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2010 Audi A4 Avant

Base MSRP: $35,350
Reviewed
June 2010
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2010 Audi A4 Avant

Pros
  • Safest station wagon in government crash tests
  • Fuel economy beats other premium wagons
  • Standard all-wheel drive
  • Luxurious interior
  • Fun to drive
  • Improved reliability ratings
Cons
  • Tight rear legroom
  • Not as powerful as some rivals
  • Less cargo space than competitors
 
 
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The 2010 Audi A4 Avant is widely praised as a beautiful car, with class-leading fuel economy and the best government crash ratings of any wagon. It has impressed experts so much in long-term tests that it now surpasses the 2010 BMW 3 Series Sports Wagon (Base MSRP: $35,700 to $37,700) as the most highly recommended luxury wagon. Except for an upgraded optional navigation system, the A4 Avant remains unchanged since its 2009 redesign; see our page on the 2009 Audi A4 Avant (*Est. $34,850) for a complete analysis of this car.

All-wheel drive comes standard on the A4 Avant, and it still manages better fuel economy than other luxury wagons: 21 mpg city/27 mpg highway/23 mpg combined. The 211-horsepower, 2-liter, turbocharged, four-cylinder engine and a six-speed automatic transmission carry forward unchanged from 2009.

The A4 Avant is the only station wagon to earn perfect government crash ratings, with 5 stars in all front, side and rollover-avoidance tests. In independent tests at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the A4 Avant likewise earns the highest rating of Good in front, side and rear crashes, but its rollover roof strength has not been tested. The A4 Avant includes the usual complement of standard safety features -- front, front-side and curtain airbags, antilock brakes, traction and stability control. Optional are rear side airbags, a blind-spot warning system and a collision warning system that senses impending crashes, alerts the driver and primes the brakes for full-force stopping.

The Audi A4 Avant is offered in one trim level for a base MSRP of $35,350, with Premium, Premium Plus and Prestige options packages available.
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Our Sources

1. Edmunds.com

Yet again, the 2010 Audi A4 Avant wagon appears on Edmunds.com's Top Recommended Wagons list. This thorough review covers every aspect of the A4 wagon and sedan.

Review: 2010 Audi A4 Review, Editors of Edmunds.com

2. SaferCar.gov

The Audi A4 Avant is the only wagon that earns perfect 5-star ratings in every government crash test. This website run by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lists detailed results from those frontal, side and rollover tests.

Review: 2010 Audi A4 Avant, Editors of SaferCar.gov

3. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

The Audi A4 sedan and wagon models earn the highest rating of Good in front-, side- and rear-crash tests by this nonprofit agency, but the A4's rollover roof strength has not been tested.

Review: Midsize Luxury/Near Luxury Cars, Editors of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

4. FuelEconomy.gov

This website, run by the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy, provides detailed fuel economy and pollution estimates for most 2010 cars. This site shows how the Audi A4 Avant's estimated gas mileage stacks up against other station wagons'.

Review: 2010 Station Wagons, Editors of FuelEconomy.gov

5. ConsumerReports.org

ConsumerReports.org has tested only the all-wheel-drive sedan version of the redesigned Audi A4. However, many of the findings also apply to the wagon, including reliability and owner satisfaction data. As with other ConsumerReports.org auto reviews, you must be a subscriber to view the details.

Review: Audi A4, Editors of ConsumerReports.org

6. ConsumerSearch.com

Except for a navigation-system update, the Audi A4 Avant carries forward unchanged from 2009, so our full analysis of that model is still valid. Links lead to multiple expert reviews of the A4 Avant.

Review: 2009 Audi A4 Avant, Editors of ConsumerSearch.com, March 2009

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