We know that the all-new Audi A4 generation will debut some time this year. Audi has made it clear that retooling is already taking place in Germany and we may see the fruits of their labour as early as Frankfurt in September. But recently released information from Spanish magazine Motor suggests a rather controversial engine range is coming our way.
We counted a total of seven TFSI petrol engine and six TDI diesels in the lineup they state is 100% legit', but some of them are really weird.
The base TFSI petrol unit is a 125 PS 1.4 TFSI with Cylinder on Demand. Why turn an underpowered A4 into a 2-cylinder car and ask about €2,000 extra from the customer?
Another weird one is a 180 PS 1.4 TFSI that's available with a 6-speed manual or a 9-speed S tronic. Only the twin-charger version of the 1.4 makes that much, but we though it had been canceled or replaced by the 1.8 TFSI, which is available on the A6 ultra now.
As for the diesel range, this is mostly made up of 2.0 TDI units with 125 PS, 150 PS, 177 PS, 190 PS and even as much as 220 PS. Most of them are carry-overs. Yet the strange surprise is that Audi apparently plans to offer a 3.0 TDI with 218 PS, 2 less than the best 2-liter model, along with a 260 PS one.
As for the plug-in hybrid A4 e-tron, this will combine the 190 PS 2.0 TDI with two electric motors making another 136 PS for a grand total output somewhere around 300 PS.
And what about the 9-speed gearbox that seems to be available with everything? Is this a new twin-clutch that's related to the 10-speed VW showed in May last year or a ZF 9-speed auto like the one in the Evoque and most of Chrysler Group's C- and D-segment cars? We're inclined towards the latter, since it's already been combined with AWD platforms. But you never know with Audi, who probably invested billions of euros into the A4 B9.
Our say? There's no well in hell Audi is going to show the new A4 with 13 engine options. The TT came out with 3, for example.
The base TFSI petrol unit is a 125 PS 1.4 TFSI with Cylinder on Demand. Why turn an underpowered A4 into a 2-cylinder car and ask about €2,000 extra from the customer?
Another weird one is a 180 PS 1.4 TFSI that's available with a 6-speed manual or a 9-speed S tronic. Only the twin-charger version of the 1.4 makes that much, but we though it had been canceled or replaced by the 1.8 TFSI, which is available on the A6 ultra now.
As for the diesel range, this is mostly made up of 2.0 TDI units with 125 PS, 150 PS, 177 PS, 190 PS and even as much as 220 PS. Most of them are carry-overs. Yet the strange surprise is that Audi apparently plans to offer a 3.0 TDI with 218 PS, 2 less than the best 2-liter model, along with a 260 PS one.
As for the plug-in hybrid A4 e-tron, this will combine the 190 PS 2.0 TDI with two electric motors making another 136 PS for a grand total output somewhere around 300 PS.
And what about the 9-speed gearbox that seems to be available with everything? Is this a new twin-clutch that's related to the 10-speed VW showed in May last year or a ZF 9-speed auto like the one in the Evoque and most of Chrysler Group's C- and D-segment cars? We're inclined towards the latter, since it's already been combined with AWD platforms. But you never know with Audi, who probably invested billions of euros into the A4 B9.
Our say? There's no well in hell Audi is going to show the new A4 with 13 engine options. The TT came out with 3, for example.