Comparison: height Audi A6 vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the Audi A6 is typically defined as the distance from the ground to the highest point on the car, including any protuberances such as roof rails.The height of the car impacts comfort, spaciousness, fuel consumption and noise in the cabin A station wagon can be any height depending on the make and model, but they tend to be similar in size to other cars in their class.With it's length of 4999 mm and width of 1875 mm, the Audi A6 has a height of 1472 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is Mercedes-Benz V-Klasse 220 d (W447 ), which is 503 mm more than the A6 Avant 2.0 TDI MHEV plus - 1975 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Audi and the Mercedes-Benz is 141 mm in favor of the Mercedes-Benz . On the contrary, the lowest in the " vehicle" category is Mercedes-Benz CLS Coupé 320 CDI DPF , which is 1430 mm - that makes it 42 mm shorter than the Audi in question.Length-wise, the Audi outperforms the rival by 79 mm.

Table of contents:

Overview of generations
Comparison to similar cars
Comparison to other Audi models
Variants

Audi A6 - How has the height changed over the generations?

Audi A6 generations

Audi A6 generations
Generation year	Height
A6, Model year 2004 (C6)	1459 mm
A6, Model year 2008 (C6 (1. Facelift))	1459 mm
A6, Model year 2018 (A6 C8)	1457 mm
A6, Model year 2023 (A6 C8 (1. Facelift))	1457 mm
A6, Model year 2011 (C7)	1455 mm
A6, Model year 2014 (C7 (1. Facelift))	1455 mm
A6, Model year 1997 (C5)	1453 mm
A6, Model year 2001 (C5 (1. Facelift))	1453 mm
A6, Model year 2024 (A6 GH/C9)	1452 mm
A6, Model year 1994 (C4)	1430 mm

A6, Model year 2004 (C6) 1459 mm
A6, Model year 2008 ) (C6 (1. Facelift) 1459 mm
A6, Model year 2018 (A6 C8) 1457 mm
A6, Model year 2023 ) (A6 C8 (1. Facelift) 1457 mm
A6, Model year 2011 (C7) 1455 mm
A6, Model year 2014 ) (C7 (1. Facelift) 1455 mm
A6, Model year 1997 (C5) 1453 mm
A6, Model year 2001 ) (C5 (1. Facelift) 1453 mm
A6, Model year 2024 (A6 GH/C9) 1452 mm
A6, Model year 1994 (C4) 1430 mm

The difference in height between first generation (C4) from 1994 and last generation (A6 GH/C9) from 2024 is 2.2cm mm.

The height of the current generation of A6 is 1472 mm.

Variants

Audi A6 variants: A6 Avant vs. A6 e-tron Avant vs. A6 e-tron Sportback vs. A6 Limousine vs. S6 e-tron Avant vs. S6 e-tron Sportback

Height: Audi A6 variants
Variant name	Height
A6 e-tron Avant	1527 mm
S6 e-tron Avant	1504 mm
A6 e-tron Sportback	1487 mm
A6 Avant	1472 mm
S6 e-tron Sportback	1465 mm
A6 Limousine	1452 mm

A6 e-tron Avant 1527 mm
S6 e-tron Avant 1504 mm
A6 e-tron Sportback 1487 mm
A6 Avant 1472 mm
S6 e-tron Sportback 1465 mm
A6 Limousine 1452 mm

The height compared to other Audi models

Audi A6 vs other current cars by Audi

Height: A6 vs. other models by Audi
Variant name	Height
Q7	1734 mm
SQ8	1708 mm
SQ7	1703 mm
RS Q8	1699 mm
Q8	1697 mm
Q6 e-tron	1685 mm
Q6 e-tron Sportback	1685 mm
SQ6 etron	1665 mm
SQ6 etron Sportback	1665 mm
Q5 Sportback	1656 mm
SQ5 Sportback	1656 mm
SQ5	1649 mm
Q5	1647 mm
Q4 e-tron	1632 mm
e-tron	1629 mm
e-tron S	1629 mm
e-tron Sportback	1616 mm
e-tron S Sportback	1615 mm
Q4 e-tron Sportback	1614 mm
RS Q3	1602 mm
Q3	1585 mm
Q3 Sportback	1567 mm
RS Q3 Sportback	1557 mm
A6 e-tron Avant	1527 mm
Q2	1508 mm
S6 e-tron Avant	1504 mm
SQ2	1495 mm
A6 e-tron Sportback	1487 mm
S8 )	1475 mm
A8 )	1473 mm
A6 Avant	1472 mm
A3 allstreet	1470 mm
A6 allroad )	1469 mm
A6 Avant )	1467 mm
S6 Avant )	1467 mm
S6 e-tron Sportback	1465 mm
RS6 Avant )	1460 mm
A5 Avant	1460 mm
A1 allstreet	1459 mm
A1 citycarver	1459 mm
A6 Limousine )	1457 mm
S6 Limousine )	1457 mm
A6 Limousine	1452 mm
RS6 Avant GT )	1450 mm
A5 Limousine	1444 mm
S5 Avant	1444 mm
A3 Sportback	1441 mm
S5 Limousine	1429 mm
RS3 Sportback	1418 mm
A3 Limousine	1417 mm
S3 Sportback	1415 mm
A1 Sportback	1409 mm
e-tron GT	1394 mm
S e-tron GT	1394 mm
RS3 Limousine	1393 mm
S3 Limousine	1391 mm
RS e-tron GT	1389 mm

