--- title: "Lifted Audi A6 Exocar With a Manual and AWD Is the Ultimate Marketplace Find" description: "A Polish car builder chopped apart a C4-generation Audi A6 and made a dirt-road buggy that looks like so much fun." date: "2023-10-19" modified: "2023-10-19" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/someone-buy-this-audi-a6-exocar-buggy-so-i-dont-have-to" categories: - "Audi News" - "Builds" - "Culture" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "a6" - "Audi" - "sedan" --- # Lifted Audi A6 Exocar With a Manual and AWD Is the Ultimate Marketplace Find ![]() *Stancol | YouTube* People say that money can't buy happiness. I disagree. Money *absolutely* can buy happiness, and it doesn't even take that much—not when this chopped and caged homemade [Audi]() A6 exocar buggy is going for just over $4,700. It might be impossible to drive this thing without a smile, because it looks like a blast. This build currently lives in Poland and is based on a 1995 [Audi A6]() (C4 generation). A Polish car builder, who goes by [Stancol](), then chopped most of the body apart, leaving just the floor and the front end. From there, he built a custom tubular steel chassis and cage and added some bodywork from a B9-gen [Audi A4]() at the front and rear ends to make it almost resemble an actual car. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Everything was then painted black, including the tubular steel, and it looks kick-ass. It even has functional headlights and taillights. It wears a Polish license plate and is still registered with a "complete set" of documents, per [this listing]() by way of Google Translate. I don't know if that means it can be driven on the road, but then that's not really the point of this build, is it? Under the hood is the A6's stock 2.8-liter V6, which the owner claims to make 193 horsepower. Normally that V6 is pretty uninteresting, but when it barely has any weight to move around, lacks the sound deadening of a full hood, and packs a custom exhaust, it sounds incredible. The noise of this buggy ripping through dirt roads makes it seem like it's powered by something far more exotic. That engine is paired to a five-speed manual and Quattro all-wheel drive, and it rides on a slightly lifted suspension, which makes it a genuine off-road buggy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP8HdNpL47g This Audi A6 buggy doesn't have much in the way of special parts and is really just a C4-gen A6 with a tubular steel body and B9 A4 body panels. On paper, that sounds like a mess; in reality, it looks like so much flipping fun. [At just about $4,700](), my wallet would be getting very nervous if Stancol's creation was up for sale in the States. If you don't hear from me for a while, it's because I went to Poland to rip this thing on some rally stages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSnsPltBxbw&t=83s *Got tips? Send 'em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()