A few thoughts after 5 days in the sun with my FL Sport Cabriolet
With the roof up not much noisier that the 13 plate A3 SB I had, with the hood down, don't care great fun in this weather.
MMI interface has a complete update, much more intuitive, I think that even the wheel scrolls the correct way now and the bigger screen is much better. Still not sure what the Audi LTE connect does, I have a windoze phone so can't get into the Audi smartphone interface. Dab radio shows station symbols and even has a programme guide for all the Dab channels so you can find out what is coming up later on Talksport. Media player organises the albums better, by album, folder, artist, genre - so easier to navigate.
This car and my previous were the 1.4 petrol STronic, but my old SB was pre COD so not the 150bhp. I could swear that the gearing is different, because roads where I was in 7th I am now in 5th or 6th gear. No big deal, just something I have noted. Fuel consumption, early doors but about the same, 45 mpg on a 12 mile mixed commute to work, A roads, urban and some queuing traffic, but early days. The COD does feel like it is a bit punchier than my old car, but not yet had the opportunity to give it a blow out.
The steering wheel has changed with more function buttons. I had programmed the * button to skip a track, now there is a dedicated rocker integrated around the volume wheel to skip forwards and backwards.
Parking sensors now come on automatically when it thinks you are parking. I have front and back, so it can come on when you are shuffling forwards in queuing traffic, this can be helpful and it can be a pain.The parking graphic now shows the angle of the steering wheel, and which way and by how much the car is going to turn. Clever, but after 30 yrs of driving I think I have this one covered.
I had Alicante in my old car, but cloth in these. I like the feel of the cloth and if they wear as well as the old seats would not change this choice.
There are two sub sockets and an iPhone socket in the centre arm rest, useful to put your phone away from temptation, and removed the need for the 12v charge in the cigarette lighter socket, so tidies it up a bit
By all accounts people cannot tell when I am calling then, hands free, that the roof is down, must be some clever trickery with noise cancelling mikes. My only gripe is that with the roof down and the call volume on max it is difficult to hear the caller. I might take the car in to see if this is an issue.
So though it is not a new car, just a face lift I think that Audi have done enough to make it feel like a new and. Improved model.
Hope this helps
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