2016 Audi A4 vs 2019

What's the difference?

Peter Anderson road tests and reviews the new Audi A4 Allroad Quattro, with specs, fuel consumption and verdict at its Australian launch.

It’s been a busy few months for Audi since the launch of its brilliant new B9 A4. The rave reviews have been rolling in and continued with the release of the Avant wagon variants.

Despite a bulging SUV range - soon to grow even further with the new Q2 and the entirely probable Q8 - Audi still finds enough customers for traditional wagons.

Slightly less traditional wagons like the jacked-up Allroads have also earned their place, with the mid-size A4 Allroad making a return for its second generation this week.

Audi's A4 is one of those cars that everybody likes. Despite wearing a German badge, it doesn't feel the need to bellow about itself. If anything, the A4 is so subtle you have to check it's not either its smaller sibling the A3 or its larger one, the A6.

In 2019, the A4 has a bit of a blue on its hands - the new BMW 3 Series is a belter of a car. The rivalry is now freshly-fired, with the 3 lifting its game in every single area, including the interior. And the C-Class is still going strong.

The A4 isn't a whole new car, though, it's the mildest of mild refreshes of a model we've had here for just over three years.