A4 Avant 'Major refresh' _ initial scoop ....

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A4 Avant 'Major refresh' _ initial scoop ....

Post by s4tokyo » Mon Dec 10, 2018 11:58 am

https://www.motor1.com/news/293242/audi ... py-photos/

...is it likely the RS4 will get a refresh in 2019 also - any rumors on that?
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Post by daytonamart » Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:36 pm

hmmmm....major, you say?
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Re: A4 Avant 'Major refresh' _ initial scoop ....

Post by bam_bam » Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:46 pm

daytonamart wrote:
Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:36 pm
hmmmm....major, you say?
lol. Major, very unlikely.
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Post by Iannorwich » Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:51 pm

New dash??

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Post by PieterZ » Mon Dec 10, 2018 5:12 pm

Iannorwich wrote:
Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:51 pm
New dash??
I heard that too.
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Post by RS4John » Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:38 pm

New dash nah, unlikely - more likely a mid life facelift which is usually new front and rear ends, additional kit and possible engine variations because of WLTP...but hey you just never know. The latest 'all glass' interiors would be cheaper to produce than the current set up is.
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Post by PieterZ » Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:14 pm

Than we have not much to fear, bumpers are RS specific.
Plus I hate all those current touch screens, greasy fingerprint magnets.
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Post by cuttsy » Mon Dec 10, 2018 8:40 pm

PieterZ wrote:
Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:14 pm
Than we have not much to fear, bumpers are RS specific.
Plus I hate all those current touch screens, greasy fingerprint magnets.
However CarPlay is pretty useless without touchscreen.

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Post by RS4John » Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:43 pm

cuttsy wrote:
Mon Dec 10, 2018 8:40 pm
PieterZ wrote:
Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:14 pm
Than we have not much to fear, bumpers are RS specific.
Plus I hate all those current touch screens, greasy fingerprint magnets.
However CarPlay is pretty useless without touchscreen.
You can redefine 'useless' with Android Auto, it looks like it belongs in a Christmas cracker too.
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Post by PieterZ » Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:43 pm

cuttsy wrote:
Mon Dec 10, 2018 8:40 pm
PieterZ wrote:
Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:14 pm
Than we have not much to fear, bumpers are RS specific.
Plus I hate all those current touch screens, greasy fingerprint magnets.
However CarPlay is pretty useless without touchscreen.
Correct but I don’t use carplay. Very limited what you can do with it.
Except Waze there’s nothing special.
Plus every time I have to plug in the phone.
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Post by RS Owner » Mon Dec 10, 2018 11:14 pm

cuttsy wrote:
Mon Dec 10, 2018 8:40 pm
However CarPlay is pretty useless without touchscreen.
I agree touchscreen makes CarPlay much better. Definitely worth having.
It's one of the things I really miss from the M3 along with the tacho in the HUD, wonder if that will come with the new dash. And wireless CarPlay.

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Post by s4tokyo » Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:24 am

daytonamart wrote:
Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:36 pm
hmmmm....major, you say?
Paraphrasing the article I thought ’.....’ ;-)
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Post by RS4John » Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:28 pm

I tend to view Autoexpress as the 'Sun' of the motoring press. If they are short facts then lets speculate instead. The current a4 is at the mid-life facelift point so probably has another couple of years to go as most Audi models (excluding RS derivatives) have live spans of 6 years plus with a facelift at the midpoint. The announcement of a replacement which is typically around 6 months before the order books open - the new A1 and Q3 are perfect examples and then a further 3 months before deliveries start.

So to speculate for ourselves for a moment Audi will announce the next A4 at the autumn 2019 motor shows with manufacturing starting after summer shutdown in 2020?
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Post by RS Owner » Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:40 am

The new 3 series is out next year and all the reviews I have seen are positive. Audi will need to respond so the update may well be major.
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