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Audi unveils A4 Allroad ahead of summer arrival

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Author: | Updated: 11 Jan 2016 15:39

Audi has revealed the new A4 Allroad at the Detroit motor show before it goes on sale in the summer. Offering a little more off-road ability than the standard A4, Audi is hoping the new Allroad can add a new dimension to the range.

To give the Allroad its added ability, Audi has upped the ground clearance by 57mm by jacking up the suspension slightly and fitting larger wheels. It also has tough-looking body cladding, protective skid plates front and rear and, of course, Audi’s famed Quattro four-wheel-drive system.

Audi A4 Allroad 2016 Off Road Front Dynamic

Those changes aside, however, it’s pretty much identical to the standard A4 Avant estate, using the same underpinnings to shed 90kg of weight despite growing by a few millimetres in each direction.

As a result of this crash diet and the addition of the Volkswagen Group’s latest-generation engines, Audi has been able to make its soft-roading estate a tad more efficient.

At launch, the Allroad will be offered with a 187bhp 2.0-litre diesel capable of returning 57.7mpg and emitting 128g of CO2 per kilometre, as well as sprinting from a standstill to 62mph in a just 7.8 seconds.

Audi A4 Allroad 2016 White Rear Dynamic

The other 2.0-litre offering will be a turbocharged petrol engine with 249bhp. Despite racing to 62mph in just 6.1 seconds, this unit will be capable of 44.1mpg and 147g/km CO2 emissions.

Further up the range, there will be a 3.0-litre diesel available with either 215 or 268bhp, the latter achieving 0-62mph in 5.5 seconds and 53.3mpg.

After launch, a less powerful 2.0-litre diesel engine with 148bhp will join the range.

Audi A4 Allroad 2016 White Front Static

Read our review of the standard A4 saloon here

These engines will be available with one or more of three gearboxes, ranging from the six-speed manual to the seven-speed ‘S Tronic’ and eight-speed ‘Tiptronic’ automatic transmissions, while the most powerful will be able to lug a trailer weighing as much as 2.1 tonnes.

Quattro four-wheel drive is expected to be standard across the range, although in a break with modern trends the Allroad’s system is fully mechanical, which means there is no delay as electronics try to distribute power.

Audi A4 Allroad 2016 White Rear Statc

Despite this, Audi says the Allroad is just as spacious as its front-wheel-drive A4 stablemate, offering an identical 505-litre boot volume and the same amount of interior space as the standard car.

From the driving seat, it’s difficult to tell the Allroad apart from its road-going siblings, with an almost identical cabin design. The company’s impressive Virtual Cockpit technology is available as an option, but the MMI central infotainment screen is a focal point of all variants. In top-spec cars it is an 8.3in unit incorporating a new voice control system and a range of connected services like smartphone calendar integration, remote control functions and online roadside assistance. Also available is a ‘phone box’ cubby with wireless phone charging and signal boosting via the car’s on-board antenna.

Audi A4 Allroad 2016 Interior

Prices and specifications for the new A4 are expected closer to the car’s summer arrival in the UK.

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