Audi A6 is almost always at the top of the wishlist of people looking for an executive car with a roomy interior and plenty of high-tech features. Whichever Audi A6 trim you have, it will have a plush cabin, large infotainment displays, and stylish glossy trims.
Choosing the right set of tires will only enhance the above features, provided the tires complement your driving style and road conditions. For instance, if you use the Audi A6 on the highway and around the city, all-season touring or highway tires can be ideal.
However, ultra-high-performance tires might better suit your driving style if you intend to make the most of this saloon’s sporty side. But if your area experiences more than its fair share of severe winters, you cannot go wrong with out-and-out winter tires.
This article will rate and review the 10 best tires for Audi A6. The below list contains models from all the categories mentioned above. Whether you’re in the market for touring, high-performance, or winter tires, this comprehensive guide is worth your time.
#1. Cooper CS5 Ultra Touring – Best Overall
The Cooper CS5 Ultra Touring is one of the best tires for Audi A6 drivers who use this saloon on the highway and driving around the city. Its excellent road manners, dry and wet performance, and longevity would ensure that you don’t rue your choice.
Cooper’s StabiliEdge Technology helps this tire in more ways than one. It expands the contact patch to help ensure balanced road contact for even tread wear. The expansion of the contact patch also enhances this tire’s road grip, lowering its rolling resistance.
A quartet of circumferential grooves and inboard and outboard shoulder blocks shorten braking distances in the rain. The grooves also reduce the risk of hydroplaning by quickly evacuating water. As such, you don’t have to watch your speed on damp roads.
An M+S rating is another welcome feature, reassuring you that this model does have what is needed to tackle mild-moderate wintry conditions. Furthermore, a rugged internal construction won’t let high-speed driving open the door to premature deformation.
To further sweeten the deal, Cooper backed the CS5 Ultra Touring with impressive treadwear warranties. Depending on the size and speed rating, you’ll get a 75,000 or 50,000-mile warranty.
Pros
- Above-average dry and wet handling
- Performs superbly in mild wintry conditions
- Comes at a pocket-friendly price
Cons
- Average treadwear warranty for V- and H-rated tires
#2. Michelin Premier A/S – Best Runner Up
The Michelin Premier A/S has all the attributes to be your first pick for the Audi A6. The only reason it’s our second pick is that this model doesn’t come in all the Audi A6 tire sizes, whereas the CS5 Ultra Touring can go on most, if not all, of this car’s trims.
A silica and sunflower oil tread compound helps this model stay useful around the year. It gives the rubber the firmness needed to stay glued to the road in the summer while balancing it with the flexibility that tires need to roll safely from point A to point B in the rain.
EverGrip Technology ensures that this tire offers consistent and long-lasting traction. This technology features grooves that only reveal themselves when this tire’s built-in grooves are worn out, helping it provide consistent traction throughout its road life.
Comfort Control Technology lays bare its intentions with its name. It enables the Premier A/S to offer a plush ride by deflecting road noise and absorbing vibrations. Furthermore, various biting edges on the tread make it capable of tackling light snow and thin ice.
A 60,000-mile treadwear warranty means you can easily get 4 to 5 years out of this tire with daily use. But as you may already be aware, your driving style will have the final say on how long this tire will last underneath your Audi A6.
Pros
- Offers a comfortable and quiet ride
- Provides excellent traction on wet surfaces
- Can handle mild wintry conditions with ease
Cons
- Pricey
#3. Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus – Best Fuel Efficient
The Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus checks multiple boxes for Audi A6 drivers. This model offers class-leading fuel economy, an extended tread life that will keep extending its replacement date, and an affordable asking price that won’t blow a hole in your pocket.
Start with fuel savings. Pirelli’s internal tests report that the P7 All Season Plus has 15% less rolling resistance than its rivals. Even if we’re being conservative, such low rolling resistance should translate into thousands of dollars worth of gas savings over this tire’s life.
Next comes its road manners. A computer-optimized tread pattern does for this tire what the Comfort Control Technology did for the Premier A/S – deflect road noise and absorb vibrations. You’d thus be able to enjoy comfortable rides around the city and on the highway.
Similar to our top tire pick for Audi A6, the Cinturato P7 also has four circumferential grooves enhancing its wet traction and reducing the risk of hydroplaning. A 70,000-mile treadwear warranty and one-year or 2/32-inch of wear guarantee further strengthen its reputation.
Unfortunately, not everything is great about this tire. Anyone who has used either or both of our top two picks will find this tire’s ice grip a bit on the lower side.
Pros
- Ensures a comfortable and quiet ride
- Backed with a 70,000-mile tread guarantee
- Offers excellent fuel economy
Cons
- Could do with a little more grip on the ice
#4. Continental PureContact LS – Best Quiet Tire
The Continental PureContact LS is the replacement of the uber-popular PureContact with EcoPlus Technology. It carries over the features that made its predecessor great while improving on its wet performance, ride comfort, and handling.
Data released by Continental confirms this. It has been found that the PureContact LS offers 10% improved traction on wet roads, translating into shortened braking distances. A 23% improvement in wear should add at least one year to this model’s road life.
