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| Road Test: Audi A4 Cabriolet (2002-) |
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Absolutely solid and superbly engineered for the optimum protection. It hasn't gone through the Euro NCAP crash tests yet, but Audi does consistently score well in surveys of "real-life" accidents and their outcomes, which many see as being more indicative of protection than impacts under laboratory conditions.
Behind the rear seats are two retracted bars that deploy if sensors detect an imminent rollover and the windscreen and frame are claimed to be exceptionally strong. A canvas hood can't offer the same sort of protection as a metal roof, but all elements of its structure are designed to form a "survival zone" that will remain intact.
All passenger seats have Isofix child seat mounting points (there's an airbag cut-off switch for the front passenger seat); standard equipment also includes ESP stability control with brake disc-cleaning, front and side airbags, seatbelt pre-tensioners and belt-force limiters.
As for security, the hood is reasonably thick and difficult to penetrate - though this may not be a car to leave out on the street regularly, as Audis, like most premium-brand cars, are said to be targeted by criminal gangs, especially in London.
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Introduction Line up the latest A4 Cabriolet, revised for winter 2005, against the ... |
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