Thninking about Audi but know nothing

[21TonyK]

Just a quickie. I'm going to have to get a "sensible" family car. Got an X5 at the mo. but the tailgate is too high for the dog and it's due to be changed this year.

Instinctively I looked at another BMW having had a string of them but TBH I fancy a change and Audi is next on the list. Knowing nothing about them what sort of car should I bee looking as a comparison to a 5 series 530/535d? Looking for plenty of torque with decent performance but reasonable economy. All the toys, ie. nav/TV are a pre-requisite. 4WD would be nice but not essential.#

Thanks

[agent006]

A6 3.0tdi would be the one you're after then. Go for quattro as there's little point having an audi without.

[Audi Al]

Too right!

If you like pressing buttons, the UR Quattro is not for you. If you can sacrifice creature comforts and a bit of boot space, and you haven't got £90,000 on tap for an R8, then the Quattro is THE affordable step towards driving Nirvanha! Okay, owning one might make me biased, but I've owned a lot of things in the past, Stags, Audi Coupes, Golf GTi, to name a few, and the quattro puts the biggest smile on my bonce.. Sod the boot space, I'll gladly do 3 runs rain, snow or shine to get stuff from A to B!

[Dilligaf10]

agent006 said:

A6 3.0tdi would be the one you're after then. Go for quattro as there's little point having an audi without.

+1. Brilliant car, power & economy and a vast dog area in the Avant. You know it makes sense!

[rje]

I have an A4 3.0 Diesel quattro avant. Its a tiptronic auto, something like 400 lbs /ft of torque and 250+bhp. Quattro 4 wheel drive so always feel sure footed. Nice comfortable drive, all toys and no matter how hard you drive it still 35+ mpg.

Only down side is that its a heavy engine in the front so can understeer.

I love it and think it is a great family car, albeit not the largest estate car but still well sized.

Can highly recommend having a look.