The Audi allroad quattro began in 1999 as a semi-offroad version of the
Audi A6
The Audi A6 is an executive car manufactured by the German company Audi since 1994. Now in its fifth generation, the successor to the Audi 100 is manufactured in Neckarsulm, Germany, and is available in saloon and estate configurations, the l ...
Avant (
station wagon
A station wagon (American English, US, also wagon) or estate car (British English, UK, also estate) is an automotive Car body style, body-style variant of a Sedan (automobile), sedan with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo ...
). Since 2009, Audi has also offered the "Audi A4 allroad quattro", based on the mainstream
Audi A4
The Audi A4 is a line of luxury compact executive cars produced from 1994 to 2025 by the German car manufacturer Audi, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. The A4 has been built in five generations and is based on the Volkswagen Group B platfor ...
Avant (wagon). Audi accordingly retitled subsequent generations of the larger allroad, as released in 2006 and 2012, as "Audi A6 allroad quattro".
The main differences between the allroad and the base model are a wider track (accommodated by plastic wheel arch extensions), higher ground clearance, and adjustable
air suspension
Air suspension is a type of vehicle suspension powered by an electric or engine-driven air pump or compressor. This compressor pumps the air into a flexible bellows, usually made from textile-reinforced rubber. Unlike hydropneumatic suspensio ...
.
Although the owners manual in the US states the vehicle may take a class I or class II trailer hitch, Audi no longer sells these in North America and aftermarket versions lower the ground clearance by two inches and involves cutting into the bumper, which the Audi hitch sold in Europe does not.
A4 allroad quattro (2009–2024)
File:Audi A4 allroad 2.0 TFSI quattro S tronic Gletscherweiß.JPG, 2009–2015 (B8)
File:Audi A4 B8 Facelift allroad quattro 2.0 TFSI S tronic Phantomschwarz.JPG, 2011–2015 (B8 Facelift)
File:2018 Audi A4 Allroad Quattro Front.jpg, 2016–2024 (B9)
A6 allroad quattro (1999–present)
File:Audi allroad quattro 2.5 TDI (C5, Facelift) – Frontansicht, 3. Juli 2011, Essen.jpg , 1999–2005 (C5)
File:2007 Audi A6 (4F) allroad quattro 3.0 TDI station wagon 02.jpg , 2006–2011 (C6)
File:2014 Audi A6 Allroad TDi Quattro Automatic 3.0 Front.jpg , 2012–2018 (C7)
File:Audi A6 Allroad Quattro C8 IMG 1975.jpg , 2019–present (C8)
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