by Brian Byrne. The new Audi A6 Avant, which is appearing in Irish Audi dealerships in the next few days, is longer and wider than the BMW 5 Series Touring and has 65 litres more luggage space and with the seats down, 10 litres more space.
The A6 Avant is also longer and wider than the Mercedes E Class Estate, says Audi.
It comes with a five star NCAP safety rating matched by the Mercedes E-Class but one star ahead of the new BMW 5 Series, Saab 9-5 and Volvo S80.
There will be a choice of four V6 engines in most markets, 2.4 and 3.2 petrol, 2.7 and 3.0 TDI and a 4.2-litre V8 petrol engine for top of the range models. A 2-litre diesel will arrive later.
Additional models to be added in the future say Audi, will include an Allroad, a V8 diesel and an RS version.
