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Combining an off-road wagon with sporty looks is nothing new, but you almost never see it done by the manufacturer. Today, we stumbled upon the A4 allroad absolute.
It's limited to 125 units which are all going to be sold in Japan for a buttload of money, but that's not the weird part. No, we get a kick out of the fact that all the body cladding has been done in gloss black, which its protective and rugged appeal. If you'll excuse the analogy, this is like growing a lumberjack's beard only to have it covered in hair gel.
These changes include the elements on the bumpers and, most notably, the fender flares that differentiate the allroad from the regular A4. And it goes even further than that. The standard powertrain is not some frugal diesel, but a 2.0 TFSI making 252 HP and 370 Nm of torque. That's enough to get you from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds.
Do you want twin exhaust and big wheels with that? Not a problem, because the absolute edition changes the more comfortable small alloys for 19-inch two-tone ones finished in Manhattan Gray Metallic. Pilot Sport tires are in charge of the grip.
Price-wise, the special edition costs 7.6 million yen, which is about $67,000 at today's exchange rate. That gets you a lot of SUV, probably even the Q7. But this anti-statement comes with Matrix LED headlights, LED taillights, leather seats, aluminum interior trim, ambient lighting, and the all-important Virtual Cockpit. We feel that this interior is a little dull, which is probably why Audi stated work on a second facelift which is likely to affect the allroad as well, though that won't be around for another year.
Japanese drivers like to be very safe, which is probably why Audi JP fitted it with Adaptive Cruise Control with emergency braking, Side Assist, Park Assist, and a surround-view camera.
These changes include the elements on the bumpers and, most notably, the fender flares that differentiate the allroad from the regular A4. And it goes even further than that. The standard powertrain is not some frugal diesel, but a 2.0 TFSI making 252 HP and 370 Nm of torque. That's enough to get you from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds.
Do you want twin exhaust and big wheels with that? Not a problem, because the absolute edition changes the more comfortable small alloys for 19-inch two-tone ones finished in Manhattan Gray Metallic. Pilot Sport tires are in charge of the grip.
Price-wise, the special edition costs 7.6 million yen, which is about $67,000 at today's exchange rate. That gets you a lot of SUV, probably even the Q7. But this anti-statement comes with Matrix LED headlights, LED taillights, leather seats, aluminum interior trim, ambient lighting, and the all-important Virtual Cockpit. We feel that this interior is a little dull, which is probably why Audi stated work on a second facelift which is likely to affect the allroad as well, though that won't be around for another year.
Japanese drivers like to be very safe, which is probably why Audi JP fitted it with Adaptive Cruise Control with emergency braking, Side Assist, Park Assist, and a surround-view camera.
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