off-road ratio and reinforced body areas one use away from the roads possible.

The design of the vehicle was created under Claus Potthoff .

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  Rear view

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  Audi A6 Avant (1998-2001)

V8 and Turbo models

In April 1999, the A6 C5 was first offered with a V8 engine. Since the S6 C4 with the 4.2-liter unit was only produced until October 1997, no V8 engine was available for the upper middle class from Audi for the period up to the market launch of the A6 C5 4.2. A special feature of this model was the modified body, which later formed the basis for the S6 and RS6. In order to emphasize the performance of the model, the A6 4.2 has been given a different "face". For the first time, the air inlet below the front bumper was integrated into the design by means of a chrome frame, which later gradually led to the "single-frame grille" on all Audi models.

Audi issued a data sheet in advance in February 1999 listing another V8 engine. It was the 3.7-liter unit with 191 kW that comes from the Audi A8 D2 . There were only a very small number of this vehicle - if at all - and it is not known whether the vehicle was actually produced and offered in series for the German market. A special feature according to the data sheet is an available front-wheel drive. Due to the differently designed, shortened front end compared to the predecessor and successor models, the five-cylinder in-line engines familiar from the predecessor series C2, C3 and C4 no longer fit into the engine compartment. This was the first time that a turbo engine with five cylinders was no longer offered in the Audi A6 C5. Instead there was a V6 turbo gasoline engine with a displacement of 2.7 liters. This engine could be combined with front-wheel and all-wheel drive ("Quattro").

Facelift

A facelift took place in May 2001 . In addition to changes to the engine range and the chassis, noise insulation and body rigidity have been improved. Furthermore, the appearance has been slightly revised.

The most noticeable changes were:

• Visible tailpipes
• Side indicators in clear glass
• Reversing lights of the rear lights in clear glass
• Projection headlights now with 3.5 "lenses and bi-xenon light with dynamic luminaire width adjustment instead of static LWR
• License plate frame in the trunk lid in glossy black
• Changed shape of the bumpers which are now completely painted in body color
• Revised grille and modified grille surround in the bonnet
• Exterior mirrors on the passenger side of the same size as on the driver's side
• Changed instrument cluster with chrome surround and LED lighting changed from red to white
• Interior with soft lacquer coating
• Introduction of the CAN bus
• Changed engine range
• Improved exhaust gas values

From mid-2002 Audi offered the particularly sporty RS6 version based on the C5 .

In April 2004 the A6 C5 sedan was replaced by a completely newly developed successor. The Avant successor appeared in March 2005.

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  Audi A6 Sedan (2001-2004)

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  Rear view

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  Audi A6 Avant (2001-2005)

Engines

1997 to 2001

model	Motor type	Cylinders / valves	Cubic capacity in cm³	Max. power	Max. Torque	Engine code	Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	Maximum speed, v max	Construction period
1.8	Gasoline engine	4/20	1781	92 kW (125 hp) (1) at 5800 min -1	168 Nm at 3500 min -1	AJP, AQE, ARH	11.3 s	203 km / h	12 / 1997-04 / 2001
1.8 T (2)		4/20	1781	110 kW (150 hp) at 5700 min -1	210 Nm at 1750 to 4600 min -1	AEB, APU, ANB, AWT, ARK	9.4 s	217 km / h	04 / 1997-05 / 2001
1.8 T (2) (3)		4/20	1781	132 kW (180 hp) at 6000 min -1	235 Nm at 2000 to 4600 min -1	AJL			11 / 1997-10 / 2000
2.4 (4)		6/30	2393	100 kW (136 hp) at 5750 min -1	230 Nm at 3200 min -1	ALW, ARN, ASM			08/1997–05/2001
2.4 (2) (3)		6/30	2393	120 kW (163 hp) at 6000 min -1	230 Nm at 3200 min -1	APZ, AMM, AJG	9.1 s	222 km / h	11 / 1998-05 / 2001
2.4 (2)		6/30	2393	121 kW (165 hp) (5) at 6000 min -1	230 Nm at 3200 min -1	AGA, APS, AML, ALF, ARJ	9.1 s	222 km / h	04 / 1997-05 / 2001
2.7 T (2) (6)		6/30	2671	169 kW (230 hp) at 5800 min -1	310 Nm at 1700 to 4600 min -1	AJK, AZA	7.3 s	245 km / h	02/1999–05/2001
2.7 T (6) (7) (9)		6/30	2671	184 kW (250 hp) at 5800 min -1	350 Nm at 1800 to 4500 min -1	ARE	6.8 s	248 km / h	05 / 2000-05 / 2001
2.8 (2)		6/30	2771	142 kW (193 hp) at 6000 min -1	280 Nm at 3200 min -1	ACK, APR, AMX, AQD, ALG	8.1 s	236 km / h	04 / 1997-05 / 2001
4.2 (7) (9)		8/40	4172	220 kW (299 hp) at 6200 min -1	400 Nm at 3000-4000 min -1	ARS, ASG	6.9 s	250 km / h	04/1999–05/2001
S6 (7)		8/40	4172	250 kW (340 hp) at 7000 min -1	420 Nm at 3400 min -1	AQJ, ANK	5.7 s	250 km / h	09/1999–05/2001
1.9 TDI ( VEP )	Diesel engine	4/8	1896	81 kW (110 hp) at 4150 min -1	235 Nm at 1900 min -1	AFN, AVG	12.3 s	194 km / h	04 / 1997-04 / 2001
1.9 TDI ( PD )		4/8	1896	85 kW (115 hp) at 4000 min -1	285 Nm at 1900 min -1	AJM	11.6 s	196 km / h	01 / 1998-04 / 2001
2.5 TDI ( VEP ) (2)		6/24	2496	110 kW (150 hp) at 4000 min -1	310 Nm at 1500-3200 min -1	AFB, AKN	9.7 s	218 km / h	04 / 1997-05 / 2001
2.5 TD I ( VEP ) (2) (9)		6/24	2496	132 kW (180 hp) at 4000 min -1	370 Nm at 1500 to 2500 min -1	LFS	8.9 s	221 km / h	11/1999–05/2001

