Audi A6

The new Audi A6 (the sixth-generation) has been drawn by Italian Walter Dà Silva. Autocockers are considered by many to be the most reliable paintball marker in the game today. The updated 2005 A6 won the World Car of the Year award for 2005. The Autococker is a closed bolt, two part system that can be broken down for easier understanding. The A6 was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 2000 and 2001. The pneumatics automatically re-cocked the marker after a shot was fired, hence the name Autococker. The C6 design was available with the following engines:. To match that, in 1990 Orr added a pneumatic system onto the pump markers he had developed to make a semiautomatic.

It is powered by a Lamborghini-derived V10. Semiautomatic markers were being created by the early 90s. The sporting S6 was introduced in the Frankfurt Motor Show, with sales beginning in early 2006. In 1987, Orr founded WGP (Worr Game Products) to sell the products he was developing, and by 1988 he had taken on the business full-time. The Allroad model is slated to make its debut during 2006. The Autococker began life in late 1986 when Bud Orr created the original Sniper pump marker(operated in a way similar to pump-action rifles, it has to be pumped after each shot to load the next)By carving the works of a standard Sheridan PGP into an aluminum block that would accept a longer barrel. The Avant arrived during the course of 2005, while in China, a longer version was introduced in the same year, named A6 L (the A8 is not sold in this country). Proponents will also add that its design makes the marker inherently more accurate than other markers due to the fact that the bolt's mass does not move forward when the trigger is pulled, as it does in open-bolt designs, and the ball is already "chambered" in the breech at the moment the firing cycle is initiated.

Like the previous model, the A6 is available with other body options. The Autococker is a closed-bolt semiautomatic paintball marker that is particularly notable for its popularity and customizability. Quattro four wheel drive is available in most of the lineup, and standard in the most powerful models. The ram is the actual pumping component. The Multitronic automatic transmission continues as an alternative alongside a new 6-speed Tiptronic gearbox available in the high end models. The second component is the 4-way valve (this is typically mistaken for a 3-way valve because it has 3 visible ports, however this is technically incorrect), and that directs the pressure between the front and back of the final component, the ram. Although the line of engines represents the same progression as the former model, all engines were new. First is the LPR (Low Pressure Regulator) which functions to bring down the pressure for the pneumatic system to use (the pneumatics typically operate at < 100 PSI, versus a typically operation pressure of 400 PSI for the rest of the marker).

On the engine side the new FSI direct injection technology was introduced for the first time outside the race track. The pneumatic system basically performs the same function, by strapping three components onto the front of the marker. Most notably is the MMI (Multi Media Interface) which is an optional system controlling radio, satellite navigation, climate control and (when available) suspension settings through a central screen interface. When the pump was brought forward, the chamber closed and the paintball was fully loaded, thus returning the marker to its original state, ready for firing again. The new model is a larger car (492 cm) with more sophisticated technology. This opened the chamber and allowed a new paintball to enter, and it also brought the hammer back. The new A6 (C6-design) came in 2004. The pump handle was brought back pushing back the back block which was attached to the bolt and the hammer.

The C5 design was available with the following engines:. In the original pump marker, this was all done in one action via the pump. This model saw the end of the C5 design which was replaced in 2004 by a new model. First, the hammer needs to be brought back again recompressing the spring, and second, another paintball needs to be loaded. Producing a staggering 450 PS (331 kW) and 560 Nm (413 ft.lbf), it propels the A6 from 0-100 km/h in 4.7 sec and on to 200 km/h in under 18 seconds. Re-Cocking System - Having sent the paintball on its merry way, the problem that now exists is twofold. In the late years of the A6 C5 design, a monstrous Audi RS6 model was presented. At this point, the valve releases a burst of gas which goes upward into the bolt which directs it behind the paintball, propelling it out the barrel.

A four wheel drive version of the estate with raised ground clearance and slightly altered styling was sold as the Audi Allroad Quattro, Audi's first crossover SUV. When the trigger is pulled, the sear drops releasing the hammer which is driven forward by a spring into the valve. All models, except the 2.0 petrol and 1.9 TDI, were available with Audi's four wheel drive system, quattro. At rest, the bolt is sitting forward, closing the chamber, thus the marker is a closed bolt system. Also new was the revolutionary Multitronic drive by wire continuously variable transmission, available in most front wheel drive models in the lineup. Firing System - The actual release of the gas is fairly simple to understand, especially with an understanding of other markers. A new more powerful V6 diesel was also introduced presenting 180 bhp and 370 nm.

The V6 Diesel was also slightly modified resulting in 163 PS (120 kW) (after the second modification) and 350 Nm (258 ft.lbf). The turbocharged 2.7 L was given a tweak on the turbo resulting in 250 PS (184 kW) and 330 Nm (244 ft.lbf), controlled by standard quattro. The 2.4's power was slightly upgraded and the 2.8 V6 was replaced by a 3.0 L engine boosting 220 PS (162 kW). The 1.9 L TDI was tweaked into producing a maximum of 130 PS (96 kW) and 310 Nm (228 ft.lbf), receiving a 6-speed gearbox in the process.

The 1.8 L engine was removed and replaced by a 2.0 L powerplant with 130 PS (96 kW). In 2000 the A6 received a facelift which saw little change in the design of the car but presented a few notable changes in terms of engines. The Avant body arrived in 1998. As an alternative to the manual transmission, a 5-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission was also available.

The crisp 30-valve 2.4 and 2.8 V6 engines represented the bulk of the A6's development programme, but the resilient 2.5 V6 TDI and the powerful all-new Audi S6 were the flagships. The new A6 presented itself with a wide range of engines and configurations. With the introduction of an ambitious new design (C5) and a new pack of engines, the A6 moved up a notch and was positioned alongside the hegemonious BMW 5-Series and the solid Mercedes E-class. In 1997 the scene changed strikingly for the A6.

The C4 design was available with the following engines:. Like the 100, the A6 was available with. The exterior was largely left unchanged from the C4 100 as well as the engines; up until 1997 the A6 came with several different engines, two of them Diesel, and most of them available with Audi's quattro four wheel drive system. In 1994 the last version (C4) of the Audi 100 was facelifted and re-badged as the A6, to fit in with Audi's new naming policy (as the A8 had just been introduced).

. Its primary competitors are the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 5-Series, Alfa Romeo 166, Jaguar S-Type, Lexus GS and Volvo S80. The second generation A6 was also used as the basis for the Allroad. It is available in two bodywork configurations, the sedan and the station wagon (Avant).

The Audi A6 is an executive luxury car produced by Audi.