The updated Audi Audi A4 range is due to go on sale soon, and pricing has appeared on some company car lists.
Although it hasn't been officially announced by the brand, an industry source confirmed to Autocar that the 2019 Audi A4 will start from £30,725 in base Technik form with the 35 TFSI petrol engine. The 188bhp diesel is automatic-only and priced from £34,480.
Those figures represent an increase of around £1500 over the previous entry-level SE spec. However, technology and kit upgrades will help justify the list price increase, as will competitive leasing costs.
The non-RS range flagship at launch will be the newly diesel-powered S4. That's priced at £47,295 in standard trim, with higher-spec Black Edition and Vorsprung models also available.
In an attempt to keep pace with rivals such as the new BMW 3 Series, the compact executive saloon has received an exterior and interior revamp to bring it in line with Audi’s current design themes. The firm says the changes are more substantial than is usual for a facelift, and include a range of hybridised engines.
The revised A4 will be available with three 2.0-litre turbo petrol engines featuring a 12-volt mild hybrid system and ranging from 148bhp to 241bhp, along with two diesels: a 188bhp 2.0-litre and a 241bhp 3.0-litre. A 12-volt mild hybrid 2.0-litre diesel unit, with 134bhp or 161bhp, will follow after the launch.
The Audi S4, a rival to the Mercedes-AMG C43, will be offered in Europe purely as a mild-hybrid diesel, with a 3.0-litre engine mated to a 48-volt integrated starter/motor for a total output of 342bhp and 516lb ft of torque.
The S4 will be offered with an eight-speed automatic gearbox and all-wheel drive, with sport suspension as standard and a sport differential and suspension with damper control available as options.
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Usability Nightmare
Ditching the MMI controller is a massive mistake in my opinion. Having something tactile and always in the same place to control critical functions is always better. It encourages you to use muscle memory instead of having to double check what you've done.
I have a touchscreen system in my Mondeo, trying to press the play/pause button on the podcast i was listening to took 3 attempts to register the correct action. First, no interaction was recorded, second the Android Auto home screen scrolled up and actually hid the music controls and finally the third attempt actually regitered my intended action.
I like Mazda's approach of actually moving the screen further away (so that it's actually in your natural eyeline when driving) and forcing you to use the rotary controller.
Will diesel be around “a little longer people”?
One commentator suggests “diesel will be around a little longer people”. Well the option to buy a diesel powered car might be around a little longer but that does not mean people will buy one. Only the German makers are till keeping diesels in the catalogue but aging had a chat with a BMW dealer recently about the new 8 Series the 840d version is sitting on the forecourts like a limpet while he can shift the much more expensive M850i but has been fielding enquiry after enquiry about the new and as yet not delivered 840i. The orders are full for the 840i for months. Similar story for the new 3 Series too, everyone wants a 330e or 320i very few want a 330d and on,y corporate buyers are looking at the 320d. Apparently this is common throughout the dealer group he works for. Also I am not after either an 8 Series or a 3 Series so the chap had no reason to bulls**t me as my car was only in for a service. So you might see the diesels in the brochure but not many on the road.
Why are the pictures all of the old version?
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