I bought my 2004 A6 three months ago and I feel it is accelerating kinda slow at starting.

Is that normal for A6 3.0 CVT? I have hard time catching up the car in front of me for

about 10 seconds after the light has been changed to green.

It is going fast after about 40 mph but acceleration in low gear is really heavy.

Is it normal?

CVT torque is low. Have it checked.

How do I check if my 2004 A6 3.0 is CVT or not?

Thank you,
Victor

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How do I check if my 2004 A6 3.0 is CVT or not?

Thank you,
Victor

Uhmmm.... because that's what you would have purchased.

You either have a manual tranny, an automatic, or the CVT.

So, if I have a Tiptronic, is that a CVT or not?

Thanks,
Victor

This is one of those answers, "If you don't know, then you don't have it."

Or.... "You'd know it if you had it."

The CVT is another type of tranny.

Here's a quote from Audi:
Multitronic™
Unparalleled smoothness, improved fuel economy and more dynamic performance are the immediate rewards of Audi's new stepless multitronic Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT); 20 mpg city/29 mpg highway for multitronic™, versus 19 mpg city/28 mpg highway for Tiptronic. The heart of the multitronic transmission is called a variator. Its vanadium-hardened steel construction, encased in oil, has already proven that our system is not only more capable than belt-driven CVTs, it's also more durable. Manual gear selection mode is available, as with the 5-speed Tiptronic® transmission, and six simulated gear ratios can be selected. In the automatic mode, multitronic calculates the optimum gear ratio with the aid of a Dynamic Regulating Program (DRP) according to engine load, the driver's preferences and driving conditions.