Comments on: Audi A4 1.8T Short Test Drive Review

By: jazz1011

jazz1011 — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:07:34 +0000

Audi has indeed come a long way in producing one of the best cars in the world.

It is almost – if not already up to par – or perhaps even better than its rivals; Mercedes and BMW.

It's got that precise German engineering workmanship to make it look and feel solid. And solid it is.

Perhaps what is clouding peoples' minds is the resale value and the parts & maintenance issue. But if I have RM200K+ on my hands, the choices are aplenty.

Cheers!

By: Paul Tan

Paul Tan — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:03:58 +0000

syamdive: it must be that this is a lower end bose.

By: syamdive

syamdive — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:03:35 +0000

hi paul,

if you check the audio system manual, on the first page you'll see that the Harmony audio system the car uses is made by Bose. The 2.0TFSI & others have little Bose logo on the speakers to justify why the car costs more than the 1.8T.

The previous generation A4 i.e. the B6 interior is better with wood paneling on the trim & around the gear shift.

By: SoMeOnE

SoMeOnE — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:20:48 +0000

gosh…i will surely take this car over a a competin merc anytime!1..gosh..common guys..i know a lot of merc fand here(i think)..but the c class looks aged compared wit to the offerings from audi or bmw…im a bmw fan…but if they ask me to choose an audi a4 or a c class..its surely the former..i dunno if u guys realize this..but low end merc…(tat means amost the whole c class) are BORING….they lack grunt,style or any essence at all these days..yes..there is the world class comfort and all..but common….nowdays the rich average age is gettin less…well…u guys now the rest of tat…the only merc's tat are ever good is the s class ….THE CLS A IS A GREAT CAR….BUT I FEEL ITS OVERHYPED….tested it…it was good…but not in da way our local jounaslits out it….mayb its the best car tested in malaysia i think..i still go for the M6 over it any day!

By: Romaunt

Romaunt — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:43:56 +0000

Audi with a turbo motor will always be better than NA in power & torque production. No comparison here..

for me 525 E39..

By: Jeffrey1977

Jeffrey1977 — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:53:32 +0000

My German colleagea told me assembly line for Audi is more advance. BM got some problem with their elecronic.

So I will go for Audi as well……

By: soporific

soporific — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:55:55 +0000

and yes, it was an s8. luh-ver-ley!

By: soporific

soporific — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:55:29 +0000

omg! that's disgusting! paul, u using test cars to pick up strange gay men?

By: Siva

Siva — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:23:00 +0000

In the first picture of the interior, there appears to be a man showing off his belly button in the left wing mirror.

By: maibatsu_thunder

maibatsu_thunder — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:18:11 +0000

The Ronin getaway car was an S8 right?

By: raybrig85

raybrig85 — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:18:04 +0000

no beemer or merc…audi for me…if gt alfa 159…surely go for d 159…i want 159….gosh…bler alfa nak bwk masok ni…

By: KaZ

KaZ — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:15:07 +0000

I test drove the A4 2.0T a couple of months back and i fell in love with it. Not wanting to be biased, I needed a second opinion. So a couple of days ago i tested the BMW 325i, which in terms of power and value is about the same.

Being a beemer fan, i hoped the 325 would blow me away but to my dismay the 325 dissapoint me. No doubt the handling is great but there's too much lag and the ratio on the first two gears are really bad. I hope it was a flaw in the test car but another collegue of mine who tested the 525 (which uses the same engine) agreed with me. I guess thats why the likes of Hamann and AC Schnitzer are having a fun ride tuning the untapped beemer engines.

The only flaw i the A4 is the front wheel drive and the understeering that comes with it but i guess the quattro would rectify the issue. Then again that would add to the weight of the car.

One final comparison that i looking forward is to pit the A4 against the VW Passat 2.0T.

By: szw

szw — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:25:07 +0000

nice…

By: ingolstadt

ingolstadt — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:47:03 +0000

Just to let you guys know, this 1.8T can be easily modded to 200 over horses. less than RM5k would reach that. BMW Mercedes?

Over here at Malaysia, i'd rather get an Audi, Alfa or Saab rather than BMW or Merc…. cos too many posers owning those cars. Aunties, Lampa Burgers.. (Lamp Berger haha) ….

