Our spy photographers have found the new Audi A4 Avant undergoing its development programme ahead of its expected launch date in 2023. These spies are also the first time we’ve seen the next A4 in the metal, which gives us our first look at the new car’s styling.
Audi’s changes for the sixth-generation A4 Avant are evolutionary. The car’s headlamps are a little slimmer, the side intakes are slightly narrower and, as opposed to the current fashion, the radiator grille appears to have decreased in size. The car’s basic silhouette is roughly the same, though.
Next-generation Audi A4 caught testing ahead of 2023 launch
The cabin will get a much more extensive rethink. We’re expecting a new dashboard with even fewer physical controls and a redesigned centre console with new toggle gear selectors, as the next A4 will probably only be available with an automatic gearbox.
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The most significant changes will happen under the skin, though. The next A4 will stay on the same MLB underpinnings as the current model, but it’ll be powered by a line-up of new combustion engines which Audi’s head of technical development, Oliver Hoffman, describes as “the best [the company] has ever launched.”
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Most of the line-up will be based around an updated version of the Volkswagen Group’s omnipresent EA888 turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine. improvements will include new variable-section turbochargers that claim to improve throttle reaction and a higher-pressure fuel injection system.