B9 Audi A4 1.4 TFSI Sport
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Easty-5 said:
I test drove one of these back to back with the 2.0tdi 150 engines A4 yesterday. I have to say, the 1.4t engine is a peppy wee bugger. Struggles a bit at low revs but moves pretty briskly once you get going. Interior is lovely and the seats are comfy. I'm really considering pulling the trigger on one. One question though - how are you all finding the real life MPG? Is it anywhere close to Audi claimed figures?
I took the car on a 150 mile round trip, mainly motorway miles and was getting around 48mpg which I thought was pretty decent. The official combined mpg figure is 53.3 mpg so the real life economy doesn't seem too far off for me.It seems like I'm in the minority here but I've had a gutsful of mine after about 5000 miles.
The lack of low down power is a nightmare, especially when you live around loads of hills
The MMI/driver info keeps resetting itself every 300 miles & losing all memory. I just use android auto now
Averaging 36mpg despite plenty of motorway miles (maybe something to do with the system resetting all the time)
It feels a bit cramped
The lack of low down power is a nightmare, especially when you live around loads of hills
The MMI/driver info keeps resetting itself every 300 miles & losing all memory. I just use android auto now
Averaging 36mpg despite plenty of motorway miles (maybe something to do with the system resetting all the time)
It feels a bit cramped
Sargeant Orange said:
It seems like I'm in the minority here but I've had a gutsful of mine after about 5000 miles.
The lack of low down power is a nightmare, especially when you live around loads of hills
The MMI/driver info keeps resetting itself every 300 miles & losing all memory. I just use android auto now
Averaging 36mpg despite plenty of motorway miles (maybe something to do with the system resetting all the time)
It feels a bit cramped
You are not alone. I'm also fed up with my 1.4 TSi Sport after 4K miles and for the same reasons. I have been caught out on hills with the lack of low down torque and tall gearing, have to change to 1st gear to keep moving. Had a similar engine, but the 138bhp version, in a Golf GT. Completely different driving experience, yes I know the Golf is 100kg lighter, but I never felt like it lacked power.The lack of low down power is a nightmare, especially when you live around loads of hills
The MMI/driver info keeps resetting itself every 300 miles & losing all memory. I just use android auto now
Averaging 36mpg despite plenty of motorway miles (maybe something to do with the system resetting all the time)
It feels a bit cramped
Also have an issue with the MMI forgetting settings and I'm using Apple Car Play. I am averaging 34mpg around town, but get 52mpg on long motorway trips, due to the very long gearing.
Very nice car on the motorways, quiet and comfortable, but can be a pain around town unless you adapt your driving style to cater for the tall gearing and small capacity turbo engine.
I'd swap the mpg for more power any time. I only get 50+ on the motorway going to London and I think a lot of that is down to the amount of 50mph road work sections. The ones where no work is being done.
The 1.4 just doesn't suit the A4's character. I should have gone for one of the 2.0 litre petrols, but got sucked in by a very cheap lease deal.
The 1.4 just doesn't suit the A4's character. I should have gone for one of the 2.0 litre petrols, but got sucked in by a very cheap lease deal.
Springbok235 said:
I'd swap the mpg for more power any time. I only get 50+ on the motorway going to London and I think a lot of that is down to the amount of 50mph road work sections. The ones where no work is being done.
The 1.4 just doesn't suit the A4's character. I should have gone for one of the 2.0 litre petrols, but got sucked in by a very cheap lease deal.
Only 50 mpg! That's better than my diesel! The 1.4 just doesn't suit the A4's character. I should have gone for one of the 2.0 litre petrols, but got sucked in by a very cheap lease deal.
Springbok235 said:
Sargeant Orange said:
It seems like I'm in the minority here but I've had a gutsful of mine after about 5000 miles.
The lack of low down power is a nightmare, especially when you live around loads of hills
The MMI/driver info keeps resetting itself every 300 miles & losing all memory. I just use android auto now
Averaging 36mpg despite plenty of motorway miles (maybe something to do with the system resetting all the time)
It feels a bit cramped
You are not alone. I'm also fed up with my 1.4 TSi Sport after 4K miles and for the same reasons. I have been caught out on hills with the lack of low down torque and tall gearing, have to change to 1st gear to keep moving. Had a similar engine, but the 138bhp version, in a Golf GT. Completely different driving experience, yes I know the Golf is 100kg lighter, but I never felt like it lacked power.The lack of low down power is a nightmare, especially when you live around loads of hills
The MMI/driver info keeps resetting itself every 300 miles & losing all memory. I just use android auto now
Averaging 36mpg despite plenty of motorway miles (maybe something to do with the system resetting all the time)
It feels a bit cramped
Also have an issue with the MMI forgetting settings and I'm using Apple Car Play. I am averaging 34mpg around town, but get 52mpg on long motorway trips, due to the very long gearing.
Very nice car on the motorways, quiet and comfortable, but can be a pain around town unless you adapt your driving style to cater for the tall gearing and small capacity turbo engine.
The MMI issues continue & when it happens it also seems to reset the service interval (in days remaining, not miles), plus messes with the clock & map settings.
Its also now starting to blow bulbs in the rear brake light, so seemingly has lots of electrical issues.
The parcel shelf also fails to return 50% of the time & I never notice until I'm ready to pull off & I can't see bugger all
Typically is usually early morning & bloody freezing when it happens. Oh plus there's nowhere to stick your drink in the rear
All this I'm sure sounds trivial in isolation but when added up its really a bit crap for a £30k car.
