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We have collected the test car this morning, and its sat outside our offices.
The car is an all silver (Ice Silver - £500) 1.6 TDi Attraction edition (which is the equivalent to SE in the UK at £13,545) with black Zeitgeist Cloth Seats, Black carpet and Titanium Silver roof liner, colour coded wing mirrors (Standard), Driver Information System (DIS) (£185), Concert Stereo with 6.5" display (Standard in UK), manual Climate Control (Std in UK), heated seats (£250), Front Fog Lights (£135), Leather Steering Wheel (£160 - Std in Germany) and 10 Spoke 16" Alloys (not available in the UK). I think that is about it spec wise, so this car would cost in the UK £15,445.
Initial feeling when I sat in the car is that it is VERY polished for this market. The finishing on this base model was exceptional, with the typical Audi quality oozing from the moment you touch the leather finished steering wheel (option in the UK). The plastics, as ever, are in a league of their own. It felt almost as if my Q5 had been shrunk down in size and the leather replaced with cloth! I just had to remember that there was NO parking assistant (its amazing how you become used to that!!).
The switches are very tactile and typical Audi. The cloth is great, and even the standard vent surrounds look good in their standard matte finish. The big 6.5" display is not as high resolution as found in the A4, A5 etc, but the functionality is great, and typifies the functionality found in the bigger cars. This car is prepped for navigation (which you can buy after wards in the form of an SD Card) and it also had the full complement of buttons on the fascia, including TEL (even though its not on this car) - mistake, maybe?
Down to driving...
The 105PS 1.6 TDi is actually a great engine for City driving, it is quiet and refined. The torque that is typical in a Diesel of this size (250Nm from 1500 - 2500 rpm) is perfect for nipping out into the flow of traffic, with very little lag indeed. The clatter normally associated with even some of todays diesels is just not present once you have pulled away - the engine is not that loud and the cabin is so well insulated from the engine bay. Gets my vote for a City car!
The Concert Stereo, standard in the UK, is really good quality. Bass OK and Tone too. To be honest, to any normal car driver, the system is more than capeable of pleasing nearly every ear in this form. The Audi Sound means you will by default lose some depth to the boot (thanks to the Bass) and I really dont think you need it. Bose, however, is a different leaque - I had it in the TT Roadster and nearly every test car Ive driven from Audi. Worth every penny for Music lovers!
The handling is firm, but not nauseous. The steering, precise and balanced (not too heavy, or light).
Im off out for another drive shortly, with more pictures to upload. We have the car until 1700 CET, so if you have any requests, post them HERE on this thread, and Ill try an answer them before I hand the car back.
Jae
We have collected the test car this morning, and its sat outside our offices.
The car is an all silver (Ice Silver - £500) 1.6 TDi Attraction edition (which is the equivalent to SE in the UK at £13,545) with black Zeitgeist Cloth Seats, Black carpet and Titanium Silver roof liner, colour coded wing mirrors (Standard), Driver Information System (DIS) (£185), Concert Stereo with 6.5" display (Standard in UK), manual Climate Control (Std in UK), heated seats (£250), Front Fog Lights (£135), Leather Steering Wheel (£160 - Std in Germany) and 10 Spoke 16" Alloys (not available in the UK). I think that is about it spec wise, so this car would cost in the UK £15,445.
Initial feeling when I sat in the car is that it is VERY polished for this market. The finishing on this base model was exceptional, with the typical Audi quality oozing from the moment you touch the leather finished steering wheel (option in the UK). The plastics, as ever, are in a league of their own. It felt almost as if my Q5 had been shrunk down in size and the leather replaced with cloth! I just had to remember that there was NO parking assistant (its amazing how you become used to that!!).
The switches are very tactile and typical Audi. The cloth is great, and even the standard vent surrounds look good in their standard matte finish. The big 6.5" display is not as high resolution as found in the A4, A5 etc, but the functionality is great, and typifies the functionality found in the bigger cars. This car is prepped for navigation (which you can buy after wards in the form of an SD Card) and it also had the full complement of buttons on the fascia, including TEL (even though its not on this car) - mistake, maybe?
Down to driving...
The 105PS 1.6 TDi is actually a great engine for City driving, it is quiet and refined. The torque that is typical in a Diesel of this size (250Nm from 1500 - 2500 rpm) is perfect for nipping out into the flow of traffic, with very little lag indeed. The clatter normally associated with even some of todays diesels is just not present once you have pulled away - the engine is not that loud and the cabin is so well insulated from the engine bay. Gets my vote for a City car!
The Concert Stereo, standard in the UK, is really good quality. Bass OK and Tone too. To be honest, to any normal car driver, the system is more than capeable of pleasing nearly every ear in this form. The Audi Sound means you will by default lose some depth to the boot (thanks to the Bass) and I really dont think you need it. Bose, however, is a different leaque - I had it in the TT Roadster and nearly every test car Ive driven from Audi. Worth every penny for Music lovers!
The handling is firm, but not nauseous. The steering, precise and balanced (not too heavy, or light).
Im off out for another drive shortly, with more pictures to upload. We have the car until 1700 CET, so if you have any requests, post them HERE on this thread, and Ill try an answer them before I hand the car back.
Jae
