Prices are pitched at about £1,000 above what you'd pay for an equivalently-engined standard model A4 Avant with quattro 4WD. A 45 TFSI quattro, for instance, costs just over £44,000. There are two trim levels - 'Sport' and 'Vorsprung'. Standard equipment is pretty complete across the line-up. All trim levels include alloy wheels of at least 18-inches in size, Xenon headlights with LED daytime running lights, the 'Audi smartphone' interface, the 'Audi drive select' driving dynamics system, three-zone climate control and a 7-inch colour MMI infotainment monitor. We'd want to look at a couple of key options. The 'Audi phone box' connects smartphones to the on-board antenna and charges them. Meanwhile, for discerning hi-fi fans, a Bang & Olufsen 3D Sound System with innovative 3D sound is available.
As for safety, well along with the usual airbags and electronic safety nets such as ABS and stability control, there's optional active lane assist, a rear cross traffic alert, collision avoidance assist plus a cruise control system that assists with tiresome traffic-jams.
