2013 Audi A4 User Reviews

Sexy Car — Nice, good car, German make, tinted, sporty look, great name, reliable, easy drive, good air conditioning, good sound, cute for a single or new couple. Car seat fits, but maybe not too ideal for a family with young children (babies) but not impossible

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Audi Got Everything Right! Great Upscale Luxury And Performance Car. — If you're in the market for a upscale luxury and performance car, there's none better than the Audi A4! The changes from the previous model year are significant enough to make the new 2013 even better than the 2012 model -- especially the updated 3-D GPS with Google maps. Audi has the best interior quality and features in the business. It's a great choice for any transportation use -- driver's car or commuter car. Buy it and enjoy it!

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Great Car For The Price! — Overall, I really like this car compared to any other cars in its class. I've only ever owned European cars and am particularly fond of German cars. So when I was narrowing down to what I would consider, I had a couple of things in mind: Sedan or coupe that wouldn't break the bank, something with AWD that would do well in the snow and something reliable with a good warranty/maintenance coverage. It basically came down to a BMW 3-series (non-turbo) or an Audi A4. I've had two BMW's already - an '12 M3 and an '07 335i. I was a bit nervous about stepping down to a 4-cyl, but to be completely honest, it's pretty quick and I am completely satisfied with it. The only thing that bothers me a bit is the actual sound of the 4-cyl. By hearing it, you'd definitely be able to tell that it's a 4. Getting past that though, it's been a beautiful car so far. This is my first Audi and it's been very refreshing to get away from the styling of BMW. It's not that I don't like BMW's styling - it's just that I wanted something different. There are a lot of nice features on the A4 that Audi took the time to integrate; areas where BMW falls short. Lighting is one of these. The headlights, even though they don't have adaptive functions, are incredible. They look aggressive from head-on and the illumination of the road is phenomenal. The lighting on the interior of the car is great too. It's all white LED. This is something that looks better, illuminates better and uses less energy. It's not an expensive feature and I have no idea why other car manufacturers don't make this standard. Audi does this and it's nice. Another thing is the misting feature on the wipers. Like it should be on any car, the squirters are "under" the hood and heated to protect from corrosion and freezing. When you activate the mist feature, it wipes 3-4 times...AND THEN...it waits about 5 seconds and wipes a final time. Genius! We all know that you get some extra trickles down the windshield after the first few wipes. This eliminates that. Awesome. Not a huge game changer, but when someone takes the time to consider and integrate these features...it makes you feel good and it adds to the entire experience. Another thing I enjoy is that when I put the transmission in "sport" mode, it doesn't automatically revert back to the normal "drive" mode after putting it in park or going into tiptronic mode. Customization of the electronics is pretty extensive in the A4. For example, you can customize the actual tone of the backup camera beeping, the loudness of it and how quietly the music gets turned down while activated (if you want it turned down at all). There are several more features like that I can't remember right now, but you get the point. Audi takes the time to integrate these minor but courteous, no-brainer features where others do not. Proper. And like I said earlier, the car doesn't disappoint mechanically at all. Ride comfort is perfect, the 8-speed shifts smoothly and quickly in all modes, cabin noise is extremely minimal, gas mileage is great and stops on a dime. The only things I don't like so much about the car or am having a difficult time getting used to are: scrolling clockwise on the navigation screen moves the cursor up and not down and vice-versa; shifting up requires a forward push rather than a pull back (like BMW); exterior styling is just a tad conservative for my tastes. BUT, I like to mod my cars anyway and the benefits of everything else about the car FAR outweigh my extremely slight animosity towards these last few "cons." Oh, and I'd also like to add that I customized a comparable 328i X Drive just before writing this review and it came out to over 50K. The A4 was 43K loaded. Anyway, go drive both or whatever else you're looking at. Never buy a car without researching extensively and driving them yourself. Hope this review helps. Cheers~

Primary Use: Commuting to work