Audi?s latest A4 Avant is now arriving on UK roads, at prices starting from £27,300.
The estate version of the A4 boasts a number of improvements over its predecessor, including a 505-litre luggage bay that Audi claims as best in class.
Fold down the rear seats and the space available extends to 1,510 litres, while occupants also gain more space in the new interior, both front seat head and shoulder room and rear legroom improved.
Visually the car looks similar to the previous Avant though Audi insists there is no carry-over. It is built like the saloon on an all-new platform and claims the best aerodynamic efficiency in the class with a drag factor of 0.26.
The Avant is going on sale with a choice of four and six-cylinder engines ranging from 148 to 268bhp. The entry-level 1.4 TFSI petrol versions will arrive in April, while the petrol line-up also includes a 2.0 TFSI with 187bhp and a front-wheel-drive powertrain, and a 248bhp variant with quattro all-wheel-drive. Diesel variants start with the 148bhp 2.0 TDI and include a 187bhp version, a 3.0 V6 TDI of 215bhp offered in FWD or quattro format and the range-topping 3.0 V6 TDI quattro of 268bhp.
Depending on model six-speed manual or seven-speed S tronic auto gearboxes are supplied while the most efficient ?ultra? variants are available across the range, the lowest figures returned by the 2.0 TDI 148bhp ultra with 70.6mpg and CO2 emissions of 104g/km.
Standard equipment includes 17-inch alloy wheels, xenon or LED headligh...