Up to date Audi A4 arrives with mild-hybrid tech however nonetheless no plug
Audi’s A4 vary has been up to date, bringing revised seems to be, some additional goodies within the cabin, and mild-hybrid tech. There nonetheless is not a plug-in hybrid mannequin however one is anticipated. It is going to be badged a TFSI e as Audi is now reserving the e-tron badge for battery-electric fashions.
The up to date A4 vary, which incorporates sedan, Avant wagon and Allroad soft-roader choices, in addition to the sporty S4, represents a mid-cycle refresh for the present A4 era which arrived available on the market as a 2017 mannequin. The tweaks are minor and embody new LED headlights, a barely wider grille, and a brand new mild signature for the taillights.
For the inside, a bigger 10.1-inch touchscreen show sits atop the sprint for the infotainment and can be utilized very like a smartphone. Pure-speak voice activation and buttons on the steering wheel can be used to regulate the infotainment. And the place out there, the navigation system has been designed to speak with surrounding infrastructure and different Audis to offer updates for visitors mild info, on-street parking, and hazards.
New Audi A4
The instrument cluster nonetheless options analog dials as normal however a 12.Three-inch totally digital unit is on the market. A head-up show and a bunch of digital driver aids are additionally out there. Audi now bundles the latter into easy-to-understand packages labeled Tour, Metropolis and Park. They embody typical options like adaptive cruise management, automated emergency braking, and park help.
Additionally new is an adaptive suspension system with two choices. One is a consolation choice with damper management, which is ready to scale back the journey peak by 10 millimeters. The opposite is a sport choice, which might be ordered with or with out damper management and is ready to decrease the suspension by 23 mm.
Relying available on the market, Audi will provide up to date A4 vary with as much as six powertrains, together with gasoline and diesel choices. A few of these characteristic a brand new 12-volt mild-hybrid system that may get well power below braking or coasting and assist the engine below excessive masses and upon start-up. A extra highly effective 48-volt mild-hybrid system options in a brand new S4 TDI diesel rated at 342 horsepower and a beefy 516 pound-feet of torque.
New Audi S4
No modifications have been made to the common S4’s powertrain, which stays a Three.Zero-liter turbocharged V-6 good for 354 hp and 369 lb-ft. Powertrain specs for the USA are but to be introduced.
The up to date A4 vary reaches showrooms in Europe this fall. Availability within the U.S. is but to be introduced however we should always see the vehicles right here by early 2020, and comparable updates ought to then comply with on the RS four Avant offered abroad and finally the associated A5 vary.
Sadly, a guide transmission will not be supplied in any Audi within the U.S. Audi made 2018 the ultimate 12 months that the third-pedal choice was availalabe. A particular run of A4 Ultrasport sedans was launched to mark the top of the period.