Audi A4 allroad 3.0 TDI road test
The A4 Allroad is, on the face of it, something of a conundrum. A high-riding executive estate car, with the extra ground clearance built in to allow it to go off-road, it has to be an idea with limited appeal. However, Audi hasn’t become arguably the fastest-growing carmaker in the last decade by not understanding the market. It has become very successful in recent years precisely because it is adept at building cars to fill the needs of customers. So does the A4 Allroad successfully fill a niche we didn’t know was there, or is it the answer to a question nobody was asking?
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The 3.0-litre TD version isn’t exactly the most frugal version of the A4 Allroad. The official fuel consumption of 39.8mpg isn’t fantastic and the CO2 emissions of 189g/km place it in Band J for road tax (£215 a year). The performance that this V6 diesel provides is a nice thing to have, but weighed up against the lower running costs of the 2.0 TDI version, the smaller diesel has to be judged as a perfectly decent alternative. This version of the A4 Allroad also has the highest insurance grouping, 16, so premiums won’t be cheap either. However, the A4 Allroad, because of it relative rarity and premium status should command decent residual values of between 42-46% after three years. On balance though, we’re left wondering who exactly is going to want to own an A4 Allroad: those who want an Audi off-roader will probably opt for a Q5 and buyers who want an estate will go for an A4 Avant.
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