Hunted in the middle of last summer in China, they were the first spy photos that were seen of the Audi A6 L Facelift 2022. A facelift that will share with the European Audi A6 and that has recently been seen in tests in Germany. Now, a leak from the Asian giant has revealed the image that both the saloon and the family of the four rings will adopt.
The Audi A6 It is another of the models of the brand with the four rings that is in the process of partial renovation, an aesthetic update that should have been discovered in camouflage in the coming months but that has been advanced. And it is that, if last summer a prototype of the Audi A6 L In tests in China with camouflaged front and rear, the long body model has once again made an appearance in Asia.
And since it is simply a variant of the European Audi A6 with a longer wheelbase, the new look has been completely exposed in one more leak. The truth is that if you were interested in this model, here you have it completely uncovered that, as you can see, the changes of the A6 2023 are as discreet as the Audi A8, which you have to look at to detect some of the differences. The Chinese model has received a new grill that, while maintaining the Singleframe concept, now has thin chrome bars grouped in pairs and arranged horizontally occupying the grille, and with sharp edges that also acquire a more three-dimensional style.
Revealing spy photos of the Audi A6 L 2023, and the European A6
The front bumper is also cleaner, the shape of the side air intakes has been redesigned, now smaller and with a chrome decorative element. The headlights remain intact in shape, but its functionality has changed with a new daytime running light signature that now runs along the top edge. At the other extreme, the novelties are barely distinguishable beyond a newly made rear bumper, with a newly designed insert and with a thin chrome trim that extends from end to end.
Very discreet changes that, in a large majority, will be transferred to the European model, although we expect more distinctive details in the special finish “S line” that will arrive in Europe. New colors and designs in the offer of alloy wheels up to 19 inches in diameter they are common in this mid-life improvement. Changes that will also carry over to the family model sold in Europe, the Audi A6 Avant. Audi will also offer improvements in the interior, although they will be of the same depth as the interior, since the two digital displays, the one on the 12.3-inch instrument panel and the touch screen on the 10.1-inch center console, will not present new features.
On the other hand, the infotainment system, with faster operation, and improvements in driving assistants, in addition to new elements of comfort and connectivity applications. At a technical level there will also be improvements, both in the configuration of the chassis and in the engines. The gasoline and diesel offering, already available with 48 Volt MHEV technology, will undergo slight modifications to increase efficiency versus performance, while plug-in hybrids will gain more capacity in its 14.1 kWh battery to increase the maximum electric autonomy up to 60 kilometers. The Audi A6 2023 will see the light at the end of next spring, so it will be on sale in Europe in autumn.