1996 Audi A6 2.8 Quattro - POV Driving Review (Binaural Audio) 

Which other 90's Luxury cars do you want to see on the channel?

Man, these older cars just remind me of the happier times

My mom had an A4 of this time period. Pleasant comfortable cruiser that was austere luxury. No flash and just the business.

This era of Audi interior is my favorite

Reminds me of my childhood. Seeing these on the streets in the late 90s and admiring them. The good ol’ days.

Ah, the Audi A6 C4... It was my first car, with exact same white color ! The only difference, that it was a diesel one, 2.5 TDI. Amazing machine, extremely reliable, built with the quality of those times. Only good memories !

Love these 90s gems

Tedward I like these videos where you drive/review cars from the 80s and 90s, those type of vehicles are definitely signs of what those times were like by the looks of their interiors and some of the things that were considered "luxury" back in their days.

That’s a nice one! I had the opportunity to cruising around in one of these with the 2.3 liter 5 cylinder petrol engine ,5 speed manual front wheel drive. This was in 1998-1999,for those times that car was something unbelievable,very good materials a lot of luxurious options,was riding so smooth,built like a tank,it was a premium car in every way!

I owned a 97 A4 quattro with the 2.8. I miss that car. Absolute tank in the snow and very refined for the year. Probably the smoothest shifting manual I ever drove. Only problematic issues were the cruise control and the pcv crankcase had to be checked, cleaned or replaced every year.

A lot of money spent in that vehicle for tactile interior buttons, and under hood presentation. Beautiful and timeless.

I had a 96 A4 2.6 Avant Quattro for 10+ years, disintegrated in its 24th year of service. Simply the best car I've ever had. This V6 engine note is pure music. Pulls nicely from just 1700 RPM and has a nice consumption if not pushed hard. These 12V V6 engines are indestructible. Looking forward to have a B6 3.0 Avant Quattro.

I have the smaller 2,6 and its just so soothing to drive. No bings or alerts no screens just you and the car.

I have a 2004 audi a6 2.7 bi-turbo quattro and it’s big, beautiful and analog. sublimely comfortable with a timeless design. yes, it drinks premium like a drunken sailor but it has personality and style. A car from a different era of motoring

FINALLY i see this car on your channel! i had this car almost 3 years ago, just as a station wagon, 2.8 V6 quattro manual. i freakin loved this car! unfortunately i got into a crash (with 120 kmh/kmph or 74 mph directly against a tree head on. i need to say, this car was built like a rock! i crashed, was confused looked around and got out and walked away no injuries or broken bones etc, just a gigantic bruise over my breast from the seatbelt. this car saved my life, and i'm glad to see it here!

It's an absolutely beautiful sedan,just like the first A8.

I don’t subscribe to a lot of channels I’m more of a phantom viewer, but your channel really deserves it. Your knowledge about cars is fantastic, your driving is excellent, the POV is awesome (makes me feel like I’m driving these), and your voice is so soothing, if you read an audiobook or something you’d make millions! Not really 90s luxury but I think some Japanese imports need some love R34 (hard to get in the US), other Skylines, RX7, Supra, Evos, all those lot.

I loved my Audi A6 2.8 Quattro. In it's day it was pretty rapid 'for a normal car' and it pulled all the way through to the limit at 155mph. It also is the best sounding car I have ever driven, just the right amount of growl without being obnoxious. Amazing how you can these days get this performance out of everyday cars. It finally got too expensive to upkeep at 165K miles, was mainly electrical issues, but the gearbox was getting noisy too.

Wasn't expecting this car from this channel, this is what I usually find on my feed As far as gasoline engines on Audi's go that one is about the most solid they've made, it has diesel longevity and sounds beautiful.

Truly a time capsule, what a find! I used to drive a C5 A6 2.8 Quattro back in the day - a Cashmere Grey Pearl over Charcoal example that got me through thousands upon thousands of miles of effortless New England trekking! Even to this day, I consider that car to be one of the best sedans I’ve ever driven, even with substantially more powerful, luxurious, exotic, and unique cars under my belt since then. Loved the vid!

