- convertible 72,815
- 7,950 high price
- Levittown, PA
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- autoshopper.com
- convertible 72,815 blue automatic
2005 audi a4 review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. All-new version of audi's sporty sedan. introductionmodel years used to mean something. Come september of each year, fathers and sons, and some mothers and daughters, would make the annual pilgrimage to their local dealers to ogle next year's cars. Now government rules dictate that a car's official model year is the calendar year in which it's first built. Thus, the 2005 audi a4 cannot be a 2006 because audi started building it in 2004. But there will be no change to the car when, come summer of 2005, it magically transforms into the 2006 a4. Well, no change other than price, that is; although insiders won't say, that likely will go up a bit. So, for true car nuts, now's a chance to buy next year's car before it's next year's car and at this year's price. but make no mistake. The audi a4 is all-new. And it's a car nut's car. It's fun to drive, with all the sporty bits and pieces. It has state of the art powertrains, with intercooled turbochargers, multi-stage intake manifolds, variable valve timing and the latest technological advance: direct injection, the cleanest and most efficient means yet devised of blending fuel and air in an engine's cylinders. Audi's progress hasn't stopped with the engines. A six-speed automatic transmission with tiptronic returns as an option, but the a4's standard transmission is a new six-speed manual. And a new option is a continuously variable transmission, where a steel belt and a pair of infinitely adjustable pulleys replace gears and hydraulic pumps to deliver a truly seamless shifting experience. Besides the electronic stability program, there are antilock brakes with brake assist and electronic brake-force distribution. Airbags abound, with the only extra-cost set a pair protecting rear seat occupants against side impacts. fresh styling distinguishes the new a4 from the previous-generation model. The 3. 2-liter v6 is fitted exclusively with the six-speed automatic in both body styles. The sedan with the 2. 0-liter engine comes with either front-wheel drive, which audi calls fronttrak, or quattro all-wheel drive. All v6-powered models come with quattro. the a4 comes with a luxurious list of standard equipment: dual-zone air conditioning; cruise control; tilt and telescoping steering wheel; power 12-way driver's seat, power auto-heated outside mirrors, power central locking; driver-selected, auto-on running lights; multi-speaker stereo with six-disc cd changer, wired for satellite radio; and carpeted floor mats. Standard upholstery in the 2. 0-liter a4 is cloth, in the 3. 2-liter a4, leather. option packages add myriad features, including a bose premium system with sirius or xm satellite radio. Sport packages 750) feature firmer suspension components, 17-inch cast alloy wheels and a choice of performance or all-season tires. On the 2. 0-liter a4, the premium package comprises power moonroof, homelink, leather seating surfaces, 12-way power front passenger seat and color driver information system 2,100). When ordered on the 3. 2-liter a4, on which leather upholstery and power front passenger seat are standard, the premium package adds driver seat and outside mirror memory settings, rain-sensing windshield wipers, auto-dimming inside mirrors and auto-dimming and power-folding outside mirrors 2,050). The 2. 0-liter a4's lighting package, which can be ordered only in combination with the premium package, buys adaptive, self-leveling bi-xenon headlights, auto-dimming and power folding mirrors, driver seat and mirror memory settings and rain-sensing windshield wipers 1,425). Stand-alone options are a dvd-based navigation system 1,950); the 17-inch wheels with all-season tires 500); headlight washers; power rear and manual side sunshades 400); wood trim 400); metallic paint 450); and california-compliant emissions 150). safety features include a comprehensive array of airbags and full-coverage side air curtains as standard equipment. Rear-seat side airbags 350) are optional. Front-seat active head restraints are standard, and all seating positions have adjustable head restraints and three-point seatbelts. Antilock brakes with brake assist and electronic brake-force distribution are standard. An electronic stability system designed to keep the car going where it's supposed to when the road goes bad or the driver pushes it too far also comes standard. A tire pressure monitor system 250) is optional. other variants on the a4 platform will follow, the most immediate being the s4, due in mid-2005 as a 2006 model. This no-holds-barred sportster will come with a v8 making 340 horsepower and 302 pound-feet of torque and, according to audi, capable of 0-60 mph runs in the low five seconds through its standard quattro system. The cabriolet is set to appear in late summer or early fall of 2006 as a 2007 model and will be offered with the same engines as the sedan and avant, although transmission choices may be limited to the cvt and six-speed tiptronic. walkaroundopinions vary on the new audi signature grille, what designers call a car's 'face.' on one point, there's agreement: it's different. Whether this is a plus is subjective, but expect the look to appear in clearly recognizable and evolving form on all audis as each model comes up for refreshing. In part, this is because the new front end moves audi closer to complying with europe's impending safety standards mandating survivability levels for auto-pedestrian encounters, although company officials say this was not a primary factor in the design. the debate over the look aside, the a4 does present a more muscular and more visually planted frontal view than the previous model, this somehow despite the new a4's track being fractionally narrower than the '04's. Headlamp lenses angle upward as they wrap around the fenders, giving the fascia a more assertive look. Laterally split intakes below the body-colored bumper and outboard of the grille do dual duty, housing fog lamps and channeling air toward the front disc brakes. A modest hood bulge, a styling cue designers call a 'power bulge' by way of hinting at the latent energy lurking beneath, carries the grille's vertical outlines back to the roof's a-pillars. the side view shows a sharply creased shoulder line running the length of the car, from the trailing corner of the headlamp housings to the leading edge of the tail lamp lenses. Side window glass atop a relatively high beltline is nicely proportioned with the body mass. A bump strip breaks up the expanse of the lower door panels. The front and rear lower-quarter panels dip slightly fore and aft of the round wheel housings, pulling the body closer to the ground. good-sized tail lamps tie together the three elements of the new a4's rear fascia, positioned for the most part in the panels framing the trunk lid and license plate surround, but overlapping those two pieces to break up what might otherwise be an overwhelming expanse of metal. Single-tip dual exhausts exit beneath the monochromatic bumper at each end of an inset panel painted a contrasting color to the body's scheme. interiorthe audi a4 interior keeps the faith with its sporty heritage, with all controls focused on the driver and with few exceptions ergonomically configured and intuitively located. The steering wheel hub repeats the grille's trapezoidal outline. A proper handbrake lever resides in the center console with a pair of cup holders alongside. Colors and finishes are muted. A choice of wood trim is available that nicely complements the interior. seats are well bolstered, and well lumbared, perhaps too well for relaxed, long distance cruising. The standard cloth upholstery feels durable and provides a bit of grip. The information display, reporting such data as radio frequency, trip mileage, service interval warning and such, separates the tachometer and speedometer, wit. Cruise Control✔ Anti-lock Brakes✔ Tachometer✔ CD Changer✔ Air Conditioning✔ Navigation System✔ Sunroof/Moonroof✔ Alloy Wheels
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