Have you ever heard of the design philosophy of Audi 360 degrees? Well, we can explain with an example. In its latest version, which is something like this: the last A4 [B8], provided the style guidelines for the creation of new 2011MY A8 that inspired the design of the new 2012MY A6, which has become the inspiration for A4 updating ...
It probably gives you an idea about the lifestyle changes of the 2013MY Audi A4 sedan and Avant both ways, and their brothers and A4 Allroad Quattro S4.
Similar to the recently updated A5/S5 models, the updated A4S new Audi winning six-point grille and headlights look sharper with LED daytime running lights that form a narrow band, redesigned front and rear bumpers, tail lights, more adjusted to reflect the shape of the headlights and come with LED strips.
The exterior modifications have been slightly modified the size of A4, with the sedan and Avant, now measuring 4.70 meters (15.42 feet) long, and the allroad quattro and S4, 4.72 meters (15.49 feet) . The distance between axes for all variants is 2.81 meters (9.22 feet), and the width is 1.83 and 1.84 meters, respectively (6.0 and 6.04 meters), while the height varies between 1 , 41 and 1.50 meters (4.63 m and 4.92), depending on the version.
The designers at Audi A4's refined interior with a new selection wheel designs and new color options, while the company also made changes to the steering arm and the ignition key.
In front of the engine, Audi said consumption levels have fallen by 11 percent on average, despite the increased power and torque of many engines.
In Europe, A4 Avant and the sedan is offered with a new 1.8-liter gasoline TFSI delivers 170 hp and 320 Nm (236.02 lbs-ft) of torque. In the sedan, it returns a combined fuel economy of 5.6 lt/100km (42.0 mpg U.S.) with CO2 emissions of 134 grams per km (215.65 g / mile), a decrease 19 percent in consumption compared with the previous engine.
The updated 2.0-liter TDI is available in three states of tune produces 136HP (100kW), 163HP (120kW) and 177HP (130kW). The 136HP version is more fuel efficient delivery of an average consumption of 4.2 lt/100 km (56.0 mpg U.S.) with CO2 emissions of 112 grams per km (180.25 g / mile).
The most powerful engine available in the series is the 3.0-liter V6 that produces 272HP TFSI on the A4 and 333HP in the S4. The latter is available in two variants sedan and Avant. The S4 sedan goes from zero to 100 km / h (62 mph) in 5.0 seconds and reaches an electronically limited top speed of 250 km / h (155 mph) when he returned with an average consumption of 8.0 liters per 100 km (29.40 U.S. mpg).
A gearbox six-speed manual is standard on the A4 sedan and Avant models with front wheel drive, with most of the variants that offers a choice of multitronic continuously variable transmission. The quattro versions come with a manual gearbox or seven-speed S tronic dual-clutch transmission. The A4 allroad quattro has a manual transmission or S tronic with all engine variants.
Audi said that the assemblies of the control arms rear suspension are new and the characteristics of the dampers have been re-adjusted, while the electromechanical power steering is also new to all models of the A4 series.