I'll have to drop it in to the dealer at some point but I'm loathe to as the whole reason for going down the new car route was for reliability & to avoid downtime
11K up in ours now and all is well aside from the mother stoving in the offside rear bumper and wing in a pub car park.
I have to say there is something about this car's dimensions which make it much bigger than it seems when you are inside, the panels seem to stretch out much further than you'd believe.
Averaging 40mpg, not bad considering. Did take a while to adapt to the driving style but fully used to it now. Tend to just rev the b
ks of it till moving then settle into a cruise 
I have to say there is something about this car's dimensions which make it much bigger than it seems when you are inside, the panels seem to stretch out much further than you'd believe.
Averaging 40mpg, not bad considering. Did take a while to adapt to the driving style but fully used to it now. Tend to just rev the b
ks of it till moving then settle into a cruise Sorry to resurrect a slightly older thread.
I've just ordered an Avant Sport and have a couple of questions...
- Can anyone confirm that the sport comes with front sensors (as well as rears) as standard? The photos of the white avant earlier in this thread looks like a sport but doesn't seem to have front sensors (Thought they came standard as part of the park plus pack)?
- Also, the sport comes with the 10 speaker Audi sound option as standard, can anyone confirm where the subwoofer is located please? When looking at the sport model at the dealership, I looked in the boot in the spare tyre well (where I thought it would be) but couldn't see anything. Normally it sits on top of the spare wheel but on this the wheel was outside edge up (if that makes sense)
Thanks in advance...
I've just ordered an Avant Sport and have a couple of questions...
- Can anyone confirm that the sport comes with front sensors (as well as rears) as standard? The photos of the white avant earlier in this thread looks like a sport but doesn't seem to have front sensors (Thought they came standard as part of the park plus pack)?
- Also, the sport comes with the 10 speaker Audi sound option as standard, can anyone confirm where the subwoofer is located please? When looking at the sport model at the dealership, I looked in the boot in the spare tyre well (where I thought it would be) but couldn't see anything. Normally it sits on top of the spare wheel but on this the wheel was outside edge up (if that makes sense)
Thanks in advance...
TheCarMadDad said:
Sorry to resurrect a slightly older thread.
I've just ordered an Avant Sport and have a couple of questions...
- Can anyone confirm that the sport comes with front sensors (as well as rears) as standard? The photos of the white avant earlier in this thread looks like a sport but doesn't seem to have front sensors (Thought they came standard as part of the park plus pack)?
- Also, the sport comes with the 10 speaker Audi sound option as standard, can anyone confirm where the subwoofer is located please? When looking at the sport model at the dealership, I looked in the boot in the spare tyre well (where I thought it would be) but couldn't see anything. Normally it sits on top of the spare wheel but on this the wheel was outside edge up (if that makes sense)
Thanks in advance...
Don't know about the b9 but on the b8s the sub is mounted either around one of the wheel arches or within part of the boot false floor that isn't easy to accessI've just ordered an Avant Sport and have a couple of questions...
- Can anyone confirm that the sport comes with front sensors (as well as rears) as standard? The photos of the white avant earlier in this thread looks like a sport but doesn't seem to have front sensors (Thought they came standard as part of the park plus pack)?
- Also, the sport comes with the 10 speaker Audi sound option as standard, can anyone confirm where the subwoofer is located please? When looking at the sport model at the dealership, I looked in the boot in the spare tyre well (where I thought it would be) but couldn't see anything. Normally it sits on top of the spare wheel but on this the wheel was outside edge up (if that makes sense)
Thanks in advance...
TheCarMadDad said:
Sorry to resurrect a slightly older thread.
I've just ordered an Avant Sport and have a couple of questions...
- Can anyone confirm that the sport comes with front sensors (as well as rears) as standard? The photos of the white avant earlier in this thread looks like a sport but doesn't seem to have front sensors (Thought they came standard as part of the park plus pack)?
- Also, the sport comes with the 10 speaker Audi sound option as standard, can anyone confirm where the subwoofer is located please? When looking at the sport model at the dealership, I looked in the boot in the spare tyre well (where I thought it would be) but couldn't see anything. Normally it sits on top of the spare wheel but on this the wheel was outside edge up (if that makes sense)
Thanks in advance...
When I ordered my Audi A4 B9 Sport last year I ordered the parking system plus as an optional extra but when you go to the Audi configurator it says that this is included as standard with the description below. Worth checking with dealers or give Audi UK customer services a ring to double check.I've just ordered an Avant Sport and have a couple of questions...
- Can anyone confirm that the sport comes with front sensors (as well as rears) as standard? The photos of the white avant earlier in this thread looks like a sport but doesn't seem to have front sensors (Thought they came standard as part of the park plus pack)?
- Also, the sport comes with the 10 speaker Audi sound option as standard, can anyone confirm where the subwoofer is located please? When looking at the sport model at the dealership, I looked in the boot in the spare tyre well (where I thought it would be) but couldn't see anything. Normally it sits on top of the spare wheel but on this the wheel was outside edge up (if that makes sense)
Thanks in advance...
"Acoustic and visual park assist system for the front and rear with MMI screen display showing a graphic representation of the distance to any obstacles detected outside and within the driving path. Measurement is by ultrasonic sensors concealed in the bumpers."
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