Audi has released three official videos starring the new A4, S4 and A4 Allroad. All three models just went through a mid-life restyling which - among other things - provided the whole lot with a revised front end design now featuring new LED day lights (aligned to what we have seen on the recent A6, A7 and A8). Besides, all versions will benefit from new suspension settings and Audi’s own electromechanical power steering, which can save up to 0,3 l/100 km of fuel.

The engine range includes the 2.0 TDI (available with 5 power steps: 120, 136, 143, 163 and 177 hp) and the 3.0 V6 TDI (204 and 245 hp) diesel engines as well as the 1.8 TFSI (120 and 170 hp), the 2.0 TFSI (211 hp) and the 3.0 TFSI (272 hp) petrol engines, while the S4 will use a 333 hp configuration the same 3.0 TFSI. The refined mechanics led to an average 11% reduction of both CO2 emissions and fuel consumption for the whole range. Click the link below for the other videos and full photo galleries

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Audi presents the renewed 2012 versions of its own A4, S4 and Allroad. The whole range underwent some aesthetic modification affecting especially the front end area, now sporting modern LED day lights, lower air intake and different fog lights in the same style of the recent A5 and A6. Some slight change can also be spotted on front grille, hood, tail lights and bumpers. S-line sporty packages are still available, with the S4 model positioned at the top of the range, while no news was given about the RS4, which will probably join the fold at a later time. The different bumpers made the A4 a little longer, now measuring 4.7 meters in length in its Avant version. More subtle upgrades can be found in the passenger compartment: a new line of steering wheels, different trims and especially the updated MMI infotainment system, now with more user friendly commands, 3D graphics, voice control and Google Earth satellite maps.

The wide engine range now offer the 2.0 TDI (available with 5 power steps: 120, 136, 143, 163 and 177 hp) and the 3.0 V6 TDI (204 and 245 hp) diesel engines as well as the 1.8 TFSI (120 and 170 hp), the 2.0 TFSI (211 hp) and the 3.0 TFSI (272 hp) petrol engines, while the S4 will stick to its 333 hp 3.0 TFSI. All versions will benefit from new suspension settings and Audi’s electromechanical power steering, which has been developed to reduce energy waste and can save up to 0,3 l/100 km of fuel.

All that brought to an average 11% reduction of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption for the whole range. For instance, the 170 hp configuration of the 1.8 TFSI uses 5,6 l/100 km and boasts a CO2 emission level of 134 g/km; the 136 hp version of the 2.0 TDI has a fuel consumption of 4,2 l/100 km and 112 g/km of CO2 emissions, while the sporty S4 uses just 8 litres of fuel every 100 km . Automatic and manual transmissions, CVT and dual clutch coupled with 4WD and RWD will also be available, depending on the model. More specifically, Audi’s Quattro system uses a 40/60 torque distribution electronically controlled by the ‘torque vectoring’ system, while V6 engines could also use the ‘active sport differential’ on the rear. Moreover, the restyled A4 will also offer the ‘active cruise control’, which automatically maintains the correct safety distance even at 200km/h and can apply the brakes below the 30 km/h threshold. Last but not least, all models will come with a special technology that - through the processing of steering behavior data and other parameters - will alert the driver when tired or ‘distracted’.

Click here for the full 2012 Audi A4 photo gallery
Click here for the full 2012 Audi A4 Allroad photo gallery
Click here for the full 2012 Audi S4 photo gallery

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