The one area where the improvement is the most notable is noise, which is surprising as the PureContact with EcoPlus Technology wasn’t loud. Still, per Continental’s estimates, this model makes 50% less road noise than its previous version, so expect it to be super-quiet.
Quick View Indicators help you check how well this tire will perform in different conditions, including dry, wet, and snow. Moreover, an Alignment Verification System (AWS) will let you check whether your wheels are aligned or whether a costly trip to the mechanic shop is due.
Bear in mind, though, that this model isn’t the best for snow and ice, though you could have guessed that based on the fact that we made no mention of sipes while reviving this tire.
Pros
- Offers an unbelievably quiet ride
- Backed with an extended (70,000-mile) treadwear warranty
- Performs better on wet roads than its predecessor
Cons
- Lackluster snow traction
#5. Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Plus – Best Grand Touring
Zero road noise at high speeds? Check. Excellent high-speed stability and handling? Yup. Market-leading treadwear warranty? Present. Superb wet traction? Absolutely. All these qualities make the Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Plus one of the best grand touring tires out there.
The Turanza Serenity Plus is one of those tires that don’t let vibrations and noise escape inside the cabin, no matter your driving speed or weather. In fact, unlike most of its competitors, this tire stays quiet even when dealing with minor road imperfections and speed bumps.
Given that it’s an all-season tire, it shouldn’t be surprising that Bridgestone designed this tire’s rubber compound to stay useful around the year. As such, you can count on its Long Link Carbon Black compound to keep you and your fellow passengers safe 365 days a year.
While most all-season tires settle for circumferential grooves for water evacuation, the Turanza Serenity Plus has gone the extra mile to deliver excellent performance on wet roads. It features circumferential and lateral grooves to become one of the best tires for rain.
Best of all, this model comes with an 80,000-mile treadwear warranty. The warranty is one of the biggest on the market and should translate into 5 to 6 years of road use.
Pros
- Outstanding performance in dry conditions
- Noise levels are very low
- Excellent hydroplaning resistance
Cons
- Handling isn’t the most responsive
#6. Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 – Best High-Performance All-Season
The Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 might have been replaced by the DWS06 Plus, but we still think this tire is a much better pick for Audi A6 drivers.
A tread compound containing silica and +Silane additives improves this tire’s dry and wet traction. It also helps this model wear evenly by ensuring equal pressure distribution. As such, the DWS06 has a much longer road life than your average HP all-season tire.
The tread compound has been molded into an asymmetric tread pattern for enhanced grip on dry roads. Multiple shoulder blocks increase cornering performance to let you attack bends at speed. Plus, a stiff sidewall means you’ll get good feedback at the steering.
Another area where this tire performs better than an average UHP tire is on wet roads. The credit for this goes to the X-Sipe Technology (which gives it biting edges for added grip in the rain) and Traction Grooves (which quickly evacuate water to keep skidding at bay).
Notice the parallel rubber bars on the opposite shoulder blocks? As long as they are aligned, so will be your car’s wheels. Finally, while a 40,000-mile treadwear warranty might convince some that this model is faultless, its average aquaplaning resistance shows that isn’t the case.
Pros
- Offers an enhanced steering response
- Excellent treadwear warranty (40,000 miles) for a tire in this class
- Superb cornering performance and grip
Cons
- Average aquaplaning resistance
#7. Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus – Best High-Performance All-Season
The Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus is another UHP A/S tire that can take your Audi A6’s performance to the next level. A sticky rubber compound, S-shaped sipes, and nano rubber composites are three of several features that help it burnish this car’s sporty credentials.
Its sticky rubber compound does precisely what its name implies: it ensures that the rubber stays glued to the road regardless of road or weather conditions. The result? Top-of-the-line straight-line tracking, road grip and traction, and steering feedback.
While most tires use shoulder blocks to enhance cornering performance, the P Zero relies on nano rubber composites for the same. These rubber blocks work in unison with this tire’s asymmetric tread pattern to increase this model’s cornering grip.
The good thing about the nano rubber composites – vis-à-vis traditional shoulder blocks that you see on other UHP tires – is that they won’t wear down over time. As such, you can attack turns with the same unfazed confidence year after year.
Lastly, the trio of S-shaped sipes, circumferential grooves, and parallel channels ensures quick and effective water evacuation for reduced aquaplaning risk. A 50,000-mile treadwear warranty further sweetens the deal.
Pros
- Excellent grip on wet and dry surfaces
- Produces low noise for a high-performance tire
- Superb and long-lasting cornering performance
Cons
- Average aquaplaning resistance
#8. Michelin Pilot Sport A/S3 Plus – Best High-Performance All-Season
The Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 Plus is our final UHP A/S recommendation for Audi A6 drivers. If you’re willing to break the bank for excellent road performance, wet traction, and tread life, there aren’t many reasons why you mustn’t consider this tire.
Michelin has used the same tread compound – sunflower oil and silica – that it relied upon to enhance the above Premier A/S’s road manners. As such, you can expect the same plush ride quality from this tire as the one its all-season sibling offers.
