Audi Road Tests
The Audi A1 offers all the quality of larger cars but shrinks it into a small package. Is this 1.2-litre version enough for those downsizing?
Mon, 08 Aug 2011
Audi's popular small hatch sprouts two extra doors, as well as a clever 'cylinder on demand' fuel-saving engine.
Wed, 18 Jan 2012
First VAG 'C' segment hatch based on PQ35 floorpan later shared with Golf V and Leon II. Handles much better than Golf IV.
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
We tested the new A3 Cabrio on a perfect day. Half way through our drive the skies opened and it rained cats, dogs, frogs and fishes. Ideal weather...
Tue, 29 Apr 2008
You may have seen a previous road test of the new Audi A4 on my site. Since then I've driven a wider range of models and sampled how the car...
Fri, 16 Feb 2001
Elsewhere at www.honestjohn.co.uk you'll find a test of the new A4 saloon range. It covers driving impressions of the 130bhp 2.0 litre petrol...
Wed, 29 Aug 2001
Bit of a scoop, this. By chance I lucked into a cancellation for first drive of the new Audi A4 2005 model, before even its official launch at...
Mon, 13 Sep 2004
Wednesday, 1st Dec 2004
Updated 23rd January 2007
In September 2004 I lucked into a cancellation for first drive of the new LHD Audi A4 2005...
Tue, 23 Jan 2007
Updated Tuesday 22nd January 2008
Just as Porsche has developed increasingly sophisticated solutions to overcome the fundamental imbalance...
Fri, 05 Oct 2007
Just as night follows day, the wagon version of a new car follows the saloon. But an A4 Avant is more than just an estate car. It's a brand in...
Mon, 09 Jun 2008
The A4 range has been been given a mid-life refresh with more economical engines, improvements to suspension and subtle styling changes.
Mon, 12 Dec 2011
Styled by a team led by Walter d'Silva, the man responsible for the Alfa Romeo 156 and the current SEAT Leon, the A5 has had quite a long gestation. It’s taken four years to hone and refine it into the car you see in the photos
Fri, 20 Apr 2007
By Martin Gurdon.
Convertibles were often cash cows for their makers; cars that could be built for a long time and sold at a premium.
Audi...
Mon, 29 Jun 2009
Underneath the copy-and-paste looks lies a range of new state-of-the-art engines and improved technologies.
Thu, 22 Sep 2011
Another day, another new model from a manufacturer that seems determined to create every single permutation possible.
That is the essence...
Wed, 09 Sep 2009
Latest executive Audi now matches the BMW 5 Series as a company car choice.
Thu, 27 Jan 2011
Like fellas, some cars have a mid-life crisis, some have a mid-life facelift, and some have both. The Audi A6 has just had the lift and tuck...
Fri, 22 Jun 2001
Wow! I could have begun this test with a bit of model history, or some techno-babble or a quote. But let's not mess around. The new A6 is fantastic....
Thu, 20 May 2004
Elsewhere on this site you'll find a near rave review of the Audi A6 4.2 quattro tiptronic saloon, the 3.0V6 TDI quattro tiptronic saloon and...
Sat, 05 Feb 2005
The new A6 Avant is just as practical as ever but now comes with more efficient engines plus an improved Multitronic CVT gearbox available on front-wheel drive models.
Thu, 29 Sep 2011
There is no doubt that Audi has launched another stunning looking, fine handling car, with relatively low CO2, but the price takes some swallowing.
Tue, 23 Nov 2010
How can I say this? Okay, sorry Audi, I'm a Mercedes man. I'm more at home in a Mercedes E Class or S Class than any other car. I was especially...
Wed, 02 Apr 2003
Tuesday 30th May 2006
If you are in any doubt about the purpose of this car, just take a look at that front.
For a couple of thousand more...
Tue, 30 May 2006
At breakfast on the day of the new Audi Cabrio press launch, some radio 'Dr Death' was warning that 1,600 Brits a year die of skin cancer...
Sun, 19 May 2002
The Q3 is Audi's good looking compact 'urban SUV' and an alternative to the likes of the BMW X1.
Tue, 08 Nov 2011
There's a startling fact in the Audi presentation document for its new Q5.
Only 2% of 4x4 owners have ever driven across rough country.
So...
Tue, 18 Nov 2008
Fallen out with Ferrari? Patronised by Porsche? Anguished by Aston Martin? Jaded by Jaguar?
Few cars have been as eagerly awaited as Audi's...
Sun, 22 Apr 2007
You'd think that a 265PS four-wheel-drive hatchback hiding behind Audi's aggressive barbeque grille would be anything but sweet. But this is a sports car that’s as happy to pootle through town as it is to claw its way round greasy corners at ridiculous speeds.
Sun, 28 Jan 2007
The high performance version of the sleek and stylish A7 gets a twin-turbocharged V8 engine with 420PS which gives it effortless acceleration.
Wed, 25 Apr 2012
Friday 15th September 2006
Updated Monday 19th February 2007
A Golf with the same 200PS turbo engine as the new Audi TT is £5,000 less. A...
Mon, 19 Feb 2007
Clever people, the Germans. They may be first to lay towels on the hotel sunloungers every morning. But if they make a product we want even more...
Tue, 05 Aug 2003
It's not that often I can get into a seriously quick car and immediately feel at home in it.
By quick, I mean sub 5 second 0-60 and the ability...
Wed, 08 Jul 2009
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