With the improvements in the Ford Explorer and Jeep Grand Cherokee, is it really better to have the Audi
Allroad over the top of the line Jeep or Ford?
I test drove
the Allroad over the broad flats and dramatic mountains surrounding Jackson Hole, Wyoming on a combination of paved highways, packed dirt roads and a surprisingly varied range of weather conditions.
Not exact matches
The final verdict is still out on the other two body styles that will be offered in Europe, the A4
Allroad and the A4 Sportback, but if Audi wants to double its U.S. sales — and Volkswagen / Audi's new North American supremo, Stefan Jacoby, recently expressed just such a goal — then it can't be stingy in sending
over additional body styles.
As he guides us to one of his favorite spots at the ranch's north end, his white Chevrolet Silverado bounces
over rocks that we edge around in our Gotland Green 2017 Audi A4
Allroad.
Still, that means the A6
allroad is now just
over 1800 kg instead of just under 1900 kg.
At the back, Audi engineers might have carried
over the diffuser with integrated exhaust tips from the A4
AllRoad Quattro.
And that is surely the
Allroad's biggest issue; the price is
over the top even for a car of this quality.
Head
over to the reviews section to see what we thought of the German brand's newest
allroads.
The A4
Allroad exhibits the same kind of civilized road manners as the sedan A4 that it is based on, grip levels are high and the well - judged suspension settings make for unflustered progress
over rough pavement.
Audi thinks these upgrades justify a $ 2250 price increase
over the 2016
Allroad that had a starting price of $ 42,700, and that the extra cargo area and «rugged» body cladding is worth an additional $ 1750
over an A4 Premium Plus quattro sedan that starts at $ 43,200.