Audi really has some great designers these days..
Love the styling on some of the new Audis... S5, new A4, R8, new TT...
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Premium sedans are rapidly becoming the automotive equivalent of upmarket MP3 players: The manufacturers who make 'em are embroiled in a battle of quick-fire model cycles strongly reminiscent of Apple's release of relentlessly updated iPod variants. Indeed, it increasingly feels that the paint barely gets a chance to dry on a new model or a major refresh before a slightly improved version hits the market.
Exhibit "A" being, of course, Audi's new A4, arriving barely three years after the previous-generation model had a heavy reworking, which involved new sheetmetal and a completely different front end. Now, in response to the new Mercedes C-class and still fresh E90 BMW 3-series (which itself gets called in for a nip-and-tuck early next year), Audi is launching a completely new A4...
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Audi really has some great designers these days..
Love the styling on some of the new Audis... S5, new A4, R8, new TT...
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Much better looking than the already aged 3-series.
Way to go Audi.
#4
Great review, kind of disappointed that it isn't a better car (which isn't to say it isn't great). And as for iPods... Apple went 3 years without a major change. That's decades in tech terms.
#5
Is there any particular reason why Audi hasn't seen fit to put the 3.6 V6 in any of their cars? It seems odd that the Passat gets it but the higher-end doesn't.Anyway, the B8 looks good. It looks much trimmer and less cutesy than the B7.
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Maybe because the 3.6 is based off of the old 3.2 cast iron VR6 engine(?).
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FYI: the new A4 is NOT "nearly a foot longer than the car it replaces"... unless you call 5 inches nearly a foot.
#8
The author gives the impression that the A4 is debuting in early 08. As this is a mostly American market does that apply to us readers or readers abroad? I haven't heard anything about the B8 arriving in the states until this time next year.
#9
me likey!
#10
Yuck. Ugly car....but nice write-up. Much better writing here than the other auto media outlets.
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I kinda like the clock-setup, but on a diesel? 4 grand at 12 o'clock./2008-Audi-A4-Sedan-016.jpg)
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The Audi chassis engineer spoke to a British magazine (I think Car Magazine). The Audi feel was deliberatly tuned into the handling. The engineer said he wasn't too pleased about it, b/c the chassis has a lot more potential. The marketing people wanted it that way. They said to make Audi drivers feel at home in the new car. But I suspect they are sandbagging the basic version to make future chassis options seem more attractive. Such as the torque vectoring Quattro, and the Magnetic ride dampers.
#13
I find it to be very similar to the new 3 series coupe in same profile shots....which isn't a bad thing
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Quote, originally posted by ZVdub » Audi really has some great designers these days..
Love the styling on some of the new Audis... S5, new A4, R8, new TT...I agree.
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Quote, originally posted by Muchoqueso » I find it to be very similar to the new 3 series coupe in same profile shots.... x2, it def has similar lines, but i think the audi looks better.
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Quote, originally posted by Muchoqueso » I find it to be very similar to the new 3 series coupe in same profile shots....which isn't a bad thing x3. they are very sexy
#17
I really like the exterior of this car... If the Avant is as nicely styled as the sedan, I could see myself replacing my B6 with one.
#18
This is a car I am definetly considering for the future. My MKIV Gti will still be my daily driver while the A4 can be the weekend toy.
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Quote, originally posted by QUATTR0 » FYI: the new A4 is NOT "nearly a foot longer than the car it replaces"... unless you call 5 inches nearly a foot. Stop. Their wifes might be looking.
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Quote, originally posted by castel » This is a car I am definetly considering for the future. My MKIV Gti will still be my daily driver while the A4 can be the weekend toy. This is a serious inquiry - why do you want a 4 door sedan as your weekend toy??
- Tom
2007 Toyota Portapotty
#21
~26 mpg combined is nice.
Do they use different standards for mileage testing over there or can we expect similar #'s?
#22
All hail horizontal headlights!!! I'm glad audi hasn't ever really given in to other manufacturers blobby rounded triangle headlights.The LEDs are kinda goofy, but overall this car is hot!
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Quote, originally posted by BltByKrmn » This is a serious inquiry - why do you want a 4 door sedan as your weekend toy??
why not? different strokes for different folks
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Quote, originally posted by chernaudi » Maybe because the 3.6 is based off of the old 3.2 cast iron VR6 engine(?). I thought the new 3.6 liter Vr6 was a narrower 11 degree angle than the 15" old motor, as well as being all aluminum.
The VR6 was also designed to be transverse motor, though it sits longitudinally in the base Cayenne and Tuareg. Maybe it doesnt fit under the small Audi's hood?
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Quote, originally posted by AuForm » But I suspect they are sandbagging the basic version to make future chassis options seem more attractive. Such as the torque vectoring Quattro, and the Magnetic ride dampers. Any official word so far that the B8 A4 will be getting Magnetic Ride?
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Quote, originally posted by castel » why not? different strokes for different folks I'm honestly asking - the reason people have a "weekend toy" is because they aren't suitable for daily driving. A Lotus Elise is a weekend toy because it wouldn't be comfortable to drive to work.
There is nothing about a A4 that would make it uncomfortable or inappropriate to drive every day. Which is how we get to the question at hand - why would you want a 4 door sedan as a weekend toy?
- Tom
2007 Toyota Portapotty
#29
looks great. Will they bump the power on the 2.0T also? 230hp?
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Quote, originally posted by BltByKrmn » I'm honestly asking - the reason people have a "weekend toy" is because they aren't suitable for daily driving. A Lotus Elise is a weekend toy because it wouldn't be comfortable to drive to work.
There is nothing about a A4 that would make it uncomfortable or inappropriate to drive every day. Which is how we get to the question at hand - why would you want a 4 door sedan as a weekend toy?
Good point, taken.I think in an effort to keep the mileage down (I commute 35 miles daily). Indeed the A4 would make a great daily driver, but id rather turn my mkiv into the daily beater.
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Quote, originally posted by WannaCorrado » The VR6 was also designed to be transverse motor, though it sits longitudinally in the base Cayenne and Tuareg. Maybe it doesnt fit under the small Audi's hood? I'd say that might be likely... That, and isn't the Passat 3.6L 4motion Haldex? Maybe they're still trying to keep the A4's setup longitudinal.
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Quote, originally posted by castel » Good point, taken. I think in an effort to keep the mileage down (I commute 35 miles daily). Indeed the A4 would make a great daily driver, but id rather turn my mkiv into the daily beater.
Fair enough, just trying to understand.
- Tom
2007 Toyota Portapotty
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Quote, originally posted by castel »
Good point, taken.I think in an effort to keep the mileage down (I commute 35 miles daily). Indeed the A4 would make a great daily driver, but id rather turn my mkiv into the daily beater.
35 miles is nothing.
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Quote, originally posted by JAHciple » 35 miles is nothing.
Mine is ~6miles
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Quote, originally posted by Dawg Dee-Lux » I kinda like the clock-setup, but on a diesel? 4 grand at 12 o'clock. Diesels don't have VTEC to kick in, y0! ... so there's no need to display mad revs.
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