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automotivetransportationresearch · 3 years ago

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Car Sunroof Market Predictions Exhibit Massive Growth by 2027

The report “Car Sunroof Market by Rooftop (Hardtop, Soft Top), Vehicle Class (Luxury, Semi-Luxury), Body (Sedan, SUV, Roadster), EV (BEV, HEV, PHEV, FCEV), Material (PVC, Carbon Fiber, Others), Propulsion, & Region – Global Forecast to 2027″, The car sunroof market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.4%, from 2018 to 2027, to reach a market size of USD 2.4 billion by 2027 from 1.3 billion in 2018. The major factors driving the growth of the car sunroof market are the growing demand for premium vehicles and innovations in materials.

Hardtop—A high growth market

The global car sunroof market, by rooftop type, is expected to be dominated by the soft top segment. Soft tops are mostly preferred by consumers since they offer all-round visibility and maximum ventilation. The hardtop segment is projected to grow at the highest CAGR, during the forecast period, as these systems provide increased structural rigidity over soft tops. Car sunroof manufacturers have also started working on material technology to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions by vehicles. The lightweight technology from Webasto features polyurethane (PU) composite material. The core of the material consists of paper honeycombs which are covered by a mixture of PU and reinforcing fibers. Its further advantages are its excellent 3-D moldability and good acoustic and heat-insulating properties. It also weighs 50% less than steel and, thus, increases the fuel efficiency of vehicles.

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Sedan/Hatchback—Promising segments for car sunroof manufacturers

Sedan and hatchback cars have been grouped together in this study of the car sunroof market. This body style segment is the most promising market for car sunroof as it is the largest segment of the automotive industry and car sunroof are mostly used in these vehicles to provide a stylish look. Automakers provide car sunroof in 1 or 2 variants of models based on which the price of the vehicle increases or decreases. For example, in the US, the Audi A5 model has 8 variants but car sunroofs are offered in only 3 variants.

Europe: Largest market for car sunroof

Europe is estimated to account for the largest share, by value and volume, of the car sunroof market in 2018. In terms of growth, the market in Asia Pacific is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Developing economies such as China and India are expected to play a major role in the increase in vehicle production. Also, the increasing installation of car sunroof in vehicles such as sedans/hatchbacks and SUVs driving the market in Asia Pacific.

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The report profiles all the major players in the car sunroof market including Webasto (Germany), Magna International (Canada), Valmet Automotive (Finland), and Aisin Seiki (Japan). The report also covers a comprehensive study of the key vendors operating in the car sunroof market. These vendors have been evaluated by considering various factors such as product developments, R&D expenditure, business strategies, and product revenues.

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volghan · 4 years ago

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privateplates4u · 5 years ago

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Exclusive 2018 Kia Stinger GT First Test: Well Stung

