The new Audi A4 Q7 adds technology to become one of the most sophisticated saloons recent times. Lightweight, comfortable and effective, your jump is huge.

Under the skin the new Audi A4 today there is a real endless innovative elements. In fact, if your design had advanced much as the other sections, it would not only be longer one of the most advanced saloons… it would also be one of the most spectacular cars of the moment. But in Audi have preferred to maintain discretion with a line normal body too continuista. The Revolution undoubtedly goes inside, based load an interesting technology that affects many details, almost like a box of surprises it were.

Audi A4 2.0 TFSI S Tronic Ultra Mini consumption

The first thing that surprises the new Audi A4 we tested today is this gasoline engine 2.0 TFSI 4-cylinder with Ultra name, a name that Audi used to be associated with mechanical diesel low power consumption. Not surprisingly, points, because Homologous only 5.1 l / 100 km on average. Their secret which uses a combustion cycle rare Miller, which opens at part load the inlet valves to fill a short time with little air and little fuel per cylinder, like a mechanical smaller displacement. On the road, at rates maintained and being careful They can be obtained consumption actually practically Diesel, because although there has been 5.97 l / 100 km as measured by our Technical Center, if the ground is somewhat favorable you can get to see the 5 liter average trip computer. Yes, you have to take the plunge and go very aware of only "touch" the throttle all the time, glancing occasionally at ecometer.

He intelligent system deadlock new Audi A4 2.0 TFSI Ultra, and that it also premiered the new Audi Q7, it helps when there is a fall or when we have to decelerate very gently. It has the particularity to take into account both the data browser as the front radar for aCOPLAR or undock the fly depending on traffic and speed limits. For example, if a drop began to gain speed and we will exceed 10 km / h limit, select the gear to retain a bit. The same occurs when the car in front slows, the system anticipates situations and determines whether or not to activate the circulation by inertia, a lot of work removing the driver, who also You can enable or disable it with the steering wheel paddles.

Similarly, there is another device predictive efficiency in the new Audi A4 that tells you the exact moment to stop accelerating when the accumulated inertia is enough to reach the next limitation (or, for example, roundabout) at the correct speed without touching the brake. It does so with a lot of advance in places where you normally do not you think because there is still too much distance. With these "tricks", Of which the active cruise control is also used, the average consumption is reduced and contains very effectively.

Audi A4 2.0 TFSI S Tronic Ultra: up

already driving face, the new Audi A4 stands out very positively by its good soundproofing, which it is maintained even at very high speed. LPatching quality is another of its strengths, like stability … and that our unit outfitting standard suspension, without active dampers. Another important qualitative leap, fruit of its lightness (just 1,529 kg has weighed on our scale), it has to do with agility. The saloon threads very fast curves and effortlessly, at such a high rate that even requires some adaptation on your part.

Neutral, easy and with very little inertia, the frame of this new Audi A4 2.0 TFSI S Tronic Ultra will "sobrado" even for this engine 190 hp, brakes and chassis that make it almost shadow. When accelerating in the turn closes the racing line slightly, with slight influence on the direction if you take advantage of all the power, and always under the supervision of aFinancial aids successful electronic tared, whose little intrusive position Sport ESP stability control it gives you even more involved in driving. The back is very subject, but if necessary rounded the turn fluidly always looking for dynamic, effective except when the pavement is wet, situation in which the car becomes something understeer and uninformative direction gives less confidence.

He S tronic dual clutch 7 gears It is also new and it works like a charm, although city It fails to match the smoothness of an automatic transmission torque converter, and neither equal nor dosificas uprooted or complete standstill. In automatic mode, the Audi A4 2.0 TFSI S Tronic Ultra fine solvent advantage low engine area. In fact, in normal driving tries to keep around 1,300 rpm. And at 30 km / h, for example, and inserted the 4th. On the other hand, it has a Stop / Start system operation very quickly and smoothly, it reaches the engine stop something before it reaches 0 km / h. Additionally, if you use the wizard jam, the engine starts as soon as the car starts to move before us, although you have to start moving to tap the accelerator. Here too You may come into play driving semiautonomous, not only keeping the distance and completely stopping if necessary, but also acting on the direction for the car to follow your lane automatically. It works well, but not perfect and requires our supervision.

Audi A4 2.0 TFSI S Tronic Ultra: your lights

And as icing on so much technology, Audi A4 also incorporated our awesome Matrix LED headlights, each comprising 12 LEDs for long light going on, off or dimmed depending on the conditions around us. Each LED light is responsible for a particular area of ​​the road and its environment, based on the data obtained by the front camera and the browser (anticipate the curves). his clarity and scope is such that when active long, the diodes light up progressively from the center headlight out, the feeling that a curtain of darkness unfolds before our eyes to reveal the fully lit road, providing excellent visibility. And when there is traffic, ledes of automatic main beam are selectively turning off by columns to avoid dazzling other drivers, creating shaded areas to the letter can be quite complex to cover several vehicles in different lanes, even on roads curves. One drawback, the reflection signals in some more glare than a conventional lamp, but no driver gave bursts to complain, indicating proper operation. A real treat.

Faced with such dynamic technology and capacity we will not go much today evaluate habitability. Just know that a great isolation, has a more than adequate interior space for four occupants, although, as usual in this type of saloons, the large central tunnel conditions access to a 5th occupant. Without being giant, the trunk offers very good capacity (470 liters measured by us) and regular shapes, plus some solution to organize cargo and bag hooks.

Together, we can say that the New Audi A4 dynamically irreproachable, agile, comfortable, lightweight and high efficiency. But is not that what most striking of the new sedan, but the fact that it is so loaded with technology that cso it could pass for a new Audi A8 miniature. It has taken a giant leap in all sections.