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Audi remains unobtrusive; Performance S6 sedan model is nearly invisible.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 03-NOV-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Audi remains unobtrusive; Performance S6 sedan model is nearly invisible.(AUTO WEEKEND)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Frank Aukofer, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A relentless imperative has descended upon the manufacturers of luxury cars.

When luxury was its own reward, all a manufacturer had to do was pump up the plush with exotic materials and avant-garde design to pamper the owners in the style to which they were accustomed.

While that's still true, ever-higher performance also has become inextricably entwined with the fine leathers, jeweled lighting and hand-rubbed woods that are lavished on these posh mobiles.

That is the reason for the existence of such cars as the new Audi S6 and S8. They represent the pinnacle of luxury and performance at one of Germany's premier automobile manufacturers.

"We build cars as indulgence," says Johann de Nysschen, executive vice president of Audi of...

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