njjoe

Yes, they have 2 Typhoon Gray Prestige cars that they will let YOU drive with Audi rep in the passenger seat for several blocks around the convention center. I would have thought the local dealers would have informed us reservation holders, but nope. Just stumbled across it at the show. They also have an Edition One on the convention center floor.

S7maybe

And? First impressions?

mmulet

I agree, inquiring minds want to know!

njjoe

All positive. Car is quick and quiet, except you do hear the electric motor sounds, which are not intrusive and actually sound cool. There is no idle creep when taking your foot off the brake. FWIW, Audi reps think EPA 204 is conservative. MMI features work well and are extremely responsive. I personally like the haptic feedback but you can turn it off.
As for the Edition One, I thought I was going to like the gray inlay, but now that I've seen it, I don't. Looks more like brushed metal than wood. And definitely don't care for the Edition One wheels. All depends on your personal preference. Also, the US spec car does not have a 55 quattro badge and it only has one charge port on the drivers side, so that takes care of all that speculation.

alexlear

Can you hear the pedestrian warning sound in the cabin?

madcanadian

That's good; Unfortunate to see EU has aluminum interior trim options, but North America has only wood.

njjoe

The rep said that the sound we heard inside was not pedestrian warning. If that is true, then no, you can't hear it.

njjoe

I would be ok if it were brushed metal, but it was hard to tell what it was. Kind of blah to be honest.

BlackOptic

The edition one trim is not wood trim. It is some kind of gray trim... as mentioned above.

Only the PP and Prestige are only available in Walnut trim.

alexlear

Edition one gets "Volcano Gray Ash Natural Wood inlays"