Kelley Blue Book ® - 2004 Audi A6 Overview  Vehicle Overview
from Kelley Blue Book 2004 Audi A6 Overview  Why Be Boring?  As
if the A6 line was not impressive enough, Audi also includes a
high-powered version known as the A6 4.2. For those who love the
power and performance that only a high-end European sport sedan
can offer, the A6 4.2 gives you all the luxury and refinement of
the V6 powered A6, but with a whole lot more attitude.  So what
do you get when Audi drops a big V8 into the A6's engine bay?
Well for starters, you get a 300 horsepower V8 engine that can
propel the A6 from 0 to 60 mph in a scant 6.7 seconds. That's no
typo; this is one sedan that your kids won't be embarrassed to
be seen inor to borrow. Though the fun factor is electronically
capped once you hit 130-mph, the ride up to that point is just
flat-out non-stop forward motion. The A6 4.2 is powerful from
the second you ask it to move and power is there from 1900 rpms
right up to redline. Of course, not every day will be a hot-rod
day, so