Q7 1734 mm
SQ8 1708 mm
SQ7 1703 mm
RS Q8 1699 mm
Q8 1697 mm
Q6 e-tron 1685 mm
Q6 e-tron Sportback 1685 mm
SQ6 etron 1665 mm
SQ6 etron Sportback 1665 mm
Q5 Sportback 1656 mm
SQ5 Sportback 1656 mm
SQ5 1649 mm
Q5 1647 mm
Q4 e-tron 1632 mm
e-tron 1629 mm
e-tron S 1629 mm
e-tron Sportback 1616 mm
e-tron S Sportback 1615 mm
Q4 e-tron Sportback 1614 mm
RS Q3 1602 mm
Q3 1585 mm
Q3 Sportback 1567 mm
RS Q3 Sportback 1557 mm
A6 e-tron Avant 1527 mm
Q2 1508 mm
S6 e-tron Avant 1504 mm
SQ2 1495 mm
A6 e-tron Sportback 1487 mm
S8 ) 1475 mm
A8 ) 1473 mm
A6 Avant 1472 mm
A3 allstreet 1470 mm
A6 allroad ) 1469 mm
A6 Avant ) 1467 mm
S6 Avant ) 1467 mm
S6 e-tron Sportback 1465 mm
RS6 Avant ) 1460 mm
A5 Avant 1460 mm
A1 allstreet 1459 mm
A1 citycarver 1459 mm
A6 Limousine ) 1457 mm
S6 Limousine ) 1457 mm
A6 Limousine 1452 mm
RS6 Avant GT ) 1450 mm
A5 Limousine 1444 mm
S5 Avant 1444 mm
A3 Sportback 1441 mm
S5 Limousine 1429 mm
RS3 Sportback 1418 mm
A3 Limousine 1417 mm
S3 Sportback 1415 mm
A1 Sportback 1409 mm
e-tron GT 1394 mm
S e-tron GT 1394 mm
RS3 Limousine 1393 mm
S3 Limousine 1391 mm
RS e-tron GT 1389 mm

How does the height of the Audi A6 compare to it's nearest competitors?

Audi A6 vs. similar cars

Height: Audi A6 vs. similar cars
Car model	Height
Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo 2024	1975 mm
Maxus T60 MAX 2025	1870 mm
Mercedes-Benz GL-Klasse 2006	1840 mm
Hyundai ix55 2009	1795 mm
Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2005	1784 mm
Hyundai Tucson 2004	1730 mm
BMW X5 2000	1712 mm
Audi Q8 2018	1705 mm
Hyundai Grand Santa Fe 2013	1695 mm
Dodge Journey 2008	1691 mm
ALPINA XD3 2013	1670 mm
Mercedes-Benz R-Klasse 2005	1659 mm
Mercedes-Benz GLC 2015	1639 mm
DS Automobiles DS 7 2022	1625 mm
ALPINA XD4 2018	1615 mm
Cadillac XT4 2020	1612 mm
SEAT Ateca 2020	1611 mm
Skoda Karoq 2017	1607 mm
Audi A2 2000	1553 mm
Infiniti QX30 2016	1530 mm
Audi A6 2024	1472 mm
Casalini 550 2022	1470 mm
Casalini M20 2022	1470 mm
Aixam Ambition 2023	1470 mm
Aixam Emotion 2020	1470 mm
Ligier JS 60 2020	1466 mm
VW Arteon 2020	1460 mm
Jaguar XF 2008	1460 mm
Renault Mégane 2020	1449 mm
Mercedes-Benz CLS 2004	1430 mm