Tag: C8 A6 allroad

  • Market Find: Audi exclusive A6 allroad in Nogaro Blue

    Market Find: Audi exclusive A6 allroad in Nogaro Blue

    What: 2022 Audi A6 allroad
    Color: Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue (nogaroblau; pearl effect UNI; Z5M; Audi)
    VIN:  WAU92BF28NN053445
    Mileage: 42,177 miles
    Price: $53,989
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Smart Motors Toyota, Madison, WI
    Listing: Link

    If you’re an Audi enthusiast, there’s a lot to love about the A6 allroad we’ve found within the inventory of a Wisconsin Toyota dealership. For those who don’t know, we’ll run down the can’t miss calls to Audi history.

    First up is the Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue paint. First appearing in the Audi RS2 era as RS Blue, Nogaro has become synonymous with performance Audi models and specifically performance wagons. In the C8 era as is this A6 allroad, Nogaro Blue was painted on the highly sought-after RS 6 Avant RS Tribute Edition and then blocked from purchase for any other RS 6s until last year… at least in the USA. The color remained open in other markets including Europe and Canada. Even still, the exclusivity adds to the desirability of a Nogaro Blue Audi wagon like this allroad.

    Now we’ll go deeper into tailored Audi lore. Back in 2002 during the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, Audi produced a limited run of ten A6 allroads (then simply known as “allroad”) for the use of the German Ski Federation whom Audi AG sponsored. Once the olympics ended, the athletes went home and the allroads were circulated out into American Audi dealerships where they remain highly desirable to enthusiasts in the know.

    Those so-called “Olympic allroads” weren’t Nogaro Blue, but Sprint Blue had been introduced as the then replacement to Nogaro Blue. A bold blue of its own, the color was more metallic and slightly more green than Nogaro Blue, but they were very close… so close that this car definitely seems to hark the 2002 Olympic allroads.

    There’s one other thing worth calling out there, and that is the Sarder Brown interior. This is a standard interior, but obscure in that it’s only available on the A6 allroad and not the RS 6 or other A6 models. It’s also a relatively low install rate on an already relatively rare car. We can’t say it would be our first choice on a bold color such as Nogaro Blue, but we don’t hate it.

  • Market Find: Audi exclusive Goodwood Green A6 allroad at BMW of Minnetonka

    Market Find: Audi exclusive Goodwood Green A6 allroad at BMW of Minnetonka

    What: 2022 Audi A6 allroad Prestige
    Color: Goodwood Green (goodwoodgrünperleffekt; metallic UNI; Z6X; Audi)
    VIN: WAU92BF25NN052110
    Mileage: 23,549
    Price: $64,000
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: BMW of Minnetonka, Minnetonka, MN
    Listing: Link

    Given the focus on the Audi RS 6, most enthusiasts seeking a special station wagon from the brand of the four rings tend to apply Audi exclusive paint services to the big dog RS car. Comparatively though, the A6 allroad is a veritable bargain. Build it to Prestige specification in the order guide then throw on a great-looking special paint color from Audi exclusive and you have a very special thing.

    In this case, that color is Goodwood Green. Dating back to Audi’s B6/C5 era in the early 2000s, Goodwood is the go-to British Racing Green-like color in the Audi catalogue, though tends to be a bit more on the blue and darker side of the British Racing Green spectrum.

    Though it’s hard to see in these photos, the interior is a very dark hue known as Sarder Brown. That interior color isn’t available in the RS 6 nor even in the RS 6 Audi exclusive interior options, so its presence in this car is a bit of an exclusivity on its own. It also pairs very handsomely with Goodwood Green.

    Are there downsides? It depends on your purview. This car appears to have aftermarket wheels and it’s been lowered likely via programming to the air suspension. To an enthusiast, these may be welcome changes. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be hard to put things back to factory if that’s your preference.

    If you have the chance, check this car out in person. Photography of the car appears to be the day it was traded, complete with Minnesota license plates and a layer of winter road salt. It doesn’t matter though, it’s still a highly desirable specification.

  • Market Find: New 2025 Audi exclusive A6 allroad Painted Nogaro Blue

    Market Find: New 2025 Audi exclusive A6 allroad Painted Nogaro Blue

    What: 2025 Audi A6 allroad
    Color: Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue (nogaroblau; pearl effect UNI; Z5M; Audi)
    VIN: WAU72BF22SN028432
    Mileage: 12 miles
    Price at Time of this Writing: $81,995
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Audi Fresno, Fresno, CA
    Dealer listing: Link

    Ever since it dropped as “RS Blue” on the original RS2, Nogaro Blue rose to legend status. Adding it to any Audi station wagon immediately amplifies appeal given the heritage, inspiring the building of countless Audi exclusive long roofs from mundane small displacement wagons to the most bruiser of RS cars. Whatever the case, they’ve got our attention and this time around it’s Audi Fresno with the A6 allroad you see here.

    This particular car is part of Audi Fresno’s new car fleet, so golf clap to that dealership for going off script and ordering something this cool. Equipment is Premium Plus, likely meant to keep the car from venturing too close to six figures that tends to be RS 6 territory.

    Update: This ran in the Audi exclusive Classifieds Group we manage on Facebook. A user in there, John Finley shared the following first hand information. “Saw it yesterday. The fender trim is matte Nogaro, which was kind of weird but didn’t look bad. It was a gift from Audi, so base trim. If anybody wants to go look at it, ask for Aidan Sherman. Good salesman and loves wagons as well.”