2008 Audi A4 is as Excellent as Ever
To keep up interest in the current A4, for Audi, 2008 is the year that the company makes the more aggressive S-package styling standard on the 2008 Audi A4. Audi released the first official Audi A4 photos in August 2007, and unveiled the car to the public at the September 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.
2008 Audi A4 is offered in saloon/sedan and Avant (estate/wagon) models, the Audi A4 Avant was unveiled to the public at the March 2008 Geneva Motor Show. Reception has been mixed; with praise for the Audi A4 increased size, giving it best-in-class rear legroom and trunk space in the compact executive car segment.
The Audi A4 now has been a longtime favorite of consumers. In Avant wagon and sedan body styles, the Audi A4 is a great performer wrapped in a practical package. The cars look is bolder, with different front and rear fascias.
Most everything else is carried over, and that’s not a bad thing, since the Audi A4 is a tastefully designed sedan or wagon with one of the auto industry’s best interiors. Compared to its predecessor, the designers tweaked the cars proportions into a new sporty ratio; the front overhang was shortened, and the hood and the wheelbase were extended visibly.
The 2008 Audi A4 measures 4.70 meters (15.42 feet), nearly 12 centimeters (4.6 inches) more than its predecessor. The body also documents the advances: Audi A4 is significantly stiffer and safer than its predecessor, while, at the same time, dropping about 10 percent of its weight thanks to intelligent lightweight steel construction.
When you go on the inside of the Audi A4, the impression of luxury is accentuated even more: more space, comfort and sporty elegance: new color-and-materials, leather and new gadgets. You can opt for the car accessories include adaptive high-intensity discharge headlamps (an upgrade from the standard projector beam units) and a navigation system with Audi’s Multi-Media Interface (MMI).
The 2008 Audi A4 specs meets you with distinguished visual details; as usual in an Audi, no compromises are made in the quality of workmanship, and the controls can be understood and operated intuitively. Once you take a seat inside the Audi A4, you experience a typical Audi effect – a feeling of being absolutely at home from the very first moment.
Under the Hood 2008 Audi A4
The two body styles of Audi A4 are available with either front-wheel or quattro all-wheel drive, power comes from a choice of four- and six-cylinder engines. A 2.0-liter turbocharged direct-injection inline-four that generates 200 horsepower is standard in the 2008 Audi A4; the optional 3.2-liter V-6 is borrowed from the larger 2008 Audi A6 and likewise uses direct injection to produce 255 horses.
The four-cylinder can be mated to either a six-speed manual or Multitronic continuously variable transmission (CVT) automatic in the Audi A4 sedan version; the wagon and all V-6 models offer a choice of the six-speed manual or a conventional six-speed automatic gearbox.
The Audi A4 V-6 sedans and wagon include a standard sunroof, and all automatic-equipped A4s get F1-style shift paddles on the steering wheel. Dynamically, the 2008 Audi A4 is as excellent as ever, especially considering the enthusiasts tend to prefer more sporting rear-wheel-drive layouts.
