Overview
Its lifted suspension and ruggedized styling are indicators that the 2024 A4 Allroad shouldn’t be like Audi’s different vehicles. Whereas it will not deal with the identical trails because the Ford Bronco or the Jeep Wrangler, the A4 Allroad will get you and your stuff to campsites off calmly overwhelmed trails simply nice. All fashions include a turbocharged four-cylinder and all-wheel drive, and in our expertise, this mixture gives brisk acceleration. The Allroad’s on-road driving demeanor can be refined and its cornering perspective is kind of vigorous, particularly contemplating the automobile’s further floor clearance. Practicality is essential with a station wagon and the A4 Allroad can haul greater than the common A4 sedan, however rivals such because the Subaru Outback and the Volvo V60 Cross Nation can match much more inside their cargo bays. The A4 Allroad provides a conventional Audi expertise inside, with a businesslike cabin that is filled with tech, however past the high-quality supplies, there’s little to get enthusiastic about from a luxurious standpoint.
What’s New for 2023?
The A4 Allroad features a number of normal driver-assistance options for 2024, together with adaptive cruise management and lane-keeping help. A heated steering wheel and a smartphone-enabled distant begin operate are additionally now normal. The Navigation package deal, which is optionally available on the Premium Plus trim and included on the Status mannequin, now consists of traffic-sign recognition and a extra superior predictive adaptive cruise management system.
Pricing and Which One to Purchase
We suggest the mid-range Premium Plus mannequin. It is barely elevated over the bottom Premium mannequin with extra normal options resembling Audi’s cool Digital Cockpit gauge show, keyless entry with push-button begin, a wi-fi smartphone charging pad, power-folding exterior facet mirrors, and a reminiscence seat for the driving force.
Engine, Transmission, and Efficiency
There’s just one powertrain for the A4 Allroad, but it surely’s a great one: the gutsier, 261-hp model of the common A4’s turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder, which now comes with a 12-volt hybrid system. A seven-speed computerized transmission and the most recent model of Audi’s Quattro all-wheel-drive system are normal. In our expertise with older nonhybrid fashions, we famous that the gearbox modulates its perspective relying on the driving force’s calls for and might snap off fast, exact shifts beneath exhausting driving or extra relaxed, unobtrusive shifts round city. We’ll have to attend to check the A4 Allroad with its new powertrain. From our earlier expertise, nevertheless, the A4 Allroad drives like a dream, balancing experience and dealing with extraordinarily properly. Its cornering grip is lots satisfactory and places it proper in keeping with most rivals. It seems like a automobile somewhat than an SUV, one thing we admire and suppose many consumers will too.
Gas Economic system and Actual-World MPG
The EPA estimates the A4 Allroad will earn 24 mpg within the metropolis and 30 mpg on the freeway. Nonetheless, we will not consider its real-world mpg till we run one on our 75-mph freeway fuel-economy route, which is a part of our in depth testing routine. For extra details about the A4 Allroad’s gasoline economic system, go to the EPA’s web site.
Inside, Consolation, and Cargo
The A4 Allroad has a horny, businesslike inside, which we want much better if we hadn’t seen the artwork piece that’s the Volvo V90’s cabin. It is probably not lovely, however the A4 Allroad’s cabin is completely useful, good-looking, properly appointed, and comfy. Regardless of being considerably shorter in exterior size than a number of of its rivals, the Allroad’s again seat has almost as a lot legroom because the V90. As befits a luxurious automobile, the Allroad comes normal with leather-based upholstery, power-adjustable entrance seats, a panoramic sunroof, and three-zone computerized local weather management. The A4 Allroad misplaced the carry-on baggage check earlier than we even obtained our suitcases out, nevertheless. It is smaller in and out than rivals such because the Outback. Extra perplexing is that it barely beat the sedan model of the A4 in seats-up cargo-carrying room, regardless of its supposed 11-cubic-foot benefit in cargo quantity; it held simply six carry-ons behind the rear seat, just one greater than the A4 sedan.
Infotainment and Connectivity
Audi’s MMI infotainment system’s crown jewel is the optionally available Digital Cockpit, a high-resolution configurable show situated the place the gauge cluster would usually be. It may be organized to indicate both a digital model of a conventional cluster format or a extra infotainment-focused show, which may characteristic real-time Google Maps overlays of the encircling environs. A ten.1-inch infotainment touchscreen takes middle stage atop the dashboard and options Apple Carplay and Android Auto.
Security and Driver-Help Options
A big selection of normal driver-assistance expertise is spectacular, however loads of the Audi’s rivals provide the same suite of options. For extra details about the A4 Allroad’s crash-test outcomes, go to the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) and Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security (IIHS) web sites. Key security options embody:
- Normal automated emergency braking with forward-collision warning
- Out there lane-departure warning with lane-keeping help
- Out there adaptive cruise management
Guarantee and Upkeep Protection
Virtually all the vehicles on this class, together with the A4 Allroad, have a guaranty primarily based round a four-year or 50,000-mile restricted and powertrain guarantee.
- Restricted guarantee covers 4 years or 50,000 miles
- Powertrain guarantee covers 4 years or 50,000 miles
- No complimentary scheduled upkeep
