Audi

Audi

There's an almost Olympian strength to the four interlocking rings on the Audi badge, and it's in no way misleading. Whether you love the stoic Germanic styling of these cars or not, you can be in no doubt you're buying a level of solidity that even the Japanese can't beat. But they're pricey and not dynamically flawless.

  • Audi A3

    A3

    £14,220 - £27,795

    Maybe a bit too far down the food chain to justify its premium price, but certainly has enough quality to distinguish it from its poorer cousin, the VW Golf.

  • Audi A4 saloon

    A4

    £19,095 - £33,050

    Audi has produced a 3-Series rival that, although it's still not as agile the BMW, at last offers truly fantastic ride quality, and is so thorough it feels like a Panerai watch.

  • Audi A4 Avant

    A4 Avant

    £20,245 - £34,200

    If they'd called it an estate car you'd have thought it was just a plain, rather boring dog-friendly version of the A4. And you would have been right - that's what it is.

  • Audi A4 Cabriolet

    A4 Cabriolet

    £25,380 - £36,180

    The original Sloane-spec soft-top beloved of the Princess Di generation matures beautifully on this new chassis into the UK's only really flawless four-seater cabrio.

  • Audi A5

    A5

    £25,735 - £35,285

    Cool coupe that looks the part like Daniel Craig looks the part. A plain but stylish suit, muted but implicit power, and tougher than steel. Understatement rocks.

  • Audi A6 Allroad

    A6 allroad

    £33,095 - £47,040

    The old trick, eh? Disguise your SUV as an estate car - sorry Avant - so that the green militia won't mistake it for a Range Rover and smear it with dog poo.

  • Audi A6

    A6 Saloon

    £24,560 - £45,430

    If Captain Sensible were a sales rep, he'd have to have one. There's a big neat tick in every box, so it will float your boat if you get excited by carefully filled out forms.

  • Audi A8

    A8

    £48,830 - £78,830

    Think of it as a long-legged, sharp-suited businesswoman with a wedgy haircut. Very classy, extremely well put together, dominant. You like, but you don't love.

  • Audi Q7

    Q7

    £37,150 - £50,965

    Even by stupidly huge SUV standards the Q7 is stupidly huge. Hilariously, there's a hybrid version for California, liked by the stupidly huge Governor Schwarzenegger.

  • Audi R8

    R8

    £75,900 - £81,100

    Porsche has been swanning about for years, safe in the knowledge that the 911 is the default supercar. Nobody else has both the badge and the know-how. Until now.

  • Audi RS6 Avant

    RS6 Avant

    £76,700

    Not since Volvo entered British Touring Car racing with a V70 estate has any car maker been so cheeky. I mean, a V10-powered, 155mph estate car? Outrageous.

  • Audi S3

    S3

    £26,380 - £26,880

    A rich man's Golf GTI. Clearly it's a very fine thing, but on Planet Hatchback you exit the atmosphere at £25k, and by the time you get to S3 money you're into deep orbit.

  • Audi TT

    TT Coupe

    £24,110 - £31,610

    Arguably the point where Audi first started to explore its design potential. The first one was radical and flawed, but this is a coupe with purpose and mass appeal.

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