A prototype for a redesigned Audi A4 has been noticed once more.
The prototype sports activities the A4 Avant wagon physique fashion, however comparable prototypes for the sedan also needs to be out and about. Whereas Audi does not provide the A4 Avant within the U.S., we nonetheless get the wagon physique in A4 Allroad soft-roader guise.
The present A4, the internally coded B9, arrived for the 2017 mannequin 12 months and was given a mid-cycle replace for 2020. The redesigned A4, the B10, ought to arrive for the 2024 mannequin 12 months, which means a debut later this 12 months is probably going.
The prototype is just flippantly camouflaged on the entrance. We will see that the design will likely be just like the most recent A3 however with a couple of extra curves launched. Transferring rearward, the roof line is extra curved than on the present A4 Avant, leading to a sportier look general.
Inside, count on an uncluttered sprint topped by a single panel comprising each the instrument cluster and infotainment system. It also needs to have a complicated head-up show with augmented-reality parts (navigation symbols, for instance) on provide.
Audi has confirmed it can solely introduce electrical automobiles from 2026 on, which means this would be the last A4 era fitted with internal-combustion engines. It ought to journey on an up to date model of the Volkswagen Group’s MLB Evo platform discovered within the present A4, which means longitudinal mounting of engines and customary front-wheel drive.
2024 Audi A4 Avant spy photographs – Photograph credit score:Â S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
Count on all powertrains to be electrified, both with mild-hybrid or plug-in hybrid know-how. It is not clear whether or not diesel engines will likely be provided, although some is likely to be in markets the place the gas remains to be standard.
Electrical variations of the redesigned A4 based mostly on VW Group’s PPE modular EV platform are additionally regarded as coming, although the automobiles could characteristic distinctive styling remedies to assist differentiate them from the common A4. The PPE platform debuts this 12 months in an Audi Q6 E-Tron compact crossover, and can ultimately spawn a number of EVs throughout the VW Group model portfolio. It has been reported that the redesigned A4 will likely be topped by a pair of electrified RS variants developed by Audi Sport, one battery-electric and the opposite a plug-in hybrid.