Audi A6 - Interior, design and technology

The Audi A6’s interior design is largely borrowed from the big Audi A8 luxury limo, so you get clean, unfussy lines, full-width air vents and a trio of information displays. 

You have to look hard to find areas to complain about where quality is concerned. All the touchpoints are made from high-quality leather, plastic, or metal, and the gear selector operates with a satisfying sense of solidity. Dig deep, and a few areas don’t stand up to quite such close scrutiny: the headliner, for instance, could be made from a nicer fabric – but we’re getting into the level of nit-picking here.

Sat-nav, stereo and infotainment

There are three screens in the A6, which may take a bit of time to get used to – not least because of how feature-rich the car is.

The A6 is offered with a vast amount of tech fitted as standard. All variants include heated front seats, a rear-view camera, traffic sign recognition, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. At the front, a set of LED Matrix headlights are fitted across the range.

Audi also offers a number of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) with the A6. For example, the Remote Parking Assistant Plus pack provides a self-parking feature to determine if your car will fit and plot the best route into the space. Technology Pack Pro, adds a heads-up display, a Bang and Olufsen stereo, multicoloured ambient interior lighting, and a 360-degree parking camera system.

The top screen features smartphone-like tile apps, which can be dragged and dropped, allowing you to configure it as you wish. Both screens provide haptic and acoustic feedback, so they vibrate slightly and click when you push them. The system is fast and lag-free in its operation, our experience is that pressing the screens requires a harder push than is ideal, while the touchscreen-based nature of the air conditioning, for example, requires more concentration than buttons and dials would. The voice-recognition software is so advanced, however, that you could do most tasks without using your fingers.