B9 Audi A4 1.4 TFSI Sport
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maniac886 said:
How are you getting on with yours now you have had it for a few weeks?
Well to be honest I've not used it much yet really - I think I've only put about 150 miles on it. It's mainly used for local trips like supermarket or family visits or carting myself and footy stuff to Sunday league matches! However, so far it's proved a very decent companion. It almost makes you drive in a smooth sedate manner as it's so hushed and well insulated from road and wind noise. It really is a relaxing place to be. I obviously do miss the ZF 8 speed auto and 6 cylinder powerplant from my previous M135i, but the A4 is still adequate for the road - just a little more effort using a manual and with less effortless punch.
One thing I do need to get used to is the gearing. I've noticed that second gear is no good for 90 degree corners taken at slow speed as there's literally no pick up whatsoever. You'd need to drop down to first gear to get the revs spinning and have some actual acceleration available. It's something to beware of when approaching a roundabout at low speed too - in the M135i I could see a gap and just go, whereas I now have to ensure I'm not forgetting that I now have a small capacity turbo engine which needs to have a few revs available before actually shifting into a space. Lurching onto a roundabout in second with foot flat and no acceleration is not a nice feeling. Once the turbo spools then it is actually pretty brisk, it's just not immediately available in any gear.
Other than that, I've found the seats comfortable, the space in the back extremely generous and the boot perfectly practical. For such a cheap lease deal I think I'd normally expect a tool of much lower build quality so I'm pleased. I've got a trip down to Cornwall planned for the end of April so I'm looking forward to seeing how it performs as a motorway mile muncher. On the couple of motorway trips I've made so far, it's proved very capable and sits comfortably at the speed limit (
) essentially wafting along nicely. The music system and the nav are also very good too (although the MMI system isn't the simplest to use - I found iDrive more intuitive).Hope that helps.
Someone asked me on another thread how I was getting on with the A4, so I thought I'd copy and paste my thoughts here too:
The A4 is very well put together and a really rather nice thing.
Good points:
1. Very comfortable and compliant suspension (helped by not wearing rubber band tyres).
2. Very quiet and relaxing on a motorway cruise. Certainly very little in the way of wind/tyre noise.
3. Loads of space. Legroom in the back is cavernous and the boot is good too. I easily slotted a flat pack chest of drawers in there with the seats down two weekends ago.
4. Lovely interior. Well it's an Audi I suppose, so didn't expect any less.
5. Modern tech as standard is very good - sat nav is efficient and works well, Apple carplay is good, DAB radio is more reliable than in the M135i, auto wipers are also not mental like in the M135i.
6. Once on the move at motorway speeds, it really does move along rather briskly without fuss.
7. Speaker system is miles better than the basic system in the M135i, which along with the refinement on the motorway means I can listen to BBC 5Live without getting out at the end of a long journey with my ears ringing from all the white noise!
Not-so-good points:
1. It's a small capacity 1.4 so doesn't sound interesting. Obviously I wasn't expecting it to!
2. Turbo lag is bordering on epic when at low speeds trying to get moving - this is not great for pulling out at junctions and wondering why you're not moving and then all of a sudden the tyres light up and you need to change gear.
3. So far the economy isn't amazing - c. 37mpg I think but it's all been town driving. I guess what I mean by this is that for the compromise on power and noise and fun compared to the M135i, the increase in economy isn't worth it. The numbers may improve with time and on a long run. I'll be off to Cornwall next week so will see how that 5 hour journey works out.
Hope that's of vague interest.
The A4 is very well put together and a really rather nice thing.
Good points:
1. Very comfortable and compliant suspension (helped by not wearing rubber band tyres).
2. Very quiet and relaxing on a motorway cruise. Certainly very little in the way of wind/tyre noise.
3. Loads of space. Legroom in the back is cavernous and the boot is good too. I easily slotted a flat pack chest of drawers in there with the seats down two weekends ago.
4. Lovely interior. Well it's an Audi I suppose, so didn't expect any less.
5. Modern tech as standard is very good - sat nav is efficient and works well, Apple carplay is good, DAB radio is more reliable than in the M135i, auto wipers are also not mental like in the M135i.
6. Once on the move at motorway speeds, it really does move along rather briskly without fuss.
7. Speaker system is miles better than the basic system in the M135i, which along with the refinement on the motorway means I can listen to BBC 5Live without getting out at the end of a long journey with my ears ringing from all the white noise!
