Audi

Audi is a German car manufacturer which has been owned by Volkswagen since 1966. The company name is based on the surname of the founder August Horch, his surname meaning listen in German—which, when translated into Latin, becomes Audi.

The smaller cars from the Audi range are available as a Mobility cars but given the historic high resale values of Audi cars it is a tad disappointing that the Advance Payments are not a little more competitive.

 

Audi A1 

The latest A1 is a 5 door ‘Sportback’ only and is less rounded in shape adding more ‘designer’ creases a la Q2. The all-new Audi A1 is based on the same mechanical underpinnings as the Volkswagen Polo and SEAT Ibiza, The petrol only engine choice is the three cylinder 1.0-litre petrol with 108bhp ‘badged 30′ is available as a Manual or Automatic in Technik, Sport or S-Line trim. The ’25’ with a 1.0 litre 94bhp engine is an option for under 25’s, but only in Sport trim, priced at £499 Advance Payment as a Manual and £1249 AP as an Automatic. The ’30’ in S-Line trim is the best option priced at £899 AP as a manual or £1649 as an Automatic.

 

 

Audi A3 Hatchback 

The sister car to the Volkswagen Golf 8, the Audi A3 Sportback (5 door hatch) is available with the same engine as the A1, the 108bhp three cylinder petrol, badged ’30’ which is now available for the under 25’s and claiming 50.4 miles per gallon as an manual and 54.3 as an Automatic. Prices of Quarter 2 for the S-Line car are £2149 AP as a manual and £2899 as an automatic.

 

 

 

Audi Q2 

The Audi Q2 is a small SUV or if you prefer a compact crossover, likeable if a little un-Audi like in design, it is a little, dare we say it, radical for the Bavarians. Thee only engine this quarter is a 1.5 litre petrol offering 148 brake horse power returning 47.9 miles per gallon as a manual and 46.3 MPG as an automatic, badged as ’35’. Two trim lines,; Sport and S-Line. Prices for Quarter 2 are £1499 AP for the Sport Manual and £1649 as an S-Line, Automatic cars are £2249 and £2399.

 

 

Audi Q4 E:Tron

The Q4 is electric only, the 82kWh battery offers a claimed range of 321 miles.  The 150kw motor, equivalent to 201bhp, will propel the Q4 to 62 miles per hour in 8.5 seconds. Charging is a Type 2 connector and the on-board charger has a maximum power of 11 kW in most cases the maximum charging power will be 7.4 kW, allowing for a charge time of 12 hours 15 minutes and a charge rate of 21 mph. Rabid charging can take the battery from 10% to 80% in around 35 minutes, adding around 175 miles of range. The Advance Payment for the Q4 in Sport trim is £7999.

 

 

 

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