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    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 A4 Avant 2.0T Quattro, Part 3

    Why you should buy this car: Audi makes the world s best car interiors. The A4 Avant is an Audi. Ingolstadt s mini-hauler offers fit and finish fetishists an unparalleled opportunity to satisfy the strange demands of their incurable affliction. Even drivers who couldn t care less that all the car s switches respond with the exact same click will be swept-up by the Avant s aesthetic consonance and haptic happenings. Beware: the car s ergonomics will preclude full enjoyment of any other brand s interior, save Brother Bentley.

    Why you shouldn t buy this car: Because you re an American who [quite rightly] believes that station wagons should be larger than a breadbasket. Also, like the rest of the Audi lineup, the A4 Avant is shadowed by serious questions about its R&R: resale and reliability. For the same money, you can buy yourself a dynamically superior, more financially prudent BMW.

    Suitability Parameters:
    · Speed Merchants: No
    · Fashion Victims: Yes
    · Treehuggers: No
    · Mack Daddies: No
    · Tuner Crowd: Yes
    · Hairdressers: Yes
    · Penny Pinchers: No
    · Euro Snobs: Yes
    · Working Stiffs: No
    · Technogeeks: No
    · Poseurs: Yes
    · Soccer Moms: No
    · Nascar Dads: No
    · Golfing Grandparents: Yes

    Vitals:
    · Manufacturer: Audi Avant A4 2.0T Quattro
    · Model tested: A4 Avant 2.0T Quattro
    · Model year: 2006
    · Price as Tested:
    · Engine type: Turbocharged DOHC inline 2.0 liter 4-cylinder with FSI Direct Injection, variable valve timing and intake manifold
    · Horsepower: 200 hp @ 5100 - 6000 rpm
    · Torque: 207 lb-ft @ 1800 - 5000 rpm
    · Redline: 6850 rpm
    · Wheels and Tires: 16-inch 5-spoke grooved design cast alloy wheels with 215/55 all-season tires
    · Drive type: Turbocharged DOHC inline 2.0 liter 4-cylinder with FSI Direct Injection, variable valve timing and intake manifold
    · 0 - 60: 7.4 seconds
    · 1/4 mile: 15.5 sec @ 92 mph
    · Top speed: 130 mph (limited)
    · Fuel economy city/highway: 22/31
    · NHTSA crash test rating front/side/rollover: 4/NA/NA

    [by Robert Farago]

    Related:
    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 A4 Avant 2.0T Quattro, Part 1, Part 2


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