Not-so-good points:
1. It's a small capacity 1.4 so doesn't sound interesting. Obviously I wasn't expecting it to!
2. Turbo lag is bordering on epic when at low speeds trying to get moving - this is not great for pulling out at junctions and wondering why you're not moving and then all of a sudden the tyres light up and you need to change gear.
3. So far the economy isn't amazing - c. 37mpg I think but it's all been town driving. I guess what I mean by this is that for the compromise on power and noise and fun compared to the M135i, the increase in economy isn't worth it. The numbers may improve with time and on a long run. I'll be off to Cornwall next week so will see how that 5 hour journey works out.
Hope that's of vague interest.
No problems so far from me. I'd agree that it's a really comfortable and quiet cruiser. The ride really is rather impressive and once up and running it really doesn't feel underpowered which I was concerned with coming from an M135i.
The media system/Apple Carplay has been a bit sketchy though. Sometimes it simply doesn't recognise that there's a USB plugged in (just says 'loading'). Other times it's fine. With the Apple Carplay, sometimes it just simply will not play music even though it's connected and I'm left just stabbing at the play button to no effect.
From an ergonomics and driving dynamics perspective it's been really rather impressive as a comfortable place to spend time. I'd definitely recommend one to anyone who's after a family hack and doesn't need a diesel. Fuel economy on a decent run is good too. On a recent motorway trip (c. 100 miles) I saw 50mpg.
The media system/Apple Carplay has been a bit sketchy though. Sometimes it simply doesn't recognise that there's a USB plugged in (just says 'loading'). Other times it's fine. With the Apple Carplay, sometimes it just simply will not play music even though it's connected and I'm left just stabbing at the play button to no effect.
From an ergonomics and driving dynamics perspective it's been really rather impressive as a comfortable place to spend time. I'd definitely recommend one to anyone who's after a family hack and doesn't need a diesel. Fuel economy on a decent run is good too. On a recent motorway trip (c. 100 miles) I saw 50mpg.
Rutter said:
Are the headlights standard across the range or do they change per trim level? I've got an s-line 252 quattro saloon due in November but can't see if they are the 4 LEDs in a row or are more of a bar type arrangement similar to the Seat Leon and most other current Audis. I know you can spec the ones with the sweeping indicators but can't tell if this affects the headlights or not.
I have the sport trim (as that was the cheap lease deal) which includes the xenons with pretty rubbish looking DRLs that look like four mini light bulbs attached to the cluster. I think all s-line models do come with LED headlights and the smarter looking DRLs. Above that you can spec matrix LED lights as an option. Take a look here:https://www.audi.co.uk/new-cars/a4/a4-saloon.html#...
Edited by JuanGandini on Monday 8th August 11:40
maniac886 said:
JuanGandini said:
No problems so far from me. I'd agree that it's a really comfortable and quiet cruiser. The ride really is rather impressive and once up and running it really doesn't feel underpowered which I was concerned with coming from an M135i.
The media system/Apple Carplay has been a bit sketchy though. Sometimes it simply doesn't recognise that there's a USB plugged in (just says 'loading'). Other times it's fine. With the Apple Carplay, sometimes it just simply will not play music even though it's connected and I'm left just stabbing at the play button to no effect.
From an ergonomics and driving dynamics perspective it's been really rather impressive as a comfortable place to spend time. I'd definitely recommend one to anyone who's after a family hack and doesn't need a diesel. Fuel economy on a decent run is good too. On a recent motorway trip (c. 100 miles) I saw 50mpg.
The media system has played up once , I think I just switched the engine off and then on again and it sorted itself out. Fortunately not had any issues since, probably just a software issue. Have to say I am not missing the M135i that much! The Audi does everything I need well enough.The media system/Apple Carplay has been a bit sketchy though. Sometimes it simply doesn't recognise that there's a USB plugged in (just says 'loading'). Other times it's fine. With the Apple Carplay, sometimes it just simply will not play music even though it's connected and I'm left just stabbing at the play button to no effect.
From an ergonomics and driving dynamics perspective it's been really rather impressive as a comfortable place to spend time. I'd definitely recommend one to anyone who's after a family hack and doesn't need a diesel. Fuel economy on a decent run is good too. On a recent motorway trip (c. 100 miles) I saw 50mpg.
Still miss the BMW's 6 cylinder cold starts though...
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