The New A4 Avant: Driving In A New Dimension

THE NEW A4 AVANT: DRIVING IN A NEW DIMENSION



• Attractive design, spacious and well thought-out luggage space
• Sporty technology layout and dynamic driving performance
• New generation of engines with higher performance and lower fuel consumption

Note from Audi of America regarding A4 Avant:

• A4 Avant will be exclusively offered in the United States with 100% quattro all-wheel drive, as with today’s version.
• Exclusive engine for A4 Avant will be a new high-powered 4-cylinder turbocharged engine that will be announced at Geneva auto show in early March 2008 (all engines mentioned in this AUDI AG press release are for other Audi markets).
• On-sale time period for 2009 A4 Avant will be simultaneous to new 2009 A4 sedan in Fall 2008.
• 2009 A4 sedan will have the new high-powered 4-cylinder turbocharged engine as its base offering, while the 3.2 FSI V6 engine with AVS technology (265) will be an available upgrade (both engines available at launch in Fall 2008).
Ingolstadt, February 2008 – Dynamic, elegant, and emotional; with the
A4 sedan, Audi has already advanced into a new dimension. In a few weeks, the A4 Avant will follow: The most successful premium station wagon of its class offers, along with excellent drivability and uncompromising quality, a higher utility value for sports and recreation. This vehicle combines elegance and intelligent functionality.
The Audi A4 Avant is extending its lead. Based on the same technology layout as the sedan, the newly developed five-link front axle has been shifted farther forward. This ensures that the axle loads are perfectly distributed, thereby guaranteeing the highest precision and agility when it comes to handling. The Avant therefore also offers a new and fascinating driving experience similar to the one that led media experts to pronounce the sedan the best automobile in the midsize range.
Audi is launching the A4 Avant with five engine types to begin with: two gasoline engines and three diesel engines. These engines offer superior performance while reducing fuel consumption by more than 14 percent compared to the previous model – proof of Audi’s successful efficiency strategy.
Audi’s high technological competence is also expressed in the broadly diversified range of powertrains and in its numerous sport and comfort technologies – many of which originate directly from the premium class.
Attractive station wagons called Avant: the design
The design of the new Audi A4 Avant is as exciting and dynamic as one would expect from a brand as design-oriented as Audi. The headlights are staged like a technological work of art. The Avant comes with daytime running lights as a standard feature; the xenon plus headlights consist of 14 white light-emitting diodes.
Compared to the forerunner model, the proportions have been reconfigured in a new and even sportier design. The front overhang has been shortened, and the engine hood and the wheel base have gained considerably in length. The flat D-posts lend the Audi A4 Avant a dynamic, coupe-like silhouette, while the rear design emphasizes its width with powerful, horizontal lines. The new A4 Avant measures 4.70 meters (15.42 feet) in length, almost 12 centimeters (4.72 inches) longer than its forerunner model. Its body is considerably more rigid and safer in build than its predecessor, yet is around 10 percent lighter at the same time.

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