Owing largely to the small engine and CVT, that performance also results in decent fuel-economy figures: 27.1 miles per gallon in Globe testing.įrom the outside, the A4 looks imposing, with a high hipline, headlights that rise and curve back into the fenders, and a looming grille that some do not like. After all, our test car pulled 200 horsepower from just 2 liters.
Which is not to say that the A4 with CVT lacks power. And in a fine display of dual per sonality, the seemingly electric hum of the CVT in automatic mode gives way to racing-style upshifts and downshifts. But Audi has built the best CVT I’ve ever seen, with preset “shifts” that let a driver pretend to be driving a manual. Using a combination of convex pulleys that open and close and let a chain or belt change its shape with virtually endless variety, it gets the most out of any engine (although really high-powered engines pose a challenge). You can also buy one with a continuously variable transmission like today’s test car, the four-cylinder turbo 2007 Audi A4 Cabriolet 2.0 T CVT.Ĭontinuously variable transmissions have been around for decades, notably in snowmobiles. It includes about 20 variations, including four-cylinder, turbocharged engines, V-6s and V-8s, station wagons, sedans, front-wheel drive, all-wheel drive, and transmissions that include a six-speed manual and six-speed automatic. The A4/S4 lineup is at the heart of the Audi lineup. I am also concerned that other motorists cannot see me coming in bad weather and I had a near accident today, when another motorist came flying out of a parking lot in front of me as I was driving down the road, and I had to slam on my brakes to avoid a collision with their vehicle.We are partial to Audis for three main reasons: their superb all-wheel-drive systems, subtly elegant and ergonomic interiors, and optional continuously variable transmissions. I am afraid that it may affect my driving safety even when driving during the day, because in florida we have a lot of stormy weather during the rainy season and the sky gets very dark right before the storms come in.
I can only drive it during the day now, as I have heard in car forums that fixing it can be quite a long and expensive process. I had to google other Audi owners to find out what a dipped light was, as I never heard of a burned out headlight termed as a "dipped light" before. Only 4 months after having purchased the car, I got a message on the trouble light warning system that I had a "dipped light". I bought the vehicle last year when it had 78,000 miles on it.
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