The new A4 looks good, but are standard equipments up to par?

Finally, we’re proud to announce that Euromobil has gone above and beyond the call of duty (to clients, not the nation) and has launched the new B8 A4 with a raft of standard toys. How does standard LED pilot lights, adaptive bi-xenon, full-colour MMI interface (yes, say goodbye to the monochrome, Gameboy display of old) bluetooth phone prep and a choice of bodykits.

Sounds impressive. So what engine options do we get?

For now, just the one. The 1.8T – the same one we’ve seen in the previous A4 and a raft of Volkswagens – is a decent performer, pumping out 160bhp through the front wheels. The saloon’s engine – an engine which utilizes the direct fuel injection system – provides supreme performance with fuel consumption that is an average of thirteen per cent lower than the previous model.

Aside from the obviously sexy LED front lights, what else is new?

Quite a fair bit actually. The front overhang is shorter, the bonnet and wheelbase are also distinctly longer. At an overall length of 4.70 metres, the new A4 1.8T is a large saloon. It is also significantly more rigid and safer than the previous model, but due to intelligent weight saving, is also lighter. With the new A4, Audi has introduced a programme called Audi Drive select, an innovative technology that adds even greater fascination to the driving experience, with which the driver can adjust the operating characteristics of the engine, automatic transmission, steering and adaptive damping to suit his or her own preferences.

Wow, that’s really a step above its competitors. It must surely cost an arm and a leg.

Not really. Euromobil is selling the Audi A4 1.8T (CBU) for RM235,000 (or just under RM250,000 for the S-line version with bigger rims and a stonking great bodykit) making it the cheapest fully imported German saloon on the market by a great margin. To top it off, its standard equipment list and the raft of modern technology puts it at the forefront of sheer driving enjoyment. If BMW and Mercedes-Benz weren’t worried before, they should be now.