Under The Spotpotlight

2010 is shaping up to be the year of the facelift, as a glance at recent issues of this very magazine attests. We have already taken a look at the Honda CRV Facelift, the Mazda CX-9 Facelift and the VW Golf GTI MkVI in Jakarta Java Kini this year, and now it’s the turn of Audi, another famous German automotive manufacturer, to give one of its models a bit of cosmetic surgery. The result is the Audi A6 Facelift which was launched in Indonesia on March 11th.

PT. Garuda Mataram Motor (GMM), the official distributor of Audi in Indonesia, has in fact launched two models of the Audi A6 Facelift: the 2.0L TFSI and the 3.0L TFSI. These two attractive, updated drives are available for the off road prices of Rp.690 million and Rp.953 million respectively.

You may have seen the previous model of the Audi A6 in the two Transporter movies that also starred Jason Statham. Now, after undergoing a year long redesign and facelift in 2009, the Audi A6 has been given a mildly revised front end and a heavily restyled rear. The most distinctive parts of the A6 Facelift are its new rear end design and its attractive taillights, which now feature LED clusters for better reliability, visibility and aesthetic appeal. At the front end, you’ll find a redesigned front bumper, new rectangular fog lamps and larger air-intakes to the left and right of the grille.

The Audi A6 3.0 TSFI V6 Surpercharger is one of six A6 models built in Ingolstadt, Germany. Featuring Quattro technology, the 3.0 TSFI can blast out an impressive 290 horsepower and yet is 15 percent more fuel efficient than the previous incarnation of the A6, with a consumption of around 10.5 km/litre. The A6 3.0 TFSI’s powerful engine can also propel the vehicle from a standing start to 100km/hour in a mere 5.9 seconds before eventually hitting a top speed of 250km/hour; be still my beating heart!

The Audi A6 Facelift features Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) with driver-selectable Shift Points and a six speed automatic Quattro AWD system. In order to increase comfort, Audi has also fitted a Servotronic Speed Sensitive Steering system to the A6, which enables drivers to electronically set a comfortable steering response for driving at both low and high speeds. To ensure passenger and driver safety, Audi has also installed an Antilock Brake System (ABS), an Electronic Stability Program (ESP), airbags and an ingenious front seat belt pre-tensioner, which is also now being fitted to other new Audi models.

As a luxury car competing with the BMW 5 series and the Mercedes-Benz E Class, Audi has made sure that the A6 Facelift’s interior comes up to scatch. The seats are fashioned from top quality leather and the sound system delivers crystal clear audio reproduction. The Audi A6 Facelift is available in Indonesia in a range of six colour options: Brilliant Black, Phantom Black, Quartz Grey, Night Blue, Ice Silver and Ibis White. Go Audi!