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.
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A1
£12,775 - £19,950
Audi's long-awaited city car, the A1, has arrived. Mini, your comfort zone has just been breached
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A3
£15,810 - £27,410
Genuinely all-new version of the car that defined the premium hatch sector. More different than it looks.
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A4
£21,390 - £37,430
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.
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A4 Allroad
£30,365 - £35,830
Capacious estate and able off-roader, the A4 Allroad does everything you need it to. Even better, there’s no image problem.
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A4 Avant
£22,590 - £38,630
Load-carrying alternative to the sturdy, classy A4 is sturdy, classy, and... not quite a match for the BMW 3-Series.
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A5
£24,655 - £46,740
The A5 isn't a driver's dynamic delight but it is a very satisfying and good-looking coupe to own.
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A5 Cabriolet
The elegant A5 cabrio is refined, versatile and slightly characterless.
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A5 Sportback
£23,440 - £38,240
It's the five-door hatch alternative to the A5 Coupe, and is a fine example of Audi's model proliferation strategy hitting the spot.
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A6 Allroad
£37,610 - £42,275
That penultimate suffix denotes something rather simple. It is, in a nutshell, a higher riding A6 estate.
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A6 Avant
£26,635 - £42,490
A practical way to shift a lot of kit, but there are other ways to get more enjoyment from doing so.
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A6 Saloon
£25,065 - £40,650
Gather round, smart and sensible people. The classy, understated A6 is a car for you.
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A7 Sportback
Audi has seen the success of the CLS and - whisper it - Panamera, and now it wants a bit of the action itself. Enter the A7 Sportback
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A8
£55,100 - £92,865
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.
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Q3
£23,800 - £30,400
Audi applies Russian-doll expertise to create mini-Q5. Watch out Range Rover Evoque - oh, hang on...
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Q5
£26,910 - £39,675
Decent small SUV that can threaten the larger Q7 price-wise if you start getting jiggy with the options. It's good, but strangely bland. Like motoring mashed potato.
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R8
£83,515 - £144,000
One of the best all-round sports cars bar none. The only car to rival the Porsche 911 as an everyday marvel. Exceptionally good-looking too.
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R8 V10
The new Audi R8 has found another two cylinders and lost nothing in the process.
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RS4 Avant
£51,000
Audi has always done a good job of filling niches you didn't even know were there. With the new RS4 Avant, it's (big) business as usual.
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S3
£29,975 - £32,525
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.
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TT Coupe
£25,435 - £46,095
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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TT Roadster
£23,650 - £48,075
Effortless transition from coupe, but carries with it the faintest hint of uncertainty about your desired image. Handling and looks both compromised, but only slightly.
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