The tread compound has been molded into a performance-oriented tread design to improve this tire’s lateral grip. Outboard shoulder blocks improve dry cornering capabilities, with a continuous center rib enhancing feedback and steering response.
As with the above HP all-season tires, the Pilot Sport A/S3 Plus also features circumferential grooves for excellent wet performance. Internally, two steel belts enhance ride comfort while also giving this tire the ability to resist premature deformation.
On top of everything else, Michelin will send this model to your doorstep with a 45,000-mile treadwear warranty, among the leading guarantees of any tire in this class.
Pros
- Brilliant high-speed stability
- Excellent treadwear warranty (45,000 miles)
- Superb responsiveness in dry conditions
Cons
- Pricey
#9. Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport – Best Summer Performance
Dunlop Direzza DZ102. BFGoodrich g-Force Sport-Comp-2. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. All three tires have the ability to enhance your Audi A6’s dry handling, cornering capabilities, and steering feedback. Yet the Potenza RE760 Sport is our summer tire pick.
The first reason we think this tire is better than its abovementioned competitors is pretty simple. The RE760 Sport comes in more Audi A6 tire sizes than any of the other three tires. As such, you’d face less difficulty finding the tire size that will go on your car.
Then comes this model’s excellent dry and wet performance, made possible by Bridgestone’s exclusive UNI-T Technology. This technology minimizes heat build-up at high speeds, helping the RE760 Sport retain the flexibility needed for confident handling.
A semi-slick shoulder design has enhanced this model’s cornering grip, letting you enter and exit turns without taking your foot off the accelerator. Plus, it has an over-extended lip over the wheels to protect them as well as your tire’s rims from curb damage.
Pros
- Superb straight-line tracking
- Comes in a large number of Audi A6 tire size
- Exceptional cornering performance
Cons
Unreliable in wintry conditions
#10. Michelin X-Ice XI3 – Best Winter Tires
The Michelin X-Ice Xi3 is a dedicated winter tire for cars, SUVs, and crossovers. This model offers a longer tread life and makes significantly less noise than most snow tires. To further sweeten the deal, it consumes less fuel than the Blizzaks.
Michelin’s proprietary Flex-Ice tread compound is the main force behind this tire’s excellent winter performance, staying flexible in temperatures where normal tread compounds would just stiffen up.
Green X Technology enables this model to consume less fuel than most winter tires you see on the market. That, too, without affecting this model’s ice and snow traction.
To help this tire plow through snow and ice, Cross Z sipes play a crucial role. These biting edges also help this model perform reliably on hard-packed snow and snow banks.
Remember, though, that the X-Ice Xi3 doesn’t come cheap. Even when you consider the fact that it’s a winter tire (such tires tend to be pricier than their A/S counterparts), this model’s asking price seems too expensive.
Pros
- Offers exceptional snow and ice traction
- Low rolling resistance translates into better fuel economy
- Very comfortable on the highway
Cons
- Pricey, even for a dedicated winter tire
Best Tires for Audi A6
All-Season Touring
All-season touring tires offer the kind of performance that best suits Audi A6 drivers who use this executive car for everyday driving. These models offer excellent road manners and back them up with superb dry and wet performance and extended tread life.
Compared with other types of tires, these models have slightly softer rubber compounds. This enables them to wrap the rubber around road imperfections and absorb the resulting vibrations. As such, the car’s passengers won’t feel any discomfort.
Working together with the Audi A6’s well-engineered suspension, which is designed to improve this car’s ride quality, a good set of touring tires will provide you with a plush ride, with the benefits of improved fuel economy and tread life on top.
Performance Tires
Performance tires can be an ideal fit if you have the Audi A6 Prestige 55 and intend to make the most of the juice it offers. These tires deliver what their name conveys: performance. You’ll hardly come across a set of performance tires that will disappoint at high speed.
As important as going fast is, there’s another thing that is equally crucial: stopping when the need arises. Guess what? Performance tires offer some of the shortest braking distances of any tire out there, as long as you aren’t testing them to their limits on damp roads.
Keep in mind that performance tires aren’t designed for excessively wet or snowy conditions. Sure, they have grooves to evacuate water. But the channels aren’t large enough to resist hydroplaning. So, only opt for performance tires if you’re going to use them in the summer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which tires are best for Audi A6?
Touring tires are the best for many Audi A6 drivers, especially those who use this car for everyday driving around the city and on the highway.
How long do tires last on an Audi A6?
Unless you’re pushing them to their limits, a set of high-quality tires can last 40,000 to 50,000 miles on your Audi A6.
What size tires does an Audi A6 have?
The Audi A6 comes in multiple tire sizes, including 225/55R16, 225/55R17, 245/45R17, 245/40R18, 245/45R18, 255/35R19, 255/40R19, and 255/35R20.
Conclusion
Pairing the Audi A6 with anything but a premium set of tires will be akin to doing a disservice to this executive car’s plush ride quality, well-engineering suspension, and agile handling. It’s thus recommended to bite the bullet and install high-quality tires on this car.
