AUDI S6 Avant 2008-2011 Photos, engines & full specs

The 2008 Audi S6 Avant combined three attributes: a big trunk, a luxurious interior, and a supercar engine, resulting in a fast station wagon that could put many sportscars behind.

Audi unveiled the C6 Audi S6 at the 2006 North American International Motor Show in Detroit and brought a facelifted version for it in 2008. The car was available as a sedan or a station wagon.

The 2008 S6 Avant didn't look like a vehicle able to top the zero to 60 (0-97 kph) in less than six seconds. Its front fascia showed little about what the vehicle was capable of. The new, refreshed look showed five LEDs on each side, installed lower on the bumper, as daytime running lights. Its singleframe grille with the gray and red S6 badge on it. At the back, Audi installed new LED taillights that enhanced the car's look from behind. Four oval exhausts flanked the rear diffuser.

Inside, Audi introduced a new MMI system with a special combination of CD/DVD/Navigation and a 40 GB hard disk to store MP3s or up to 5000 addresses. That came to complete the exclusive interior with high-bolstered front seats with integrated headrests for the front occupants. As a station wagon, the S6 Avant offered a vast trunk room, with 546 liters (19,2 cu-ft) of space that could be extended up to 1660 liters (70,3 cu-ft) of space with the rear seats folded.

Under the hood, the carmaker kept the same V-10 engine carried over from Lamborghini Gallardo but detuned to 435 hp. Both the automatic transmission and the all-wheel-drive traction were standard features for the S6 Avant.