2025 Audi A4

Say das lebewohl to the Audi A4, which will depart the automaker's lineup after the 2025 model year. Slotting into the automaker's lineup between the A3 and the A5, the A4 is a small luxury car available in sedan and wagon body styles. (The A4 Allroad wagon is reviewed separately.) Audi also sells a more powerful sport-tuned version called the S4 (also reviewed separately). For the A4's final year of production, Audi has dropped the base 40 TFSI engine in favor of the more powerful 45 TFSI, added more standard features, and offers an appealing new S line Plus option package for the more expensive trim levels.

Traditional sedans are withering on the vine, but in Luxuryland several alternatives to the Audi A4 remain available. From Germany, the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class are the closest competitors, while the Swedes continue to serve up the handsome Volvo S60. The Genesis G70 hails from South Korea, the Lexus IS ships from Japan, and the Acura TLX and Cadillac CT4 are made right here in the U.S. of A. Each one is appealing in a distinct way, so finding one you like shouldn't be hard.

When the first A4 went on sale in 1996, it set Audi on a course for success in the U.S. Now, Americans want SUVs, and since Audi is running out of alphanumeric names in its transition to electric vehicles, it has decreed that gasoline models will have odd numbers while electric models will have evens. In alignment with that plan, a redesigned Audi A5 will arrive in 2026 to replace the existing A4 and A5 models. While Audi calls the new 2026 A5 a sedan, it will still have its practical hatchback design. So, if you want a traditional compact three-boxer with a trunk and a quad-ring emblem on the grille, you'd better act fast unless the smaller A3 works for you.