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It’s double Range Rovers at Zara Phillips house but the Audi A6 Ultra didn’t look out of place

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Spent the afternoon interviewing Zara Phillips at Gatcombe. It being equine central and all, the most expensive vehicle was a 40ft horse lorry, probably worth about £250,000!

Mr and Mrs Mike Tindall drive a Range Rover and Range Rover Sport – both suitably plastered in Gloucestershire mud.

My A6 Avant seemed to get admiring glances from the stable girls though – maybe they just like a car with a huge boot for their dogs?!

Tomorrow I’m picking up a Tesla Model S. It’s the first time I’ve ever gone all electric for a week. Slightly nervous I’m going to run out of juice somewhere but we’ll see.

The A6 Ultra has been a major revelation though. I’ve been hammering it around for seven days and still have half a tank of diesel left. It’s big, comfortable and superbly refined in the cabin.

It may not have the presence (or the price) or a Range Rover, or the economy of a Tesla but as a all-round family car, the A6 really is pretty hard to beat.

 

 

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If only Williams’ F1 car could achieve 47mpg in everyday driving they’d win everything too

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Just back from interviewing F1 legend Sir Frank Williams, at Williams HQ in Oxfordshire. It’s the kind of place you want to roar up in an Aston Martin – I arrived in the Audi A6 estate. Hmmm…

Never mind. The guys on security who, let’s face it, must have seen every type of supercar come and go, seemed more interested than I would imagine.

Having spent some of the morning in Sir Frank’s company, I’d say he appreciates a fine piece of engineering when he sees it too. If only his race car could achieve 47mpg in normal, everyday driving!

If you want to see an Audi on the racetrack then head for Le Mans in June. The manufacturer has dominated the race for years with a diesel-powered machine.

Me? I’d be quite happy with an A6 estate. If only because I can get my dog in the cavernous boot too…