(2015-2019) Audi A4 Avant interior
The Audi A4 Avant鈥檚 cabin is stylish and very comfortable, but be prepared to hand over some serious cash if you want all the optional high-tech bells and whistles
Style
The Audi A4 Avant鈥檚 classy interior comes with loads of soft-touch plastics and cool aluminium trims. It certainly looks more upmarket than the sporty 3 Series Touring鈥檚 cabin but can鈥檛 quite match the eye-catching design you鈥檒l find in the C-Class Estate.
The Audi A4 Avant鈥檚 trump card is just how solid everything feels. Neither the Mercedes nor the BMW feel as well put together and the A4 Avant鈥檚 cabin is almost completely devoid of any hard, scratchy plastic surfaces. Even the glovebox and storage bins come with neat soft-close lids like an expensive set of kitchen drawers.
Pick a sporty S Line model and you鈥檒l get smart stainless steel trims on the doors and pedals and a set of suede-like Alcantara and leather-trimmed sports seats with tasty red stitching.
Standard across the range is a super-slick infotainment system with a seven-inch screen. It鈥檚 bright, responsive and easy to use but you can get a larger 8.3-inch unit and a second 12.3-inch display instead of a conventional speedometer and rev-counter for 拢1,395. This system (that Audi calls its Virtual Cockpit) gives the Audi A4 Avant a clear edge over the slightly more low-tech Mercedes and BMW.
Sadly, it鈥檚 not all good news. Satellite navigation is only standard on Sport models and above, and leather seats will set you back a rather steep 拢850 on entry-level SE cars.
The A4 Avant鈥檚 cabin might not be the most eye-catching or the sportiest of any practical estate on sale but everything鈥檚 easy to use and it all feels rock solid
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Infotainment
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Every Audi A4 Avant comes with a seven-inch infotainment screen that鈥檚 mounted up on the dashboard. Its high-resolution display means the menus are easy to read and dead easy to navigate through using the scroll wheel on the centre console. It鈥檚 all much more intuitive than the C-Class Estates awkward touchpad and wheel arrangement but the 3 Series Touring鈥檚 iDrive system is easier still.
Sadly, only Sport models and above come with satellite navigation (it鈥檚 standard in all 3 Series Tourings). The Audi鈥檚 system is pretty easy to use, however, and it鈥檚 a doddle to input a postcode or preview your route ahead.
If you don鈥檛 like Audi鈥檚 own sat nav you can use your phone鈥檚 navigation and media-streaming apps through the infotainment screen instead using the standard-fit Apple CarPlay and Android Auto mirroring features.
The Audi A4 Avant鈥檚 party-piece is the optional 12.3-inch Virtual Cockpit system. It costs 拢250 across the range and replaces conventional analogue instruments with a gorgeous high-resolution screen. It can display a combination of digital dials and sat-nav directions right in your eye-line and makes the Audi A4 Avant feel far more futuristic than the 3 Series Touring or C-Class Estate.
Hand over 拢1,395 for the Technology Pack and you get both the Virtual Cockpit screen and a second larger 8.3-inch infotainment display. It also comes with an upgraded computer processor to help display high-resolution Google maps without any infuriating delays or long loading times.
Entry-level SE cars get an eight-speaker stereo while Sport versions and above get a beefier 10-speaker system. Both are reasonably loud and clear but the optional 19-speaker Bang & Olufsen system has them both licked for crisp treble and clear rattle-free bass notes. It will set you back an extra 拢1,295 however.
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