German Car Zone - View Single Post - Automobile Magazine - 2009 Audi A4 - A4-midable Competitor

Sunny · 12-05-2007, 02:40 PM

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Significantly longer and wider than the 3-series and the C-class, the A4 also provides a more expansive stretch between the axles, with a 110.6-inch wheelbase versus 108.7 inches for its closest competitors. This translates into a roomy interior, to which Audi adds a generous trunk. The cockpit of the new A4 is definitely more high-end than middle-class, and we're not just talking about materials and finish. There's also more space for long legs, broad shoulders, and tall heads than before, and the overall layout--with the navigation monitor mounted high--is much more practical. But these are fringe factors compared with truly decisive qualities such as ride, handling, and roadholding. In these disciplines, the A5 has delivered a promise that the A4 must keep. And it does, although with some variation in style, substance, and sharpness

Reading that, I feel the A4 might have replaced the C class as the more luxurious car in this segment. The new C class apparently has even less space that the civic in the back.