Are There Any Sport Sedans Left?
It's a stretch to call the Audi A6 and BMW 535i sport sedans. These are big, heavy, complicated luxury sedans, and comparing them to a seminal car like the E39 5 Series, which had a CD-based nav system and weighed 500 pounds less, seems Yet, the 5 Series is the car that made the midsize luxury sedan class cool, and BMW executives seem to have lost sight of that. There's nothing terrible about this softer, more luxurious 2011 535i, but it doesn't match its predecessor's braking and handling numbers, and more critically, it just isn't as fun to toss around anymore.
The Audi A6 has never been a player in this class — the 5 Series usually outsells it 4 to 1. But great things happen when an automaker has nothing to lose and this A6 feels like a winner.
This 2012 Audi A6 puts a smile on your face when you steer into a corner. And it puts one there again when you floor the throttle at the exit. This all-wheel-drive sedan is arguably a more entertaining car to drive than any of its rear-drive rivals. Sport sedan or not, the Audi A6 is now the car of choice in this category.
