Comments on: 2008 Audi A4 – Brisbane Motor Show

By: Neo Utopia

Neo Utopia — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:22:07 +0000

I like the new A4 saloon’s external design, but not quite as much as what i of thought, maybe it will slowly grow on me. I think the Avant looks very nice though! I guess i am getting more and more critical as Audi’s designs are getting ever more beautiful in a modern/simplistic/bauhaus type of way. The interior though looks a lot more sportier and dynamic than the previous generation.

By: Loveit

Loveit — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:59:22 +0000

Personally I love the new LED lights. These pictures don’t do them justice. There are better pictures on the net (they seem to look a bit nicer to me on white cars and asolutely gorgeous when turned on). Of course they could look very different in real life. But if you don’t like them then don’t specify them. They are an option (& come with the optional Xenon lights). In fact there is a bit of an uproar going on in the UK at the moment as it seems they may not even be available on the base model as an option, only the SE or S-line model. Remains to be seen what will happen for the Oz models.

By: Tony C

Tony C — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:34:47 +0000

Re: “Get used to wacky LED shapes, Tony C. Makers will begin to use shapes and patterns as a signature. From now on, anyone copying Audi’s pattern is just copying Audi.”

What a stupid statement. Why should I get used to it? There are so many other cars to buy. Also, why would anyone bother to copy such an ugly design (pattern)?

By: Myke

Myke — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:47:14 +0000

The design isn’t adventurous enough. It doesn’t look much newer than the current A4 apart from the front headlights.

By: golfschwein

golfschwein — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:27:13 +0000

Noice. Shame there’s no profile view, but they’re available elsewhere.

Get used to wacky LED shapes, Tony C. Makers will begin to use shapes and patterns as a signature. From now on, anyone copying Audi’s pattern is just copying Audi.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:57:35 +0000

This design is already dating in my opinion against that of BMW and Mercedes. The S5/A5 is their best looking car at the moment (outside of the R8 of course)

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:04:38 +0000

Those beautiful LED lights look great on the R8. They look crap on a regular body shape.

It just doesn’t fit in with the lines of the car.

Steve

By: loveit

loveit — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:51:12 +0000

A gorgeous design. Well done Audi. Classier than a C Class. Best in class interior. Can’t wait to test drive it and compare to a 3 series. Shame it’s not RWD, as I cant afford the Quattro. Then again, if they’d completely redesigned it for RWD I probably couldn’t have afforded the inevitable bump in price. Audi have indicated the 2.0l TDI will start at under $55K plus on roads. That’s almost $3K less than the previous model. But (and this is a big but) Audi options tend to be prohibitively expensive. You can spend big big bucks kitting an Audi out. Hope they offer a bit more value for money in their standard inclusions for this car. Could be a huge step towards entry level luxury domination.

By: Tony C

Tony C — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:39:41 +0000

Awful looking front and strange headlights. Base model will be underpowered as usual, especially now that the new model is bigger and heavier.

By: No Name

No Name — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:53:36 +0000

Next RS6 is out shortly – 429Kw 650Nm 0-100 in 4.6. An M5 Eater. Woooosh

An this A4 is considered better looking than the A5 coupe. With a 3.0TDI why would you want anything else. Ace

By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:42:20 +0000

Are there any designers employed at Audi, all of their cars look the same!

Yeah Bill I`m thinking they probably are, ever noticed how they never seem to age, don`t have to do model updates regularly. Guess what? they don`t need to and I`m guessing when you are styling something, you would like it to be admired for more than 5 minutes unlike most other cars.Oh and I`m guessing the R8 looks the same as all the other models as well.

By: Reckless1

Reckless1 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:34:47 +0000

Looks better with the reduced front overhang, which was always a bit of a bother with the Audis.

A highly desirable drive, this one.

By: Lcat

Lcat — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:55:42 +0000

I think this is built on the same platform as the S5. Wonder how different a beast the new RS4 will be when it arrives?

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:49:44 +0000

turbo diesels are allowed under the RTA laws for P platers

By: tommo617

tommo617 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:47:51 +0000

Ah, the anti turbo brigade. It seems that the only sort of turbo they remember was attached to a Ford Sierra or a Nissan Skyline GT-R. These cars were faster than the local v8s, so therefore ALL turbos are bad.

Saw an interesting article recently stating that GM in the US were thinking of looking at smaller capacity ebgines with turbos to achieve the new fuel economy cap…

By: alec

alec — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:30:18 +0000

Those RTA laws are UTTER Sh/it.. problem is, you speak to someone who knows nothing about cars and they think not allowing P-Platers to drive turbo cars is a good idea… Reason is they instantly link turbo’s to speed and eneviteably Hoons…. They forget about Turbo Diesels in Trucks, 4WD’s etc and the low blow turbos in Saab’s etc for efficiency.
Its that age old factor POOR EDUCATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Iced Vovo

Iced Vovo — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:19:06 +0000

Not sure I can get one as the new family car – despite the more economical 1.8TFSI being on par with a 2.2l atmo engine the RTA won’t let my kids drive it. I’m not stumping up for the diesel either. God contender but legislation will make me look elsewhere and probably pollute more… :-(

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:16:45 +0000

Are there any designers employed at Audi, all of their cars look the same!