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The premium class sedan, Audi A4, has undergone rigorous design and engineering practices to achieve the highest in each respect. A4 exterior contains marvelous looking uplifts at various positions and with the fresh new range of colors the Audi A4 looks highly impressive.

The A4 is direct market rival of the BMW 3-series. It is indeed difficult to judge the superiority between these two. Still we can say that BMW 3-series has an edge!

Highlighting Features :
The new A4 is crafted to deliver high end comfort and safety to reason for its high price. The 2.0L TDi engine under its hood maintains the power level to 146 ps. The manufacturers have managed to reduce the body weight of the new A4 by 10% of its ancestor model. This has helped the car to jump to higher performance figures. Fuel efficiency of 12-15 km/L is surely admirable in this class.Other luxury comfort systems are elaborated below.

General statistics :

• Name and Model : Audi A4 2.0 TDI Multi-tronic
• Ex showroom price (Mumbai) : Rs 29, 00, 000 (May vary)
• Body type : Luxury Sedan
• Available colors :
  • Dakar Beige Metallic,
  • Dolphin Grey,
  • Liquid Blue,
  • Quartz Grey,
  • Night Blue,
  • Garnet Red,
  • Lava Grey,
  • Phantom Black,
  • Ibis White,
  • Deep Sea Blue
• Engine type : 2.0L, TDI Turbo-diesel
• Maximum power : 146 @ 4100 (ps@rpm)
• Maximum torque : 330 @ 3100 (Nm@rpm)
• Top Speed : 250 km/h
• Steering : Power
• Brakes : Front disc, Rear disc
• Transmission : 6 speed manual
• Wheels : 16 Inch Alloy
• Fuel tank size : 70
• Fuel efficiency : 15.1 (km/L, For highway), 12.6 (km/L, For city)
• Seating Capacity : 5

Comments :
Audi’s reputation is distinct in producing sport appealing cars. The new Audi A4 however, is intended rather to produce a more business environment under its roof! The India launching of the luxury sedan is surely intended to capture the growing number of buyers in this class.

The highly stylish looking A4 is powered with a 2.0L TDI engine producing a peak of 146 Bhp and 330 Nm. With capabilities of achieving tremendous acceleration and top speed above 200 km/h, the car entitles itself being one of the fastest cars in the world.

More speed demands more emphasize on safety systems. The new A4 is strongly equipped with new age safety systems, which ensure profound safety to the passengers. Apart from the standard safety features such as ABS, EBD, the car safety moves to next level through inclusion of special features such as Side airbags for the outer rear seats.

Also, Audi’s new Lane Assist feature uses a camera in the windshield position to monitor the lane position when the car runs above 65 km/h and alerts the driver by vibrating the steering wheel on a sudden lane change event without using the turn signal. Audi also has Side Assist which uses radar sensors in the front and rear bumpers. The system warns the driver of vehicles in blind spots or fast approaching from rear end. The driver is warned by a flashing LED on the outside housing of the side view mirror.

The comfort level in Audi A4 is maintained to high standards. The seating, driving, climate and all other features, define the interior comfort to exceptional standards. Following lines describe some of these!

Pros :

• 2.0L 143bhp 4 cylinder TDI (Turbo-diesel) with pump injection technology
• Front suspension- Four-link front axle
• Rear Suspension- Trapezoidal axle with stabilizer
• Electrically adjustable exterior mirrors & heated, body-coloured housing, Xenon plus headlights with gas discharge technology for low and high beams including headlight cleaning system
• First-aid kit, Side airbags for the outer rear seats
• Floor mats for the rear foot-well, matching the interior color chosen, Foot-well lights at the front and rear with LED technology, entry/exit lights at the rear, illuminated ashtrays in the rear doors, Inlays in Walnut brown for the door panels, dashboard and a large centre console area; inlay trim for the door panels and the dashboard with an aluminum finish
• Leather upholstery in leather Milano; seat covers, head restraints, centre-armrest at the rear & door panels, Storage package consisting of a storage net on the back of the front seats, a drawer under the front seats, a storage net in the front-seat passenger foot-well & two cup/can holders in the rear-seat centre armrest
• Active reflectors in the front and rear doors, Centre armrest, front, storage compartment with high-open lid, adjustable armrest angle, Coming/leaving home function, Cruse control system, Deluxe automatic air-conditioning with separate air distribution on the driver’s & front-seat passenger’s sides, digital temperature display, rear air vents, air sensor, button for quick defrosting & humidity sensor,
• Electrically adjustable front seats with electric lumbar support, Electrically tilting/sliding glass sunroof with automatic preselection of the required sliding-roof position, tinted glass insert, variable sunshield, convenience closing from the outside via the central locking system, Folding rear seats, can be split and folded 1/3 or 2/3, four lashing eyes in the luggage compartment, on saloon can be locked from inside with two locks,
• Lighting package including illumination of the area outside doors below the wing mirrors, ambient lighting of the centre console and of the door panels at the front and rear, Optical parking assistant for front & rear with an image of the area directly behind the vehicle shown on the MMI display, the camera behind discreetly mounted in the boot lid handle, Roller sunblind protects the rear-seat passengers against exposure to direct sunlight
• Servotronic, no-maintenance rack and pinion with speed-based power assistance

Cons :

• High priced

Bottom Line :
Audi is a global style icon in luxury cars. All the Audi vehicles hold uncompromised quality. The new A4 is built on the same line. Highly powerful and fuel efficient A4 engine can take you to 200km/h quite effortlessly and without much time lag. The various innovative interior and exterior systems make the road-flying machine a lot more intelligent.

Still we can’t make our mind at first, is we are exposed to the new Audi A4 and the BMW 3-series, simultaneously! Both the cars have got enough style, voluminous power under the accelerator and the highest safety systems.

Briefly, the Audi A4 is built to serve the business class and has succeeded substantially in achieving its goals!