It remains tight in the upper middle class. BMW has presented the 2012 3 Series, Mercedes retired in 2014 with the C-class. Now also reacts Audi: Probably the end of 2014, the Ingolstadt present the new A4, which is then available at the merchant early 2015. 2016 follow A5 Coupe, Convertible and Sportback. Crucial question: Will Audi reduce the product offensive with the distance to the leaders from Stuttgart and Munich? The A4 has to sit, because the middle class earned Audi a lot of money. Therefore, the Ingolstadt are in the design of B9 (the name of the new A4 internally) take any risks.
The car looks like a uniform, space and efficiency basket. Something bigger it gets to more distinguish it from the A3 sports sedan, but still around 100 pounds lighter. The following style elements are particularly striking: the side wraparound hood, the continuous longitudinal sharp edge above the door handles, the 3-D grill and of course the lights. From the front you can see the B9 on double V-daytime running lights, rear of the three-dimensionally shaped LED light. The A4 could be presented in the autumn of 2014 in Paris and comes in March 2015 to the dealers. In July, the Avant, the schrägeres tail moves away a piece of the image of the large-scale commercial vehicle station wagon follows.
The new A4 Allroad rolls from November to buyers. On the basic concept of the avant-only change details. The rear seats are divided in the future when combined in a ratio of 40:20:40, the access is keyless, the tailgate opens and closes electrically. Tire pressure monitoring system and multifunction steering wheel are additional charge on board. The Vorsprung durch Technik melts, especially in the drive sector. Still, it's not official, but there is much evidence that (e-quattro) is offered for the next A4 no electrified rear axle. This plug-in alternative was stopped not only for cost reasons. Original sound Ingolstadt. "When the electrically driven rear axle starts under unfavorable conditions the juice reduces the traction and suitability for towing" Instead, plan to Bavaria a single plug-in hybrid solution for all models with longitudinal engine and conventional Quattro drive (see box). Also conceivable, but not yet approved: a front wheel drive A4 with the e-tron plug-in technology of the A3.
An A4 with natural gas drive is not currently planned. BMW plans for 2015 with three-cylinder 316i, but with the three-cylinder Audi is still in its infancy. Also still not in sight is a powerful four-cylinder diesel as a counterpart to the BMW 325d (218 hp) and the Mercedes C 250 CDI (204 hp). Although many four-cylinder diesel engine with 224-258 hp run in Wolfsburg on the test, the four-cylinder TDI in Audi range ends at 190 hp. The reason: the expensive V6 engine road must be utilized. So with the relatively weak 218 hp three-liter TDI remains in the program. Also a strong four-cylinder gasoline are nowhere in the specifications of the new A4. The V6 TFSI with 272 hp omitted, the strongest performance of the 2.0 TFSI remains unchanged at 225 hp. If you want more power, you have to dig deep into his pocket and order the S4, the future distributed 340 instead of 333 hp to all four wheels.
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