By: tishaban

tishaban — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:55:20 +0000

Forgot to add, I don't agree with Kaboda that the Audi 1.8T is not a great engine, it won Ward's engine of the year several times and I would rate it at least on the same level as the MB supercharged 1.8 and better than the BMW I4 2.0.

By: tishaban

tishaban — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:49:21 +0000

At least in the US and Europe the Audi's selling point has always been their 4WD Quattro and their very nice interior design. I agree that buying a low end Audi here with no 4WD and a not so pretty interior is not good value for money compared to the German and maybe even the Swedish cars. Maybe Euromobil should rethink their pricing strategy…

By: Jeffrey1977

Jeffrey1977 — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:51:35 +0000

Why the lights behind is not LED? I think in europe is LED.

By: e-nabilll

e-nabilll — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:42:43 +0000

ya i agree…hard to justify y wd u go for this instead of the usual suspects of 3 series and c-class…thy offer alot beter value..u get buy it for the sake of being diff…bt if u see the latest 2006 JD relaibility survey…audi generally doesnt perform wel…

By: Chubb

Chubb — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:34:12 +0000

Beautiful and awesome car to drive! Better than the local CKD Merc or bimmers anytime of the day if you are a person who loves driving. Drive and built quality is out of this world!!!!

Just tested the 3s and C s last week too. If you want to impress others i'll say get the Bimmer or merc for the status and traditional image.If you want your soul to be satisfield and fulfilled … get an Audi A4 2.0T QUATTROooOOOooOOOooOOOooo VroOMMmmMMmm….

All depends on how deep is your wallet.

If you want to buy a german car… where do u want it to be made from?? GErmany or Malaysia….. your call

By: Kaboda

Kaboda — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:56:42 +0000

Still cant see why you would pick one of these over the Merc or a Beemer with this type of price tag. I didnt think the old 1.8T was a great engine so I think this is just another overpriced Euro poser car.

By: Hikaru

Hikaru — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:15:48 +0000

Is it true that the 1.8T uses the same engine as the previous generation's? I noticed there is a lack of FSI in this 1.8T that is new on the current models.

By: soporific

soporific — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:11:24 +0000

the BMW 320i priced at RM232,800, lower than the a4 1.8t. it's ckd and there are no cbu models available anymore.

but who's the guy driving the car lah? looks like a dickhead.

By: oamaru

oamaru — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:22:56 +0000

Reminds me of Ronin & A4 bigger brother, A8. It was the preferred getaway car. Awesome car but can't say the same about the resale value though.

By: honda_driver

honda_driver — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:08:21 +0000

honda oydessey is a 7 seater MPV, and the A4 is a saloon car.. how to compare lah. just because they're in the same price range doesn't mean a thing. its like comparing a 500,000 tuareq SUV with a 2 seater porshe boxter.. which will you get?

the A4 as usual, is pitted against its nemesis, the 3 series bmw, a battle it has never won so far. although audi has come a long way today, with a lot of newly gained respect, i think the E90 3 series will remain on top of it, for now anyways. But interestingly, the price of the A4 1.8t competes directly with the 120i, rather than the same class 320i, which is closer in price to the A4 2.0t.

By: msmar_453

msmar_453 — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:45:36 +0000

hate it..

I don't have money for it.

Only marhain…

By: Cire

Cire — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:58:29 +0000

Yup. But with Audi, there is almost minimum restriction to HP add-on resources that could let you add the extra horses that you may crave later on.

With CVT, the power band is broad and continues almost to the peak.

As opposed to conventionals which will experience a slight decrease in power in between gear changes.

Its an awesome 1.8T !

By: auctioncenter2u

auctioncenter2u — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:51:58 +0000

Audi A4 price tag is nearly the same as Honda Odessay but in terms of quality it has big different. Which one will you choose between Honda and Audi?

I will pick the Audi A4.

By: armandd

armandd — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:06:24 +0000

i mean previous generation..

By: armandd

armandd — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:57:34 +0000

this model uses the 1.8T engine from the previous model right?

By: i'm run

i'm run — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:15:20 +0000

Nice car.. nice interior.. but hate the streering…