Sport vs. non Sport ride height
06-12-2013, 08:41 AM
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What about the risk of getting the front bumper scratched going up or down steep hills when you lower the car? I'm seriously considering the H&R sport spring in which according to paper should lower the front and rear by 1.4" and 1.0" respectively. NJ is famous for small hills like that.
06-12-2013, 09:07 AM
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What about the risk of getting the front bumper scratched going up or down steep hills when you lower the car? I'm seriously considering the H&R sport spring in which according to paper should lower the front and rear by 1.4" and 1.0" respectively. NJ is famous for small hills like that.
The other factor to consider is the s-line (prestige) front bumper vs standard. I believe the s-line bumper extends lower and would increase the chances of scraping.
06-12-2013, 10:03 AM
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I keep seeing references to the sport package on the A6 lowering the car by 0.8 inches, yet I do not see that mentioned on Audi web site and actually the overall height of the car is no different with or without sport package. I have had different sales people tell me it is lower and other say no difference in ground clearance. Does anyone know for sure which it is? I get concerned with lower ground clearance because my driveway as a high crest and if the car is too low it could potential scrape. Thanks!
06-12-2013, 11:48 AM
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Why can't you go into a local Audi dealership and ask to test drive both sport & non-sport A6s; drive them home one after another and see for yourself! You can even tell them that this is what you're concerned with and needs to test them out before determining which to order. Simple enough?
Good point..try both..return the damaged one and buy the other
06-12-2013, 12:51 PM
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It would stand to reason that if the Sport Suspension was lower, the ground clearance would decrease by the same amount.
I found one site that mentioned the ground clearance in the specifications. I would assume that the clearance listed was that of a standard sedan.
The ground clearance is 4.6 inches / 117 mm.
http://autos.aol.com/cars-Audi-A6-20...o_Sedan/specs/
I found one site that mentioned the ground clearance in the specifications. I would assume that the clearance listed was that of a standard sedan.
The ground clearance is 4.6 inches / 117 mm.
http://autos.aol.com/cars-Audi-A6-20...o_Sedan/specs/
I have the A6 with the sport package and don't scrape coming into my driveway at all (curb and hill). But in my old S60R, i would scrape all the time. I had to pull out at a crawl at a certain angle to prevent any scraping / or limit it to light scraping. yet that same site saws my S60R has a ground clearance of 5" - more than the Audi A6.
So take the numbers with a huge grain of salt. if you want to be sure, test drive one in an area where you would be concerned about scraping
06-12-2013, 01:20 PM
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Grandmother survey with one respondent: I have the Sport package and I have yet to find a driveway that caused my car to scrape in 11k miles. I'm sure I could find one if I try hard enough but it would probably be steep enough to scrape the non-Sport as well. We're only talking about .8" here - not a huge difference to the front approach angle. (And I have the Prestige S-Line bumper which extends a bit over the standard one).
06-12-2013, 02:23 PM
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Grandmother survey with one respondent: I have the Sport package and I have yet to find a driveway that caused my car to scrape in 11k miles. I'm sure I could find one if I try hard enough but it would probably be steep enough to scrape the non-Sport as well. We're only talking about .8" here - not a huge difference to the front approach angle. (And I have the Prestige S-Line bumper which extends a bit over the standard one).
06-12-2013, 03:01 PM
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Why can't you go into a local Audi dealership and ask to test drive both sport & non-sport A6s; drive them home one after another and see for yourself! You can even tell them that this is what you're concerned with and needs to test them out before determining which to order. Simple enough?
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