The 2009 Audi A4 Official Press Release Plus New Gallery

In its design, the new A4 reveals its sporty, progressive character: taut and dynamic in its outlines, it speaks the language of technical perfection. With an overall length of 4.70 metres, the saloon has a substantial, powerful road stance and offers its occupants ample space in an interior full of light. The workmanship is typical of an Audi – quality with no compromises. The controls can be backed by the extra refinement of innovative assistance and multimedia systems. In the safety area, the brand with the four-ring emblem sets new standards: the coordinated action of the airbags and front seat belt force limiters protects the occupants even more effectively.

When compared with the previous model, the A4 has new, sporty proportions. The front body overhang has been drastically shortened; the bonnet and wheelbase are both longer than before. In the driveline, the differential has changed places with the clutch (or torque converter), making it possible to move the front axle forward by 154 millimetres. This innovative solution ensures ideal axle-load distribution. The new A4 is the sportiest saloon in the midsize car category: agile, light and precise to control. Its dynamic suspension is a totally new design, with most of its components made from weight-saving aluminium.

The results are impressive: supremely dynamic road behaviour and effortlessly precise handling.

New high-tech options make the A4 driving experience even more fascinating: Audi drive select varies the engine, automatic transmission, steering and suspension damping characteristics to suit the driver’s preferences at any given moment. Audi dynamic steering varies its ratio according to the car’s speed and keeps the new A4 stable close to the handling limits by slight, almost instantaneous changes to the steering angle. The damping control system for the hydraulic shock absorbers varies the damping characteristic individually, to combine sporty driving enjoyment with maximum road safety.

The new Audi A4 is being introduced with a choice of five engines, their power outputs ranging from 105 kW (143 bhp) to 195 kW (265 bhp). The four-cylinder petrol engine, like the diesels, is turbocharged, and both types of engine have direct fuel injection. All the engines, with their supremely refined flow of power, make the A4 a pleasure to drive and, thanks to their high efficiency, consume distinctly less fuel than the previous versions.

Various transmissions are available: a six-speed manual gearbox, the tiptronic automatic transmission, the multitronic continuously variable transmission, and either front-wheel drive or quattro permanent all-wheel drive, which has been subjected to intensive development work that has made its performance even more dynamic.

jeffy210 - 8/29/2007 10:04:02 AM

+2 Boost

Okay, now the A4 is becoming a serious contender for me. It's interior is starting to come close to the A6, just on a smaller scale. One thing I liked from the A6 was the color MFD in the middle of the gauges, and it looks like the A4 has that now.

Along with the styling, this is going to make a decision tougher.

intensely - 8/30/2007 6:35:56 PM

+1 Boost

4.7 meters is 188 inches, no longer compact car, could use some extra interior space but pushing 190 inches ,, so is the A6

thanks

Designer1 - 8/29/2007 12:15:31 PM

-1 Boost

The German need to stop their jokes of making cars seriously. What is this? an exact A5 with 4 doors called an A4. They truly need to come up with some new designs for their cars, enough with 3 or 4 sizes for the same shape, its humiliating for a car company not to have styles other than 1 only.

Rupert - 8/29/2007 12:17:49 PM

+3 Boost

Well considering an A5 is a coupe A4 I would rather expect them to look the same.

I don't see anyone complaining that a 3 coupe looks like a 3 saloon.

SevorbeupstryIsBack - 8/29/2007 1:30:31 PM

+2 Boost

Exactly Rupert.

S4cabriofoxone - 8/29/2007 5:59:11 PM

+1 Boost

Or that a G37 and G35 are almost identical.

Designer1, you're an idiot.

1evlaudi - 8/29/2007 3:22:15 PM

+2 Boost

thank you Rupert

Lexus - 8/29/2007 8:09:13 PM

-1 Boost

This new Audi A4 is a definitely "UGLY" compare to the current gen A4. I think that LED lights is cool and everything but the way it shape look very fugly....But since it had an Audi logo on it, I guess it will even out the fugly equation ;)

S4cabriofoxone - 8/30/2007 5:37:19 PM

+1 Boost

Go away, please.

EL34 - 8/30/2007 5:45:29 PM

+1 Boost

Awesome road car!

M53R - 8/31/2007 8:57:51 AM

+1 Boost

Looking good! A good improvement over the last one.