For The A4 is spacious inside, and a good, grippy car to drive, with plenty of powerful engines. Thanks to reasonable list prices and strong residual values, the ownership costs are competitive.
Against It's not as exciting to drive as a BMW 3 Series; in particular, the firm ride quality is a real disappointment. The dashboard is pretty cluttered, too.
What Car? says
The A4 has a lot going for it, above all its space. Its low costs are attractive, but the disappointing ride lets the side down.
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Buyer's notes
Target Price team says:
You can expect a four-figure discount, but even so residual values are among the strongest in the class, especially on the smaller-engined diesel models.
Audi is rightly renowned for its diesel models, and these are certainly the best engines in the range. However, do your sums carefully before buying one, as you’ll need to do a high annual mileage to recoup their higher (than the equivalent petrol models’) list prices through the lower fuel bills.
Similarly, we don’t think it’s worth paying for the most expensive models, unless you need their four-wheel drive, as they have the least impressive fuel economy and the lowest residuals.
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