The sportiest midsize saloon
Audi opens up new horizons. The A4 is a sporty car with superb presence on
the road; it takes Audi forward into a new dimension on the midsize car market.
The engines that power the saloon, both TDI and spark-ignition, in all cases
with direct fuel injection, combine effortless power with high efficiency. The
dynamic running gear and the use of many technologies taken direct from the
large-car category are evidence of the brand’s lead in technical know-how. The
new Audi is a new way to drive. It will reach the market at the end of November
2007, at a basic list price of about 26,000 Euros in Germany.
In its design, the new A4 reveals its sporty, progressive character: taut and
dynamic in its outlines, it speaks the language of technical perfection. With an
overall length of 4.70 metres, the saloon has a substantial, powerful road
stance and offers its occupants ample space in an interior full of light. The
workmanship is typical of an Audi – quality with no compromises. The controls
can be backed by the extra refinement of innovative assistance and multimedia
systems. In the safety area, the brand with the four-ring emblem sets new
standards: the coordinated action of the airbags and front seat belt force
limiters protects the occupants even more effectively.
When compared with the previous model, the A4 has new, sporty proportions.
The front body overhang has been drastically shortened; the bonnet and
wheelbase are both longer than before. In the driveline, the differential has
changed places with the clutch (or torque converter), making it possible to move
the front axle forward by 154 millimetres. This innovative solution ensures
ideal axle-load distribution. The new A4 is the sportiest saloon in the midsize
car category: agile, light and precise to control. Its dynamic suspension is a
totally new design, with most of its components made from weight-saving
aluminium.
The results are impressive: supremely dynamic road behaviour and effortlessly
precise handling.
New high-tech options make the A4 driving experience even more fascinating:
Audi drive select varies the engine, automatic transmission, steering and
suspension damping characteristics to suit the driver’s preferences at any given
moment. Audi dynamic steering varies its ratio according to the car’s speed and
keeps the new A4 stable close to the handling limits by slight, almost
instantaneous changes to the steering angle. The damping control system for the
hydraulic shock absorbers varies the damping characteristic individually, to
combine sporty driving enjoyment with maximum road safety.
The new Audi A4 is being introduced with a choice of five engines, their
power outputs ranging from 105 kW (143 bhp) to 195 kW (265 bhp). The
four-cylinder petrol engine, like the diesels, is turbocharged, and both types
of engine have direct fuel injection. All the engines, with their supremely
refined flow of power, make the A4 a pleasure to drive and, thanks to their high
efficiency, consume distinctly less fuel than the previous versions.
Various transmissions are available: a six-speed manual gearbox, the
tiptronic automatic transmission, the multitronic continuously variable
transmission, and either front-wheel drive or quattro permanent all-wheel drive,
which has been subjected to intensive development work that has made its
performance even more dynamic.
|