That diagnostic port there is definitely something that should have been copied, I'm tired of fishing around a footwell 😂

Owned two A6 C4's back in the day a Seadan and Avant, a real tank on wheels loved everything about it.

Got this model with the 5 cylinder 2.5 TDI diesel engine and a 6 speed gearbox. On the highway it was like a flying carpet. Doing 160 Km\u gently eating the road and being very quiet and comfortable. It had 500K km on the clock before we had to part. Best build and nicest car I've ever owned.

My father used to drive one of these as a FWD. Beautiful car. Seeing the interior gives me a nostalgic feeling.

Wow the center console working like new in a 90’s-Early 00’s VW/Audi? A true gem

Audi C2 and C3 with the legendary five cylinder engine is... magical. Audi died for me with this V6.

My mom had this car when I was in high school. I spent a lot of time driving it when I got my license. Back then I thought it was slow and boring. I’d love to be able to drive it now and appreciate it.

I love these older car reviews!

Such a great looking car then and STILL now! Love my Audi's both A6's. great driving cars and both flawless and bulletproof. Two best cars I have owned.

Don't know what it is, but anytime I see an Audi from the mid-90s/early 2000s era I get the urge to watch Jason Statham in Transporter 2 😂

Old Opels and VWs also rust like crazy. Nice V6 sound. I swear they used that for several Audis in Racing Games.

Me when I was a child: I will never be this grumpy adult bickering about good old times Me now: contemplating good old times looking at cars like these

Had a '97 A6 Avant 2.8 Quattro 30V (193 hp) with the 5-speed manual. Was pretty well specced with cruise control, sport steering wheel and the striped sport interior. Loved that car!

This car has an interesting engine, the 2.8L 30v (also in other Audi cars late 90's) replacing the terrible 2.6L, what was interesting about it was that Audi tried to match the BMW 2.8L (E36 etc) and ended up with EXACTLY the same HP and Torque as the BMW (193 hp 142Kw) but the Audi engines lasted longer :)

next generation was even better and is probably my favorite Audi A6 of all times, with beautiful V6 engine...

Hey Tedward, I'm watching you from Brazil, I'm a big fan of your channel, I wish we had some nice roads and cars here to experience more the driving, but I get very entertained watching your videos, you're true car lover with maturity to extract the experience of all types of cars, this is amazing.

My first car was a '95 A4 with the exact same engine but manual transmission. Bought it from an old mans yard, paid 500 Euros for it. I sold it last year, but man, now I hear that engine again, I really miss it :')

No better way to see if a car can stand the test of time other than getting into one! This one passes with flying colors. Love my 17 A4, but give me this, 3/4s of what I paid for and a sound system and I'd be untouchable. This is dripping old money daily for a car enthusiast with a garage that looks more like an art gallery. Good on you Tedward and good on you Audi

Such a timeless design, inside and out. I’m super curious what a modern car will be like in 26 years from now with all the screens and other tech. We’re such a “here and now” throwaway society.

I love these kinda videos, just a normal car from a couple years back, great video! I'd love to see some sort of Volvo like a XC90/S80 V8 or a C30 T5 since I never see much content on those gems.

i loved my C4 I bought it a few years ago from the original owner 111k miles it was a brilliant car though not very quick a little slow but it would fly at freeway speeds 85mph no problem

Timeless design, that is for sure :) I myself own an A6 C4. A 1995 model, 2.5 TDI Quattro Avant, with a 6-speed manual. What a durable engine, it has 537,000 kilometers (333,000 miles) on the counter. Still going strong, but it does need some TLC to get back to its former glory. Rust is definitely an issue with these, and on salted roads, they are really being eaten by it. These are soon to be classics, and I really want to preserve mine as good as possible, but it will require a lot of work.

I still drive mine, same color. I love that car!

What a treat watching this; as a kid I stared at the pics of these in the various auto guides and brochures I collected. I don’t lust after much of anything new today.

Just bought one. They're actually fully galvanized, so rust is much less of an issue than on the contemporary Mercedes and BMW models. They're really incredibly comfortable, but not very sporty. They're cars for cruising and driving long distances.

