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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Juan Powerblow" data-source="post: 303495" data-attributes="member: 20">E46F and I went to test drive the new A4 at Bangsar today. It was quite funny cos there was another customer with an E92 335i there, so two E92s parked outside the Audi showroom could have been such a nice PR coup for Audi. Our route covered the Mid Valley Interchange through to Kerinchi Link and Mont Kiara before U-turning and heading back to Bangsar.  Firstly, the space in the car is the most generous compared to E90, the new C and IS250. The lay-out, driving position and S-Line sport seats are spot-on even though the S-Line seats are only half leather. E46F felt the instrumentations were too cluttered and distracting but I liked the driver centric layout and 6 o'clock needles on rev and speedo. The Audi Symphony sound system apparently comes with 12 speakers but they were playing The Stig music, so didn't really test it. The 6 inch LCD screen and I-Drive look-a-like system is really nice. On the engine, well... it had a lot of low end torque which should make urban driving quite effortless. It's pretty free-revving with 6 virtual gears in M-mode to keep you entertained but what I found really potong stim is the 6,000 rev limit and lack of high end uummph. Here, the E90 325i comes on its own and makes it the UDM or SDP we have come to love. I have no doubt it will murder the 320i in cold blood though. I didn't like the handling. The understeer was just too pronounced on challenging bends where the E90 really excels. The brakes were very good though, much better than the new C which gave me a harrowing experience once. The steering was just OK where the E90 would provide far more feedback and spot-on weightage.  Would I buy this car at RM235K or even in S-Line specs at RM260K? The answer is a resounding yes. It is very well-made, well-specced, looks the part, classy, definitely powerful enough (250 Nm torque I believe) and a better driving tool than I expected. It is in many many ways a more rewarding car than the E90 320i in whatever spec. If you insist on an E90, then it has to be a 325i Sports. The normal 325i don't cut it without the add-ons to match what the S-Line has. For eg. the lack of LCD even in a normal E90 325i is a real let-down since it is available in base models of the new-C and B8.  Now, to E46F to share his driving experience since he tekan a bit more than me.</blockquote>

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