Audi Reviews

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

The 40 TFSI is the top-spec Audi A1 in its three-variant range, wearing an MSRP of $46,450.

I test drove the A3 35 TFSI which is second up in a range of four and competes with cars like the Mercedes A-Class and BMW 1 Series. Here's how it did over a week of driving around suburbia with my family.

The previous Q3 was... well... boring. Good at hitting its KPIs, sure, but how exciting is that? So, the mission for the long-awaited second-gen is to bring some youthful appeal, bolstered by some up-to-date tech. Does it succeed? We went to the launch to find out.

Released in Australia in 2012, the Audi Q3 is a compact SUV that shares a lot of engineering (and competes) with the Volkswagen Tiguan.

Audi has refreshed its full-size A6 luxury sedan to try and temp BMW 5 Series and Merc E-Class loyalists over to the four rings