After the A4 and A5, the Arrows team finally hoped to be able to secure a turbo engine for the 1983 season. Instead it had to fall back on the naturally outdated Ford Cosworth. The 1983 A6 was a very conventional single-seater, designed by Peter Wass to make the most of the fairly limited power of the engine. The car managed to snatch some decent results, especially with Marc Surer, who got four points. The A6 was used, in a slightly modified form, also for part of the 1984 season. Thierry Boutsen, Alan Jones and Chico Serra also drove the car.