Really enjoyed this one. I've owned a 1994 Audi 90 Quattro, a 1998 A4 2.8 Quattro, and currently have a 2007 RS4 as a weekend fun car. All manuals and all great in their own way. The 90 just begged to be abused. It had a pushbutton on the console between the seats that would lock all three differentials and shut off the ABS for any offroad excursions. The A4 was a super comfortable highway cruiser. The RS4 has one of the best engines of all time with the 4.2 liter n/a V8 that revs to 8250 and sounds amazing. Unbelievably fast and really holds up as one of the great super sedans even to this day. Keep up the great work and more old Audis please!

had an emerald green 97 a6 years ago. was an amazing car! Was one of the best driving vehicles I've owned yet. super slow acceleration. It was always the road trip car, absolutely bulletproof and never got stuck no matter how much snow there was. hunting down a c4 s6 cause I always wished I had saved up a bit more back then for the performance model... huge fan of Audi i5

What a characterful car. Old Audis have aged so well. I wish the big German luxury brands would focus a little more on making their cars as solid and simple as this again, but that's not the way the world works. So glad this one has survived.

We are still driving our 97 a6 pearl white auto Quattro. 84k miles now. My favorite vehicle for the snow. Only way to get stuck is to get high centered. Otherwise it will plow fresh snow up to the hood. Thanks for doing the video. 😊

I owned the 1991 12v with "only" 174 CV, a really good car, quiet, fast and all time thirsty...🤣🤣🤣 Good video!!

Great driving cars! I remember seeing that the 2.8 in my 98 A4 had 5 valves per cylinder and thinking it was somewhat exotic in a passenger sedan.

It’s so gorgeous. When I was 17 I had an 01’ A6 2.8 (C5 gen?) and it was a great car. Did a full suspension overhaul and valve cover gaskets at 200k miles, then I sold it to my landlord who drove it till 240k before it was totalled. 2.8 V6 was gutless but was reliable. I’d killllll to own a C4 generation.

when the cars doesn't have a big screen and bunch of electronics 😂

Looks higher quality, classier, and a more unified interior than anything they make these days.

been someone who grow up with Gran Turismo, I find something really cool and relaxing about these videos... Love it.❤🚗

I recently purchased a 2016 Audi s6, it’s awesome to see this, wild how some of the design is still present in the modern model!

Great review and amazing car. Next you need to review a C4 S4/S6! A few quibbles; The 'cheap' clunky center stack buttons are anything but. If you feel the quality of those buttons compared to any other car (especially your Civic), you'd have to be a bit biased to not recognize the quality of those buttons. Soft touch, EXTREMELY durable plastic (30 year old buttons often look brand new), the text and icons are 'engraved' from the backside, so there is literally no way to wear off the text of the button, and they are made from black ABS plastic, so even if you scratch part of the button away, it is still black underneath, unlike a lot of buttons that are white underneath a black outer coating. These bodies generally don't rust. There is only one location that's at risk of rust, behind the front wheels because wet leaves/dirt can accumulate there. Audi mastered the galvanization process in around 1986. Mercedes still hasn't figured it out, just for comparison. Generally longitudinally mounted engines have a smaller turning radius than transverse mounted cars. This car might seem similar to the C3 underneath like you said, but it's not. Vastly different engines (this was Audi's first V6), different quattro iteration, it also uses ABS/EDL for the differential instead of manual differential locks, it has nothing in common structurally, nothing in common when it comes to body panels, etc. No shared components either, except maybe bolts here and there. This was a ground up project, and if you look at the history of Audi, the C4 (and D2) was a massive turning point for the company. Yes the B5 was responsible for tons of sales and turned the perception of Audi around in the US (After the 60 minutes faked tests), but the B5's don't have the special quality sauce the C4 and D2 did. Audi didn't really have any competition when these were new. The Acura Legend was beat by the Audi 100 (C4) in road tests and didn't come in AWD. Their only issue in the US was more anonymity compared to Mercedes and BMW, and like I mentioned what 60 Minutes did. Aside from a Bentley, Rolls Royce, Maybach, you will be hard pressed to find a modern car that has the build quality of this car. I've been in brand new S classes, 7 series, and A8's, and they still have little noises or cheapness. And yes once you're in the snow, you will change your tune even further. I've driven trucks, SUV's, Subarus, and nothing compares to the older Audis, especially those with the locking differentials. The trucks were front heavy, the SUV's were stable, but too heavy in general, and subarus were ok, but most of them use a weaker non-mechanical viscous coupling that adds delays when you don't want delays. Plus they are actually much more unreliable than the A6 here.

ahhhhh that's a lot of glass. and what a simple & classy interior, void of any screen...wow. where have the times gone...

