Category: Compact Executive 
Price Range: £22,590 to £30,290
Elegant and discreet styling, exceptional build quality, excellent diesels, good ride quality.
Very conservative, limited rear cabin space, not as much fun to drive as a 3-Series.
A very strong contender in the executive car segment, with elegant looks and a strong engine line-up.
The original A4 was the most successful Audi of all time, so the A4 formula hardly needed a radical change of direction. At a glance, this seventh-generation A4 looks barely evolved from the previous model.
In fact, every body panel apart from the roof was brand new, although the most noticeable changes were at the tail lights and the nose, which gained the single-frame grille. Inside, the A4's interior architecture remained virtually unchanged, apart from a new seat design and a steering boss with an aluminium graphic that echoes the new grille.
Much work was done to improve the 2005- A4's dynamics to put it on a more level footing with BMW in particular. It is available in four-door saloon and Avant estate bodystyles, as well as two-door convertible (tested separately). There's also the storming RS4, available in all three bodystyles.
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