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<blockquote data-quote="kuntakinte" data-source="post: 662117" data-attributes="member: 15653"><p>Bro aaronpetal,</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the honest input but based on my reading and research of the A6 hybrid, wish to correct some misconceptions in your posting.</p><p></p><p>On lack of Quattro, yes, the A6 hybrid is FWD. from reviews, due to the extra weight of the battery in the boot, cornering stability is much better than the standard A6 2.0 non-Quattro. However, there is some degree of torque steer when full boost of engine and electric motor unleashing the full 480nm torque is applied.</p><p></p><p>The Europeans as opposed to the japs have different interpretation for a hybrid. The Japs seem to go for fuel economy when they mated the motor to the puny engine whilst the European's priorities seem to lie in emissions and driving enjoyment as you have this hybrid in some high cc engines in Porsche, BMW etc. therefore, fuel economy is really secondary if I choose this A6 hybrid. It's the enjoyment of the latest tech wizardry and driving enjoyment from the combined 245hp and 480 nm diesel like torque that's available on tap. Yes, it is true that combined fuel economy is better on the diesel than a petrol hybrid and you start to wonder why they did not implement this tech on a diesel instead, read that Peugeot has tho'</p><p></p><p>On the 3km range, the A6 Hybrid is capable to be driven on pure electric mode for 80kmh for 3 kms before the petrol engine kicks in, enough for you to sneak quietly out of the house to your mistress's place unnoticed. When driven, the battery is continuously charged when it converts kinetic energy and stored. The charging is quickened when under braking. Therefore, the battery and its full potential is available 99% of the time except that when one becomes over zealous in constant hard boost all the time.</p><p></p><p>The 520d offers some pretty guilt free hard driving and a pretty reliable one. I am one happy owner of the 320d but seriously, the tech, the interior gadgets, the full specs, German built quality with a hard to match price are real value propositions for me to consider switching camps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kuntakinte, post: 662117, member: 15653"] Bro aaronpetal, Thanks for the honest input but based on my reading and research of the A6 hybrid, wish to correct some misconceptions in your posting. On lack of Quattro, yes, the A6 hybrid is FWD. from reviews, due to the extra weight of the battery in the boot, cornering stability is much better than the standard A6 2.0 non-Quattro. However, there is some degree of torque steer when full boost of engine and electric motor unleashing the full 480nm torque is applied. The Europeans as opposed to the japs have different interpretation for a hybrid. The Japs seem to go for fuel economy when they mated the motor to the puny engine whilst the European's priorities seem to lie in emissions and driving enjoyment as you have this hybrid in some high cc engines in Porsche, BMW etc. therefore, fuel economy is really secondary if I choose this A6 hybrid. It's the enjoyment of the latest tech wizardry and driving enjoyment from the combined 245hp and 480 nm diesel like torque that's available on tap. Yes, it is true that combined fuel economy is better on the diesel than a petrol hybrid and you start to wonder why they did not implement this tech on a diesel instead, read that Peugeot has tho' On the 3km range, the A6 Hybrid is capable to be driven on pure electric mode for 80kmh for 3 kms before the petrol engine kicks in, enough for you to sneak quietly out of the house to your mistress's place unnoticed. When driven, the battery is continuously charged when it converts kinetic energy and stored. The charging is quickened when under braking. Therefore, the battery and its full potential is available 99% of the time except that when one becomes over zealous in constant hard boost all the time. The 520d offers some pretty guilt free hard driving and a pretty reliable one. I am one happy owner of the 320d but seriously, the tech, the interior gadgets, the full specs, German built quality with a hard to match price are real value propositions for me to consider switching camps [/QUOTE]
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