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The import-car experts from TheCarConnection.com researched a wide range of road tests from around the Web to compile this authoritative review of the 2009 Audi A4. TheCarConnection.com’s editors were also among the first to drive the new A4 and have included driving impressions and details where they help you make a more informed decision. This review also compares the 2009 Audi A4 with other vehicles in its class to give you the best advice even when other reviews present conflicting opinions.
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| Road Test |
The 2009 Audi A4 returns in a newly styled body that’s longer and wider than before. In many ways, the new shape resembles the larger Audi A6 sedan, but LED lighting and a unique nose plant the Audi sedan and wagon firmly in the new Audi family that also includes the A5 and S5 coupes. Inside, the A4 has a taller, darker dash that’s not as classically handsome as previous efforts, but it’s still an efficient place to work.
A wide range of engine and transmission choices comes with the new A4. The base engine is a 211-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder, offered with a manual transmission or a six-speed automatic or, in front-drive versions, a continuously variable transmission (CVT). A V-6 version comes only with the sweet-shifting six-speed automatic. Quattro all-wheel drive is offered on the four-cylinder sedan and is standard on the six-cylinder car. The A4 Avant wagon comes only as a turbocharged four, with quattro and the six-speed automatic. The new A4 also offers an optional system that allows drivers to select the feel of its ride, steering, and transmission shifts, but the basic car’s nonadjustable settings seem preferable.
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| Positive Points |
- -Fresh, updated shape
- -Available quattro all-wheel drive
- -Wagon utility
- -Increased backseat room
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| Negative Points |
- -Drive Select’s steering feel choices
- -No S-tronic transmission
- -Backseat is low, with a short bottom cushion
- -Cockpit styling
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