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5 out of 5 stars

Best all around for sport and luxury

Darren Roulstone, 04/22/2016
2011 Audi A4 2.0T Premium quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

My 2011 Audi A4 has been a great all around car for someone looking for luxury and sport. The S-Line interior is amazing and the sport seats are extremely comfortable and supportive. The turbocharged four-cylinder engine is decent but you will suffer slight turbo lag and it can't compare to the supercharged six-cylinder in the S4. I drove the 328i/335i, C300, IS 250, and G37 and decided the A4 was the best car at combining fun-to-drive, nice interior and exterior design, fuel economy, and technology. My one disappointment is the fuel economy--only 23.3 mpg over 62,000 miles of mixed driving (almost all driving in regular "D" mode; I rarely put it into sport mode). The car has been reliable with only two non-routine repairs, both of which happened in the last 10,000 miles. I'm very happy with the car and am looking at the new "B9" A4 to replace this one.

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5 out of 5 stars

No major repairs

RobertK, 01/23/2016
updated 07/31/2017
2011 Audi A4 2.0T Premium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful

I am very pleased with my A4 overall. I love driving it -- the car scoots and turns corners like it's on rails. I don't drive fast enough to notice any understeer, which is reportedly present (CD). Only two minor complaints: First, it uses oil. In the two years I've owned it, only two extra quarts, but still extra oil. Second, the radio has an inexplicable quirk. I regularly (read always) listen to an AM talk-radio station. Once in a while - it seems to correspond to cold wet weather - the sound flops from low to high volume. The amount of flop seems to correspond to the settings that specify how much the radio sound is turned down when the parking sensors are doing their job. But the parking sensors are not on and it only weirds out on the one station; others play just fine. I guess as long as you don't listen to talk radio, this is not an issue. Note: The dealer couldn't figure it out and was not interested in fixing it, despite it being under full warranty when I took it in. That didn't please me much. I'll buy my new 2017 Q5 somewhere else. I repeat -- I absolutely love this car -- more room than a BMW 3-series and just as fun to drive.

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Fun to Drive but Worst Car I’ve Ever Owned

Nate, 11/20/2023
2011 Audi A4 2.0T Premium quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Every year, at least a $1,000 in repairs plus expensive gas and oil consumption did not make up for how fun it was to drive. Was worth not much by the time I sold it.

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5 out of 5 stars

Nothing like a manual!

Johanna, 02/13/2016
updated 02/21/2018
2011 Audi A4 2.0T Premium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought an audi A4 premium AWD certified vehicle because it was the only upscale vehicle still available with a manual transmission. The car handles great and is fun to drive. I highly recommend this car. Before this car, I had a basic model that was totaled. The car saved my life. I was disappointed in this model but my new certified pre-owned has all the features my basic car lacked. It is a premium plus. I love the back up camera and split backseats. I have to have an AWD car because I live in a very hilly area and it handles great in the snow!

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3.88 out of 5 stars

Fun car, but build quality needs improvement

audis4driver, 04/16/2011
2011 Audi A4 2.0T Premium quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
20 of 38 people found this review helpful

This is my first Audi, and in general I am impressed. It's a fun car to drive. The gas mileage is outstanding, while the engine is responsive. I think it is one of the better looking cars inside and out in the segment. However, Audi really needs to step up their build quality. I do a lot of driving and rack up miles quickly. Right now I have 15,000 miles on the car and there are rattles everywhere. Most recently on the side of the dash by the drivers side door a piece of plastic came lose. I was told by my dealer that integrity issues are only covered up to 12,000 miles, and they wouldn't fix it under warranty. Really disappointing and a good way to kill a customer relationship.

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