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Facelift Confirmed for MY19

I don’t know if those exhausts are real. It kind of looks just like the ones on the q5 but less obviously fake and slightly deeper? Hard to tell in the press photos.

This is seems to be a very mild refresh even by audi’s conservative standards, which I don’t mind since my B9 won’t look dated for a while ;-). I wonder if the US will see this as a 2019 model or if we will have to wait for MY2020? That said, I’m so glad they are redesigning all of the wheels!

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Originally Posted by cuke2u

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.aud...3527bc5cc9.png
Can't tell from here either:

Are you able to see if the allroad also got the refresh?

Gotta say, nice job Audi. It looks good without making the current version look too old hat. Are we aware of any interior changes, rumored or otherwise?

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Originally Posted by Vandelay (Post 25171998)

I don’t know if those exhausts are real.

I can promise they are fake. Carbon buildup on the exhaust tips is a very difficult problem to solve in direct-inject petrol engines, and something owners complain about constantly. It at minimum takes a dedicated rag and some serious elbow grease to keep clean between maintenance washes, but once it is allowed to cake on over a long midwestern winter it is literally impossible to scrub off without special chemicals and a good 20-30 dedicated minutes spent kneeling on the ground scrubbing away. People who don't wash their own cars or pay for a professional detail once in a while (which may be few people on this forum, but if we're being honest is 95% of the A4-buying general public) get chrome tips for about the first 3 weeks they own the car before they are caked in soot never once to be seen shiny again.

So, like it or not, fake tips solves this problem while also allowing for creative exhaust designs (which, again, like it or not is a definite trend in the industry right now). And it's already being done on the A6/A7/Q5/SQ5.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.aud...96da985535.jpg

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Originally Posted by mplsbrian (Post 25172040)

Gotta say, nice job Audi. It looks good without making the current version look too old hat. Are we aware of any interior changes, rumored or otherwise?

Interior looks unchanged: https://www.caradvice.com.au/661366/...i-a4-revealed/

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Originally Posted by mplsbrian (Post 25172040)

Gotta say, nice job Audi. It looks good without making the current version look too old hat. Are we aware of any interior changes, rumored or otherwise?

I can promise they are fake. Carbon buildup on the exhaust tips is a very difficult problem to solve in direct-inject petrol engines, and something owners complain about constantly. It at minimum takes a dedicated rag and some serious elbow grease to keep clean between maintenance washes, but once it is allowed to cake on over a long midwestern winter it is literally impossible to scrub off without special chemicals and a good 20-30 dedicated minutes spent kneeling on the ground scrubbing away. People who don't wash their own cars or pay for a professional detail once in a while (which may be few people on this forum, but if we're being honest is 95% of the A4-buying general public) get chrome tips for about the first 3 weeks they own the car before they are caked in soot never once to be seen shiny again.

So, like it or not, fake tips solves this problem while also allowing for creative exhaust designs (which, again, like it or not is a definite trend in the industry right now). And it's already being done on the A6/A7/Q5/SQ5.

At least these tips, if fake, are far more three dimensional than the ones on the Q5 and (unfortunately) the SQ5. Those just look applied to the bumper. From the parts diagram, these could fool people into thinking they are real. Agree that Audi did a good job of the refresh, albeit too subtle to really stand out to me.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.aud...2bc8c1731.jpeg
Took a closer look and the exhaust tips are fake

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Originally Posted by marz1 (Post 25172073)

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.aud...2bc8c1731.jpeg
Took a closer look and the exhaust tips are fake

At least they will stay clean :)

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.aud...b42af5cc6b.png

Hmmm..... the only change I see is the bottom lip which is more spread out, new tiny detailing on the grill, and that side sensors are far more imposing. Not sure how it would look like without those sensors if you didnt get the ADAPackage. In my opinion, it just looks hideous. I prefer the old one.