2026 Audi S6

Sports Sedan · 2.9L V6 Twin-Turbo · AWD

84/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a sports sedan is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	2.9L V6 Twin-Turbo
Horsepower	444 hp
Torque	443 lb-ft
0–60 mph	4.3 sec
Top speed	155 mph
Drivetrain	AWD
Seats	5
Combined MPG	23 mpg (20 city / 27 hwy)
Range	385 miles
MSRP	$80,200
Body style	Sports Sedan

The verdict

What's good

Understated, grown-up sport sedan
Hushed and comfortable cruiser
Steady traction in bad weather
Top-notch interior materials

What's not

Styling flies under the radar
Mixed repair history
Outgunned by hotter rivals
Climate controls on the screen

The engine

EA839

Twin-Turbo V6

A muscular, hard-edged V6 that surges with an almost flat torque plateau from low revs, giving the RS5 and S6 punchy, instant throttle response over a guttural mid-range snarl.

Co-developed by Audi and Porsche and assembled in Germany, it shares its 'hot-V' architecture with the 4.0 TFSI V8 and is positioned by Audi Sport as the spiritual heir to the twin-turbo 2.7 V6 of the 1999 RS4.

Both turbochargers sit inside the 90-degree vee of the cylinder banks, with the exhaust ports facing inward, shortening gas paths and sharpening throttle response.
The same EA839 family also powers Porsche models like the Panamera, making it a genuinely shared Audi-Porsche engine.

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The six sub-scores behind the 84 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 4 trims with pricing
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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