After a first full week with this rather marvellous car I thought I'd share some observations for those of you still waiting for yours to arrive and also ask a few questions of those in possession 
First of all its a marvellous machine. I ordered the 2.0 TDI S Line. It is the nicest thing I have ever had the fortune of owning. Couldn't make any complaints about the drive of the car. Exceptionally comfortable, fast when it needs to be â just very pleasant.
If you've ordered the advanced key you're in for a treat. Very clever system. The novelty of just opening or locking the car without a key is very cool. On a number of occasions it has got a little 'confused' when I have left the key in my bag in the boot, but I suppose that is because its out of range. I think it would have been cool if the key had come without the spring-loaded manual key, and just as a fob, but its a very clever system.
The hill hold and start stop are also incredibly useful. I've never driven a car with those features, and the hill hold in particular makes driving considerably more comfortable.
A small thing, but the acoustic glass makes a *massive* difference. You feel completely shielded from the outside world and when you knock on it with your knuckles it feels a lot more solid than normal glass.
My main gripe is with the MMI, particularly around the iPod connectivity. Its a massive pain in the **** to not be able to shuffle songs. I had a conversation with Audi on Twitter about this, and it seems if you want to be able to shuffle you need the £1,500 Tech Pack:
https://twitter.com/oli/status/372989771133755392
I wondered if anyone fancies conducting an experiment.
Has anyone without the Tech Pack had any luck getting the 'random play' option to appear using any version of an iPhone/iPod? I only have an iPhone 5 to test with it, but if anyone else fancies giving it a go I'd appreciate it lots.
First of all its a marvellous machine. I ordered the 2.0 TDI S Line. It is the nicest thing I have ever had the fortune of owning. Couldn't make any complaints about the drive of the car. Exceptionally comfortable, fast when it needs to be â just very pleasant.
If you've ordered the advanced key you're in for a treat. Very clever system. The novelty of just opening or locking the car without a key is very cool. On a number of occasions it has got a little 'confused' when I have left the key in my bag in the boot, but I suppose that is because its out of range. I think it would have been cool if the key had come without the spring-loaded manual key, and just as a fob, but its a very clever system.
The hill hold and start stop are also incredibly useful. I've never driven a car with those features, and the hill hold in particular makes driving considerably more comfortable.
A small thing, but the acoustic glass makes a *massive* difference. You feel completely shielded from the outside world and when you knock on it with your knuckles it feels a lot more solid than normal glass.
My main gripe is with the MMI, particularly around the iPod connectivity. Its a massive pain in the **** to not be able to shuffle songs. I had a conversation with Audi on Twitter about this, and it seems if you want to be able to shuffle you need the £1,500 Tech Pack:
https://twitter.com/oli/status/372989771133755392
I wondered if anyone fancies conducting an experiment.
Has anyone without the Tech Pack had any luck getting the 'random play' option to appear using any version of an iPhone/iPod? I only have an iPhone 5 to test with it, but if anyone else fancies giving it a go I'd appreciate it lots.