⁽¹⁾ For some export countries 85 kW (115 PS)

⁽²⁾With Quattro drive on request

⁽³⁾ For some export countries only

⁽⁴⁾ Authority version

⁽⁵⁾ For some export countries 110 kW (150 PS)

⁽⁶⁾With biturbo charging

⁽⁷⁾With Quattro drive as standard

^(8th)Only in the allroad quattro available

⁽⁹⁾Also in the allroad quattro available

2001 to 2005

model	Motor type	Cylinders / valves	Cubic capacity in cm³	Max. power	Max. Torque	Engine code	Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	Maximum speed, v max	Construction period
1.8 T (1)	Gasoline engine	4/20	1781	110 kW (150 hp) at 5700 min -1	210 Nm at 1750 to 4600 min -1	AWT	9.4 s	217 km / h	06/2001–01/2005
2.0		4/20	1984	96 kW (130 hp) at 5700 min -1	195 Nm at 3300 min -1	OLD	10.5 s	205 km / h	06/2001–01/2005
2.4 (2)		6/30	2393	100 kW (136 hp) at 5750 min -1	230 Nm at 3200 min -1	ASM			06/2001–01/2005
2.4 (1)		6/30	2393	125 kW (170 hp) at 6000 min -1	230 Nm at 3200 min -1	BDV	9.3 s	224 km / h	06/2001–01/2005
2.7 T (1) (3) (4) (5)		6/30	2671	184 kW (250 hp) at 5800 min -1	350 Nm at 1800 to 4500 min -1	ARE, BES	6.8 s	248 km / h	06 / 2001-08 / 2005
3.0 (1)		6/30	2976	162 kW (220 hp) at 6300 min -1	300 Nm at 3200 min -1	ASN	7.5 s	243 km / h	06/2001–01/2005
4.2 (5)		8/40	4172	220 kW (300 hp) at 6200 min -1	400 Nm at 3000-4000 min -1	ARS, ASG, BAS	6.9 s	250 km / h	06 / 2001-08 / 2005
S6 (5)		8/40	4172	250 kW (340 hp) at 7000 min -1	420 Nm at 3400 min -1	ANK	5.7 s	250 km / h	06/2001–01/2005
RS6 (4) (5)		8/40	4172	331 kW (450 hp) at 5700 to 6400 min -1	560 Nm at 1950 to 5500 min -1	BCY	4.9 s	270 km / h	07 / 2002-09 / 2004
RS6 plus (4) (5)		8/40	4172	353 kW (480 hp) at 6000 to 6400 min -1	560 Nm at 1950 to 6000 min -1	BRV	4.5 s	280 km / h	04 / 2004-09 / 2004
1.9 TDI ( PD ) (6)	Diesel engine	4/8	1896	96 kW (130 hp) at 4000 min -1	285 Nm at 1750 to 2500 min -1	AWX	10.5 s	203 km / h	06/2001–01/2005
1.9 TDI ( PD ) (7)		4/8	1896	96 kW (130 hp) at 4000 min -1	310 Nm at 1900 min -1	AVF	10.5 s	203 km / h	06/2001–01/2005
2.5 TDI ( VEP )		6/24	2496	114 kW (155 hp) at 4000 min -1	310 Nm at 1400 to 3500 min -1	AYM	9.7 s	219 km / h	06 / 2001-06 / 2002
2.5 TDI ( VEP ) (3)		6/24	2496	120 kW (163 hp) at 4000 min -1	310 Nm at 1400 to 3600 min -1	BFC, BCZ, BDG	9.3 s	222 km / h	07 / 2002–11 / 2004
2.5 TD I ( VEP ) (1) (3)		6/24	2496	132 kW (180 hp) at 4000 min -1	370 Nm at 1500 to 2500 min -1	AKE, BDH, BAU	8.9 s	223 km / h	06 / 2001-08 / 2005

⁽¹⁾With Quattro drive on request

⁽²⁾ Authority version

⁽³⁾Also in the allroad quattro available

⁽⁴⁾With biturbo charging

⁽⁵⁾With Quattro drive as standard

⁽⁶⁾ With 5-speed manual transmission

⁽⁷⁾ With 6-speed manual transmission or automatic transmission (mileage applies to vehicles with manual transmission)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official safety assessment of the Audi A6 1998. In: euroncap.com. Retrieved September 27, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Hans-Hermann Braess, Ulrich Seiffert (Ed.): Automobile design and technology: Forming, functionality, technology . Springer-Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8348-9411-3 , p. 95 (361 pp., Google.com [accessed September 27, 2018]).
3. ↑ Microsoft Word - tdA6 3.7 299.doc - 1999 02 a6 c5 37 37 quattro.pdf. (PDF; 161 kB) In: audi.de. February 1999, accessed September 27, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Used car test: Audi A6 (1997-2004) - autobild.de. In: autobild.de. February 25, 2002, accessed September 27, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Technical data Audi A6 2.5 TDI (120 kW) - 2003 03 a6 c5 25tdi.pdf. (PDF; 236 kB) In: audi.de. March 2003, accessed September 27, 2018 . 

Web links

Commons : Audi A6 C5  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Link catalog on the topic of Audi A models at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )
• Technical specifications
• AutoBild used car test ( Memento from March 2, 2005 in the Internet Archive )