Audi Reviews

The new A3 40 TFSI S line plus sedan could get old very fast, but there are some great reasons to buy one quick.

The VW Polo and Audi A1 are twins under the skin, but the new-generation versions are more individual than ever before. We put the entry-level Audi A1 30 TFSI model up against the highest-spec 'regular' Polo (non-GTI), the VW Polo Style, to see which deserves your money more.

The TT continues to fill a fun niche for someone who wants more than a Volkswagen Golf GTI hatchback, but less than a Porsche Cayman.

If you want an Audi A1, there's a chance you want the best one you can get. In some cases, that means buying the most expensive variant available. But that might not be the case when it comes to the 2020 Audi A1 range, because the top-spec model represents a hard-to-swallow price jump over the mid-spec variant. It has performance and plenty of street cred - so can it justify its cost?

Despite a determined bid for dominance by a growing stream of Q-badged SUVs, with zero-emission Es on the near horizon, Audi’s A-team of mainstream sedans, wagons, coupes, and cabriolets remains vitally important to the company’s product portfolio and bottom line.But in recent years the Bavarian maker’s mid-size A6 has been hiding in the shadows, unable to lay a glove on its natural enemies, the BMW 5 Series and Merc’s E-Class, in terms of new car sales in Australia.So, this sizeable piece of fresh metal is designed to push Audi up the leader board. It’s the all-new, fifth generation A6.

Revealed in Germany in early 2018, the new-gen A6 brings fresh engines, leading edge safety, upgraded media tech, and an evolution of the brand’s distinctive design language.The 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo-petrol A6 45 TFSI is the entry-point to a three-model range, priced at $95,500, before on-road costs.Included on the A6 45 TFSI are 19-inch alloy wheels, matrix LED headlights with LED DRLs, dynamic cornering lights, automatic-dynamic headlight range control and rear dynamic indicators (the Matrix beam detects and blanks out oncoming vehicles or vehicles in front, but continues to fully illuminate other areas), keyless entry and start including a sensor controlled (leg swish) boot release, electric heated sports seats for the driver and front passenger (including memories for the driver), ‘leather appointed’ seat upholstery, three-zone climate control air, a leather-trimmed steering wheel, ‘aluminium fragment’ interior inlays, ambient lighting, and aluminium front door sill trims.Plus, ‘Audi Drive Select’ allows the selection of various driving modes, there’s Audi’s smartphone interface providing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, ’Qi’ wireless charging, 10-speaker/180-watt audio driven by a six-channel amp and featuring digital radio, the 12.3-inch configurable ‘Audi Virtual Cockpit’ digital instrument cluster, 10.1-inch high-res colour media touchscreen, ‘Navigation Plus’ (with 3D map display including places of interest and city models), and a third 8.6-inch colour display for the climate control system (with handwriting recognition and a favourites list).The recently introduced ‘myAudi’ app also allows you to connect to the car and access real-time info on everything from how much fuel’s in the tank, to maintenance milestones, and service warnings. You can remotely lock and unlock the car, plan journeys (at home) and send destinations and routes directly to the car.Claimed fuel economy for the combined (ADR 81/02 - urban, extra-urban) cycle is 7.2L/100km.Safety is literally five star, the A6 scoring ANCAP’s maximum rating when the car was tested in 2018, and active and passive tech is amazing.Audi covers the A6 with a three year/unlimited km warranty, which is in line with BMW and Merc, but lags the mainstream market where five years/unlimited km is the norm, with Kia and SsangYong at seven years.That said, body cover runs to three years for paint defects and 12 years for corrosion (perforation).Recommended service interval is 12 months/15,000km, and ‘Audi Genuine Care Service Plans’ offer capped price servicing options over three and five years.

The Audi Q7 disappeared from sale for a little while, but now it's back before a comprehensive update arrives in the second quarter of 2020. It's diesel-powered, has seven seats, has all-wheel drive, and offers plenty of practicality and luxury, too.

The 30 TFSI is the entry-point in the A1 range, and for the time being the cheapest car in Audi's entire line-up, wearing an MSRP of $32,350.

The A1 is a car with three distinct personalities - do any of them hit the mark? We went to the second-generation model's Australian launch to find out.

The 35 TFSI is the middle-grade of the three variant second-generation A1 range, wearing an MSRP of $35,290.