Step into an A4 and what immediately hits you is the sheer quality of things. And if the older A4s did get a bit boring in terms of design, this new one is nothing like that. For starters, Audi has given the A4 the virtual cockpit, which means you no longer have dials in the conventional sense but a large LCD screen that replaces it.
You also get a freestanding infotainment screen and a larger central console that was festooned with hardwood on our car. The new A4 also gets a much better MMI interface with all the latest gadgets like Apple CarPlay apart from the standard navigation. And just like its competition you also get ambient lighting. Now, normally you would get a few shades or reds, blues and whites to choose from but on the A4 you can pretty much get any color you want and you could even have a combination of two colors if you are really in the mood to spice things up.So, engine options?
Of course, the A4 will get both a petrol and a diesel engine. The 1.8-litre engine will be replaced by a new and more powerful 2.0-litre that makes 190PS of peak power and 320Nm of peak torque. The engine will be mated to the 7-speed S-Tronic gearbox and will be available only in a front wheel drive layout.
But as always, the diesel will be the more popular one and in this department, Audi does have a few surprises planned. For starters, Audi might bring in a manual gearbox in the A4 for the first time. The manual gearbox will be the base version and will be mated to the 2.0-litre TDI engine that will make 190PS of peak power and 400Nm of peak torque. This engine will also get a 7-speed dual clutch gearbox as an automatic option and will also be mated to a front wheel drive platform.