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2008. - 2011.
E - Luxury car
sedan, 4 door
4 x 4
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Production
Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
2008. - 2010.
E - Luxury car
sedan, 4 door
4 x 4

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Dimensons & Outlines

4928 mm
1889 mm
1456 mm
546 liters
546 liters
80 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4985 mm
1845 mm
1450 mm
452 liters
452 liters
73 liters
2008 Audi A6 RS6
2008 Honda Legend

Engine

Petrol
10 - V config, 4 valves per cylinder
Bi-Turbo
4991 cc
580 hp
650 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Petrol
6 - V config, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
3664 cc
295 hp
371 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

 
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l/100km
l/100km
g/km
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Acc. 0-100
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Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
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CO2 emissions
 
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l/100km
l/100km
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Performance (automatic gearbox)

automatic - 6 gears
1985 kg
4.5 s
250 km/h
20.3 l/100km
10.2 l/100km
13.9 l/100km
331 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
automatic - 6 gears
1854 kg
7.1 s
250 km/h
16.3 l/100km
8.9 l/100km
11.6 l/100km
269 g/km

Expenses

5800 EUR
Price from
16000 EUR

Virtual Adviser's™ opinion

Overview

Well, these are two pretty similar cars we have here! It's only details that could potentially make the difference. Considering they both belong to the luxury car segment and utilize the same 4-door sedan body style and the 4 x 4 wheel drive system, it all comes up to the specific petrol engine choice they offer. The first one has a Volkswagen-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 10-cylinder, 40-valves 580hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 6-cylinder, 24-valves 295hp engine designed by Honda.

Safety

A starting point here would be to take a look at the results from European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) tests which were performed on both of the cars, with the same number of safety stars gained in the process. Still, apart from the official crash test results there are other things we need to be aware of. Both vehicles belong to the luxury car segment, which is generally a very good thing safety-wise, but that fact doesn't break the tie between the two cars. Furthermore, taking kerb weight as an important factor into account, the German car offers a marginal difference of 7% more metal.

Reliability

Manufacturers have been building their reliability reputation for decades now and, generally speaking, it appears that Honda is significantly less fault-prone, when all the models are taken into account. That's the official data, while our visitors describe reliability of Audi with an average rating of 4.2, and models under the Honda badge with 4.7 out of 5. Unfortunatelly, I don't have enough insight that would allow me to comment in more details on the specific models level. Above it all, drivers of cars with the same engine as the German car rank it on average as 3.0 out of 5, exactly the same as the other one.

Performance & Fuel economy

Audi is undoubtly more agile, reaching 100km/h in 2.6 seconds less than its competitor. Still, it lacks the power to win the top speed competition, topping at 250 kilometers per hour, exactly the same as the other car does. When it comes to fuel economy an obvious choice would be the Japanese car, averaging around 11.6 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (24 mpg), in combined cycle. That's 20% difference compared to the German car!


Verdict

Honda appears just a bit more reliable, although the difference is truly marginal. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, the German car offers slightly better overall protection and takes the lead. It all continues in the same direction, with Audi being considerably quicker, thus putting more smile on driver's face. It does come at a cost though, and that's the fuel consumption... It's not difficult to say then that if I'd need to make a choice, it would definitely be the Honda. Anyway, that's the most objective conclusion I could've came up with and it's based solely on the information found on this website. Aspects such as design, practicality, brand value and driving experience are there for you to measure them out. I suggest you spend two more minutes in order to find out which car, based on your needs and budget, would be picked by the virtual adviser, out of 12.000+ vehicles we currently have in our database.

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