Dual exhausts indicate a powerful engine.
Audi will launch its last new model powered solely by a combustion engine in 2025. The A4-generation model will arrive before then, meaning that the B10-generation model will be the last of the TFSIs or TDIs. The average life span of a luxury car is seven years. This means that you have until 2030 to purchase a midsize luxury car with pistons and cylinders.
The new A4 will be available in late 2023 or early 2024. In the meantime, the car has been seen testing in northern Europe. It looks almost like the production body, but the single-frame grille is smaller than expected. This surprised us.
Although the disguise may be a trick on us, the front fascia seems to have a cleaner design. The front bumper’s vertical air curtains are very thin, and the fog lights appear to have been integrated into the main clusters. The sleek headlights, which are produced ones, have different LED graphics to the current A4’s.
These basic taillights will not be the last. The tailgate camouflage has a small rectangular cutout that reveals the location of the reverse lights and the width of the rear lights. The horizontal lines that appear between the taillights suggest that the new A4 will feature an LED light bar, or at the very least a wider trim piece.
Dual exhausts hint at a powerful powertrain for what appears larger. Although images of the interior aren’t available for this batch, we can see that there is (thankfully). There is no informationtainment sticking out of the dashboard anymore. It’s the same vehicle that was tested in December 2021. However, this time it has winter shoes so you can take on the colder climate.
Although we are puzzled by the absence of the sedan, it is certain that Audi will reveal the A4 in saloon form first. The possibility that the Four Rings will show the more practical Avant as a mirror to Mercedes and its most recent C-Class is also possible. However, this remains to be seen.
Oliver Hoffman, head of technical development, has revealed that the next A4 will feature Audi’s most powerful combustion engines, with more electrification to comply with the regulations. Ingolstadt’s September 2019 announcement revealed that the next RS4 Avant would be a plug in hybrid.