The Top Gear car review:Audi A4 Avant

Name: Audi A4 Avant
Rating: 7
Author: Top Gear

£29,865 – £46,290

Full screen

1/3

7/10

Overall verdict

A car to respect rather than enjoy as a drive. For refinement it’s peerless.

For:

Arch-modern cabin, big space, superb refinement

Against:

Inert to drive, can quickly get pricey, not much else really

Overview

What is it?

The estate version of the new Audi A4 saloon, or, it you prefer, a five-seater family car with a big boot that’s not a crossover. It’ll never catch on. Anyway. This new A4 Avant is much bigger than its predecessor, to the benefit of interior space. It’s only available as a cooking A4 right now, but a hotter S4 is imminent and an RS4 is already in the pipeline - both with twin-turbo setups.

It’s launched hot on the heels of the saloon model and is expected to vie with the four-door in terms of sales here in the UK. It seems everyone loves a premium estate.

Title	0–62	CO2	MPG	BHP	Price
The fastest 45 TFSI Quattro Black Ed 5dr S Tronic [Tech Pack]	5.8s	155g/km		245	£44,620
The cheapest 35 TFSI SE 5dr	8.9s	133g/km	48.7	150	£29,865
The greenest 35 TDI SE 5dr S Tronic	9.2s	115g/km	64.2	150	£34,375