This video made me miss my old C4 2.8 30v avant.

My uncle had one of these from around 2010 to 2018. A '96 2.6, but it wasn't a Quattro. Loved the sound of the engine, as in, for a luxury car, I think it's perfect. Just a little noise from the V6, while keeping NVH low. I remember some random details, like the front part of the rear side windows doesn't just sit between rubber window trim. It's actually fixed to a rail or something by a piece that looks like an intake/exhaust valve, with the face of it fixed to the window and the stem connecting into the window frame. Headliner was really nice, much nicer in fact than modern Mercedes, like a GLE 450 or a GL. What felt like solid chrome interior door releases, those clicky window switches, narrow door armrests below thick cushioned fabric door trim. The transmission kind of wanted to lug the engine, putting it as low as 1600 or 1800rpm going up hill, not quite enough torque with 4 or 5 people in the car but very respectable for the numbers it produced - only 110kW (@5,500rpm) and 220Nm (@3,500rpm). The sunroof also stopped working. It had some engine work done to it in his ownership - new pistons and a few other bits I believe). The indicator stalk also wore out. It wouldn't stay centred, so you'd have to hold it up so it wouldn't continuously activate the indicator. Also got an exhaust leak at one point, and even then it didn't sound bad, surprisingly decent actually.

I’ve owned a 1996 (exactly my age) a4 1.8L petrol with quattro traction. The best car I’ve ever driven, you could feel it came from a different era

One of these is actually my first car. I’m still getting my license as I’m 16 and need to be 17 to get it (currently in driving school). Mine is a 1995 with front wheel drive and the 2.6 V6. Bought it for 3100 euros and it came with 2 years of valid TÜV (strict German inspection). It’s a 1 owner car, the lady that bought it new died in 2013 and her husband sold it this year. Came with all the documentation and books and a fully stamped service book (up to 2022 it was serviced at the dealer that sold it new near Munich). It needs some cosmetics and a little surface rust taken care of but that won’t be a big issue. I’m planning on keeping it and when it becomes 30 years old taking it to classic car events. Gonna get myself a daily as soon as I have my license so that the A6 won’t see any road salt. I’ve driven it on some private property and the automatic transmission (recently serviced) shifts super smoothly and it’s really comfortable. The few downsides mine has is that it basically has 0 options, doesn’t have the modern climate control, no front armrest, manual cloth seats, hubcaps and all that. Only really notable option it has is a power sunroof that actually works perfectly (for now). It’s done 210k kilometers (like 130k miles) and has some typical older cars stuff. Gave me a flashing check engine light that then disappeared and never appeared again (post purchase inspection at our local dealer revealed it’s in perfect mechanical shape)

It’s not everyday you find a 20+ year old Audi that still works.

love this channel so much, really appreciates driving for what it is

To me at least, this is one of the most timeless designs on a sedan ever

Those things are bomb proof by comparison with early 2000's cars, my C4 is on 330k miles with no big repairs and you will see these for sale in Europe still with even more miles on. Lower miles S6 etc. are beginning to command serious money compared to 5 years ago but spares are getting hard.

I have an urs4!!! It’s the same car with a turbo 5. You gotta do a review on the first generation s4 it’s really a different experience

I have an identical one but europa blue on black leather and manual. I swapped my e39 530 out for it. Just as good in some ways and cheaper to drive. Such a proper business car.

