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Article #133: Slicker and Quicker - The New Audi A4

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It would appear if you asked most Motor The rationale behind this according to an
journalists at the moment that new models Audi spokesman was that the company was
from Audi would appear to be arriving by most keen not to detract from the
the bucket load. popularity of the A4 and therefore
The entire industry is rife with rumours adversely affect sales of one of their
left right and centre about the features flagship models. Considering the fact
or non-features the brand-new Q5 has that the new model is scheduled to go on
which of course Audi are keeping under a sale in mid to late 2008 then you can
real tight cover. understand the company's reluctance to
So what is the motor journalist to do positively do anything that would damage
when asked by his editor to go out and existing sales.
find out as much information about the With regards to the engines for the new
new Audi A4 is possible? series is probable that in the first
Not the easiest of tasks but here goes. stages the engine range from the current
What are we to expect with the new A4? A4 will be carried over so that means
Well to be honest we are not actually that the popular 2L TDI Diesel variants
going to have to wait that long before will be unaffected. These are expected to
the new A4 appears in "the metal" so to be joined by naturally aspirated and
speak at this years Frankfurt motor show turbocharged 2L petrol variants.
in Germany in September. At the top end of the scale it is
Trying to put together information expected that the company will introduce
gleaned from various different source is a series of high performance variants
it would appear that being you a full is such as the S4 and the even faster RS4.
clearly a four door saloon with what At the moment none of the test staff or
looks like conventional handles. At the design people in Audi are prepared to
front-end of the car it is probably comment.
likely to display the latest sort of Lastly it is expected that the new A4
styling the company has become famous will be offered in both saloon and Avant
with i.e. a four sided grille with the estate versions initially and it is hoped
company logo on the front. that a new version of the soft top will
At the rear end of the car, the lamp be released the year later. The company
clusters it is reckoned could well have yet to make a decision whether the
resemble a carbon copy of the current A5 new Cabriolet will retain the fabric top
coupes rear. or whether the company will return to
The thing about the launch of the new A4 folding metal hard tops following the
is that though it is quite common path of BMW.
practice amongst car manufacturers to It is expected that this is unlikely to
keep information under wraps as much as happen as the Company are on record as
possible, it is probably quite rare to saying that this is a road that they do
keep this control of information is tight not wish to go down again.
as it currently is. Time will tell.






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