Local Life - Wigan - March 2018
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Test Drive<br />
Audi A4<br />
Avant 3.0 TDI quattro 218PS<br />
by Tim Barnes-Clay<br />
Fitted with a 3.0 litre V6 engine, the latest Audi<br />
A4 Avant becomes almost too powerful for<br />
its own good.<br />
Don’t get me wrong; the diesel lump is a real pearl,<br />
but there’s no way it returns the claimed 57.6mpg<br />
when riding on 19-inch wheels. I found the car<br />
thirsty, and mid-30s was more realistic for me<br />
when driving two-up, with no luggage, on a mix of<br />
motorways, A and B-roads.<br />
The A4 estate model that Audi sent me came in<br />
top S line trim, and starts at £38,895, but with a few<br />
thousand pounds of options thrown at it, my test<br />
car was waving a £46,395 price-tag.<br />
You get a lot of kit for the cash, though and Audi is<br />
well-known for its upmarket, understated interiors<br />
that are both perfectly finished and intuitive.<br />
This A4 doesn’t dissatisfy; it has upscale materials<br />
everywhere and a straightforward, intelligible<br />
dashboard arrangement. Technology is plentiful,<br />
too. It includes: a reversing camera, parking sensors,<br />
three-zone climate control, heated electric seats,<br />
and a powered, hands-free boot.<br />
The A4 Avant is among the best-looking estates on<br />
the market in Britain. It’s undeniably classy, and the<br />
large 3.0 litre diesel engine is so smooth that it feels<br />
more like a hard-hitting petrol unit.