So I've been driving my first Audi for 12,000 miles now, coming from the not vastly different 1.2TSi DSG Seat Leon. SO starting with the good points:-
The engine is marvellous. Powerful, punchy, quiet and that's without utilising the 'S' mode on the auto box. Economy is best of any non hybrid petrol car I have ever driven of any size(wife's Yaris Hybrid beats it). 56-58mpg on motorways with aircon running. That is mixed motorway speeds and keeping below 80mph if at all possible. Urban, A roads etc. seems to drop to about 47-48 mpg. It is very comfortable to sit in for long drives and quiet on decent roads at any speed. The tech side is very good but the Sat Nav can be a bit flakey and the pronunciation of some major English towns is a bit of a joke at times. Android Auto works pretty well as does the MMI system and I seem to have retained the free trial of sim card. The trim materials are good. Also still no sign of needing a service on the car dash which I have been assured is what you go by.
Now the not so good and a bit disappointing. The ride on the standard suspension and 17" alloys is too hard and joggly for my taste. I have to say at this point I am of an age where I have no interest in handling at speed and just want safe and comfortable and quiet. And on that point I find the suspension noisy. It bumps in and out of potholes, and our town roads are full of them, making a lot of clonking noise at the back end in particular, probably the rear suspension. And before you ask I've tried it with an empty boot!
All in all I really like it and although I prefer the looks of the Leon I think it just edges it despite the (only) slightly higher cost on a PCP plan.
Dave
P.S. When will manufacturers make a primer paint to roughly match the exterior colour. I'm fed up with dark coloured cars showing up the white primer below with the merest of hairline scratches!
The engine is marvellous. Powerful, punchy, quiet and that's without utilising the 'S' mode on the auto box. Economy is best of any non hybrid petrol car I have ever driven of any size(wife's Yaris Hybrid beats it). 56-58mpg on motorways with aircon running. That is mixed motorway speeds and keeping below 80mph if at all possible. Urban, A roads etc. seems to drop to about 47-48 mpg. It is very comfortable to sit in for long drives and quiet on decent roads at any speed. The tech side is very good but the Sat Nav can be a bit flakey and the pronunciation of some major English towns is a bit of a joke at times. Android Auto works pretty well as does the MMI system and I seem to have retained the free trial of sim card. The trim materials are good. Also still no sign of needing a service on the car dash which I have been assured is what you go by.
Now the not so good and a bit disappointing. The ride on the standard suspension and 17" alloys is too hard and joggly for my taste. I have to say at this point I am of an age where I have no interest in handling at speed and just want safe and comfortable and quiet. And on that point I find the suspension noisy. It bumps in and out of potholes, and our town roads are full of them, making a lot of clonking noise at the back end in particular, probably the rear suspension. And before you ask I've tried it with an empty boot!
All in all I really like it and although I prefer the looks of the Leon I think it just edges it despite the (only) slightly higher cost on a PCP plan.
Dave
P.S. When will manufacturers make a primer paint to roughly match the exterior colour. I'm fed up with dark coloured cars showing up the white primer below with the merest of hairline scratches!