I had a dark red 1994 Audi Quattro. They were still called 100's. Otherwise the same car . It was a wonderful daily driver for a long commute

oh wow 🇩🇪

C4 is my favourite Audi generation. Since they came with inline 5, V8 and inline 4 engines it makes the V6 sit far back in the engine bay.

That OBD port placed at the absolute back-friendly place!

This is in way better shape than my 2009 A6

Audi leather seats in the 80s and early 90s were super comfortable and supportive. I love that steering wheel, but it’s essentially the same one that Audi used starting in the 1984 5000S.

Audi was ahead of interior design! Still fresh in this time

8:20 Back in the days when it wasn't all about touch screen and led.

Finally you reviewed the car I own😂👍🏼 Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

Love the C4 chassis as well. I had a 93 black on black Audi 100 CS quattro, with the 5 speed manual, and I tinted the windows and put 18" wheels on it. Shouldn't have sold it. Should have kept it and 4.2L V8 or 2.7T swapped it. Also had this 2.8L 12 valve V6 in a 97 A4 quattro. Not the most powerful but ran good and were reliable as long as you changed the timing belt on schedule.

What an amazing car. I would drive this if I had the space and a 35 car garage. lol. I had a 2013 A6 and this is real nice.

So fun to watch you drive around in my neighborhood

absolutely love 90's Audi's

hands down I would drive this over an Lexus, infinity etc from that era. This is a beautiful car

I have a B5 A4 wagon that is two years younger than this. I think this has the 24v 2.8 whereas my Avant has the 30v 2.8. Very fun car, certainly can't keep up with modern cars, but it sounds, looks, and drives very fun. Someday I'll have the money and opportunity to buy one of the aftermarket superchargers that was made for it to take it from ~200hp to ~300hp.

Damn these old German saloon cars are smooooth

At last. 90's airbags are the best

Have the same car just one year newer. In the five years I've had it I've only seen a handful of cars with the same paint color. Love my c4, gonna drive it to the grave and back

If you aren't an old AUDI guy, you should become one.

the condition of that car is insane, my 2007 R32 Golf has more wear on the leather wheel then that by a huge margin.

The reason this car isn't corroded away is because it has been treated with a thick coat of zinc from factory. Audi started galvanizing their cars in the 1980's with the Audi 80 B3 and the 100 C3. You will not find any rust anywhere - these generations of Audis are most likely the most rust-resistant cars to ever be produced.

I own a 97' B5 A4 2.8 30V (5 valves per cylinder, the successor to the 12V V6 in the A6 from the video) FWD (unfortunately manual quattros were not sold here) with a 5-speed manual, such an awesome car, i would only sell it to get a B5 S4

my late great best friend had this. remember like in 2006 we were going home after club and run in to big road pothole and front wheel tore off

Would you rather have a manual or auto?

Those long tail lights are awesome I love the styling, and that engine bay look almost fake, is amazing

4:26 ooh late 90s Audi chime

I owned the precursor to this A6, the C4 100 CS Quattro with a 5 speed. It was in the same colour combo at the example featured here. It was tremendously good in the snow and the shifter feel was superb! Sadly, a lot of these are now getting rusty even though they were galvanised from the factory. The timing belt is the other big killer of these 2.8 V6s and many of these cars went off the road too early when the owners neglected to change the belt and water pump. The Avant model is a great seven seater and should make the short list of affordable euro wagons to daily.

Almost bought a '96 once but it was FWD so I skipped it. Yeah they were rugged, not sure if they still had the diff-lock in these, but I took my '91 200TQ on actual jeep trails by accident, had it up on 3 wheels several times and drove home quite happy afterwards.

Audi reported this as having a 37.4' turning diameter, which is pretty average for the size. The 2022 Civic Si is 38.1' which isn't impressive, and not drastically more than this. What I find impressive is that the 2005-2010 Odyssey has a 36.7' turning diameter. Those things allow for some serious steer angle.

This makes me miss my b6 3.0 avant so much 😩 it had the 5 speed zf auto as well

True class & luxury

I dont understand why they didnt offer the 3.7l v8 as an option in these cars. The C4 S6 had the 2.2 AAN I believe, but still would be nice to have a v8 option. The C5 did offer the 4.2 v8.