2013 a4 2.0 0-60
08-14-2016, 05:27 AM
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Car and Driver was able to squeeze out a bit more than the factory claim:
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2012 Audi A4 2.0T
Second place: Red Bull.
Mar 2012
By TONY QUIROGA
Photography By JAMES LIPMAN
Comparison Tests
After 40,000 miles in a long-term A4 2.0T Quattro, we went into this test expecting the same A4. We were wrong. Last year, Audi switched from a six-speed automatic to an eight-speed auto, and it has had a transformative effect. Acceleration to 60 mph has gone from a lackluster 6.4 seconds to 5.6. That’s good enough to tie for second place in this test and only 0.1 second behind the 300-hp Volvo. Adding speed has changed the character of the A4—it has gone rabid on us, but in a good way. On unfamiliar mountain roads, the A4 is always the alpha car, leading through the curves and pulling ahead of the pack.
Audi has been in the direct-injection turbo-four game longer than the competition, and it shows. Despite this engine’s age, it still impresses with its smooth character and immediate power delivery. The 258-pound-foot torque peak arrives at a diesel-like 1500 rpm. All-wheel drive allows the A4 to explode off the line—it led the group with a 1.8-second time to 30 mph. With eight speeds at its disposal, the engine is never out of its sweet spot.
Throw the A4 into a corner, and the front end plows delicately and predictably. It’s not the most joyous way around a bend, but it is repeatable and secure and requires very little skill. Joy in the A4 means going faster and sweating less. The A4 sliced and diced its way through the slalom at the highest speed, thanks to its low center of gravity and uncanny connectedness to the road. Steering feel and feedback trailed the Infiniti’s, but it presented better communication than the remainder of the clan.
Slow down, and the Audi comports itself. It remains taut, but it never punishes. Luxury and sport reach a happy medium here. Its design aesthetic is elegantly clean and mood elevating. In the end, it finished only five points behind the BMW. Could the previous 3-series have beaten this Audi? Probably. But we’d wager that the old 3-series might also have beaten the new 3-series.
Second place: Red Bull.
Mar 2012
By TONY QUIROGA
Photography By JAMES LIPMAN
Comparison Tests
After 40,000 miles in a long-term A4 2.0T Quattro, we went into this test expecting the same A4. We were wrong. Last year, Audi switched from a six-speed automatic to an eight-speed auto, and it has had a transformative effect. Acceleration to 60 mph has gone from a lackluster 6.4 seconds to 5.6. That’s good enough to tie for second place in this test and only 0.1 second behind the 300-hp Volvo. Adding speed has changed the character of the A4—it has gone rabid on us, but in a good way. On unfamiliar mountain roads, the A4 is always the alpha car, leading through the curves and pulling ahead of the pack.
Audi has been in the direct-injection turbo-four game longer than the competition, and it shows. Despite this engine’s age, it still impresses with its smooth character and immediate power delivery. The 258-pound-foot torque peak arrives at a diesel-like 1500 rpm. All-wheel drive allows the A4 to explode off the line—it led the group with a 1.8-second time to 30 mph. With eight speeds at its disposal, the engine is never out of its sweet spot.
Throw the A4 into a corner, and the front end plows delicately and predictably. It’s not the most joyous way around a bend, but it is repeatable and secure and requires very little skill. Joy in the A4 means going faster and sweating less. The A4 sliced and diced its way through the slalom at the highest speed, thanks to its low center of gravity and uncanny connectedness to the road. Steering feel and feedback trailed the Infiniti’s, but it presented better communication than the remainder of the clan.
Slow down, and the Audi comports itself. It remains taut, but it never punishes. Luxury and sport reach a happy medium here. Its design aesthetic is elegantly clean and mood elevating. In the end, it finished only five points behind the BMW. Could the previous 3-series have beaten this Audi? Probably. But we’d wager that the old 3-series might also have beaten the new 3-series.
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