Ingolstadt - New additions
are being made to the engine range of Audi's most successful model
line. The six-cylinder 2.7-litre TDI with 132 kW (180 bhp) can now
be ordered for the A4 saloon and A4 Avant. In conjunction with front-wheel
drive and 6-speed manual gearbox, the A4 2.7 TDI accelerates to
100 km/h in just 8.4 seconds and rapidly on up to its top speed
of 230 km/h. This ultramodern V6 with common rail direct injection
and piezo injectors consumes an average of just 6.7 litres of diesel
per 100 km. The 2.7 TDI in the A4 has a diesel particulate filter
as standard. The basic price of this model is € 32,400 (Avant: €
34,000). The first vehicles will be supplied in January 2006.
A significantly
more powerful 3.0 TDI is now being offered for the A4 saloon
and Avant: as in the A8 and A4 Cabriolet, this six-cylinder
unit, also equipped with common rail technology and piezo
injectors, delivers 171 kW (233 bhp), making it the most
powerful diesel in its class. The A4 3.0 TDI quattro reaches
the 100 km/h mark in just 6.8 seconds and accelerates on
up to a top speed of 245 km/h. Its fuel consumption, on
the other hand, remains at the low level of its 29 bhp weaker
predecessor, at just 7.6 litres per 100 km. The A4 3.0 TDI,
which can also be ordered with a diesel particulate filter
as an option, costs € 37,600 for the saloon or € 39,200
for the Avant (in Germany).
quattro permanent four-wheel
drive is now also available in conjunction with a powerful four-cylinder
TDI. With its 103 kW (140 bhp), the 2.0 TDI quattro ensures driving pleasure
and dynamism in all situations and is equipped as standard with a 6-speed
manual gearbox and diesel particulate filter. Prices start at € 31,370 (A4
2.0 TDI quattro) and € 32,970 (A4 Avant 2.0 TDI quattro).
The 1.9 TDI with 85 kW (115
bhp) for the A4 and A4 Avant can now also be fitted with a diesel particulate
filter. Prices in Germany start at € 26,970 (A4 1.9 TDI) and € 28,570 (A4
Avant 1.9 TDI).
This means that Audi now offers
a diesel particulate filter as an option or as standard in Germany for its
four-cylinder 1.9 and 2.0 TDI and six-cylinder 2.7 and 3.0 TDI models, in
other words for the most popular diesel engine versions of the A4 model
line.
