Audi A4 buyers will pay more for the cleaner, revised car, which goes on sale in 2012
Prices for the A4, which gets cosmetic tweaks, new interior trims and a range of engine revisions that slash CO2 emissions, reveal that the entry-level A4 saloon (a 188bhp 1.8 TFSI) will cost around £600 more than the car it replaces, at £22,815.
The 2.0 TDIe, which emits 112g/km of CO2, will cost £26,555, a rise of more than £1400. The cheapest four-wheel-drive variant, a 2.0-litre TFSI petrol goes up by around £100 more, to £29,170.
There are three new diesel options, which are all 2.0 TDIs. The 161bhp version, which emits 115g/km of CO2, and is available with a six-speed manual transmission only, costs £27,575. The 175bhp unit will be offered with a Multitronic automatic gearbox and a dual-clutch S-tronic unit, as well as the manual.
There’s also a 201bhp version of the 3.0-litre V6 TDI, which will be available with a Multitronic automatic gearbox to start with (at £30,490), but a cleaner manual version will follow in the spring.
The pricing is likely to give the A4 a slight advantage over entry-level versions of the new BMW 3 Series, which goes on sale in February – although its 316d and 318d variants are likely to redress the balance when they arrive in March.
The A4 Avant will start at £24,015 for the 1.8 TFSI, while the beefed-up version of the car, the Allroad, will be priced from £31,475 (2.0 TFSI quattro with 208bhp) up to £36,840 (3.0 TDI quattro with 242bhp and S-tronic gearbox).
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