The concept of “grand touring” has been around for centuries, and the moniker has been applied to cars since the 1940s, but it’s a term we tend to associate with exotic sports cars. The formula, though, is pretty simple: stylish, comfortable on a long drive, and plenty of power. But there’s no rule that says it has to cost a fortune, and the Kia Stinger GT is absolutely taking advantage of this exception. We’ve driven prototypes at an overseas R & D complex, on a frozen Swedish lake, and on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Now, finally, we’ve driven a production-spec 2018 Kia Stinger GT on real roads and to our own Auto Club Speedway test track. How does it fare against the German luxury sedans against which it will undoubtedly be compared? Korean-branded cars usually aren’t synonymous with performance, but the rear-drive Stinger GT launches from 0 to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds and clocks the standing quarter mile in 13.3 seconds at 106.9 mph. An emergency stop from 60 mph requires 113 feet, and it’ll pull 0.85 average lateral g on a skidpad. On our exclusive figure-eight test track, the Stinger GT recorded a lap of 26.2 seconds at 0.71 average lateral g. Impressive numbers. It’s pretty good to drive away from the test track, too. Out in the mountains, the Stinger GT exhibits a surprising but intriguing combination of vertical compliance and lateral stiffness. Over bumps, the suspension was soft and the ride of luxury-car quality. In the corners, though, it was stiff with excellent body control. Even when pushing hard, the Stinger GT rode well but dug into corners with little body roll. The power is well-matched to the vehicle and only feels inadequate if you let the revs drop too low. You want those turbochargers working for you, and the best way to do it is to take advantage of the paddle shifters because the transmission isn’t quite aggressive enough for the really twisty roads. “The engine has a fat torque curve, strong in midrange with noticeable lag at the bottom end,” our staff professional racer, Randy Pobst, said during filming for an episode of Ignition—which you can watch right now at Motor Trend OnDemand and YouTube.com/motortrend. “Low revs mean calling ahead and waiting for the power to be delivered. The Stinger is quite powerful, and one must constantly remind oneself that this is a Kia that is tearing up this winding road or on-ramp.” Randy’s critique continued: “The transmission is just not sport-smart enough in automatic, especially on the track. It shifts up, so I just let it. There’s no reason for me to pull that paddle. I just have to remember to downshift on the way in, or else it won’t. The shifting is reasonable. It matches revs. It’s quick.” It’s hard to say whether the transmission programming has changed since I drove a prototype on the Nürburgring or if our mountain roads and the Streets of Willow Springs racetrack are so much tighter that it amplifies the transmission’s inadequacy, but my initial impressions were more positive. As well as we know the Stinger GT can drift in the right conditions, it doesn’t actually want to get wild out in the real world. The suspension tuning is conservative, the default behavior at the limit understeer. It makes the car very stable, never trying to swap ends no matter how hard you drive it. Thankfully, there’s a lot of grip in the front end, so you have to push it very hard to get it to plow. Just driving fast, it feels neutral. You need to be pushing your braking points to the last second and carrying as much speed as possible into a corner to make it cry uncle. Here again, I wonder if the American-market tuning increases understeer versus the European-spec car I drove. Or maybe Randy just carries that much more speed in the corners. It’s probably the latter. The upshot: You’ll never feel a stability control intervention. “What they’ve done is create stability control by tuning the car for a lot of understeer in the middle of a corner,” Randy said. That’s not to say it won’t drift. Turn the computer off, give it a Scandinavian flick and too much throttle, and it’ll do a nice power oversteer or two. It’s just not a hoon by nature. “It seems that the stability control is always learning and adapting,” Randy said. “Even with it turned off, it became more and more invasive as the day wore on, and the wheelspin and sliding woke up the nannies that watch over us hooligans. After a few nice drifts, the car began to resolutely resist power oversteer—a darned shame and frustrating.” In other words, this is a grand touring sedan that actually takes its GT badge seriously. Out on the highway, it’s everything you want on a road trip. It floats over bad pavement while remaining taut and responsive on long, sweeping corners. In a world of Demons and Hellcats, 365 hp might not seem like a lot, but it’s plenty when applied correctly. The in-house eight-speed auto is programmed smartly for real-world conditions, delivering downshifts with little prodding. With the revs up and the turbos spinning, the engine delivers a pleasant surge of power that whisks you past trucks and loafers. It’s a very easy and comfortable car to cover distance in. “The springs and shocks that control vertical motion are quite soft,” Randy said. “But transitional responses are quite well-controlled, likely by relatively strong anti-roll bars, and the ride is still quite compliant. Think ‘older Buick’ ride quality. Surprising for a sport sedan like this.” It’s not just comfortable from the driver’s seat, either. The Kia has 2 to 4 inches of wheelbase over the Germans, and it puts them to good use. There’s ample rear-seat legroom and, despite the sloping roof, headroom for tall people. The front seats, meanwhile, are aggressively bolstered so you can concentrate on those mountain roads when you cross their path. Capable though it may be from seat to steering, and despite testing it on the Nürburgring, Kia insists the Stinger GT isn’t a track car. We took it to a track anyway, and things got complicated. Kia’s press cars at the moment are all preproduction prototypes, and the first car they gave us suffered a power steering failure and had to be replaced. The second car, as it turns out, hadn’t yet had its U.S.-spec springs and dampers installed, and it exhibited considerably more body roll and understeer on the track than the first car. As a result, Randy posted a lap time—1:28.90—that he felt wasn’t representative of what the car could do. With a properly equipped car, Randy believes he could subtract a full second. Things that didn’t change on track: the car’s weight and its braking performance—113 feet isn’t anywhere near a record in our 60–0-mph braking test, but it only tells part of the story. Randy was continually impressed at the durability of the brakes. Throughout a very hot day, the pedal remained consistent, and the steel brakes refused to fade. “The brakes are impressively strong, with a consistent and firm pedal feel that inspires confidence,” he said. “The braking does not upset the chassis, and the pad compound can take the heat.” There will be heat, and not just from the brakes. The Stinger GT is taking on a wildly competitive segment ruled by a small in-crowd. Whether it’s staring down the German triumvirate or the American holdouts, the sport sedan from the value brand has a lot to prove. “For a first effort at a genuine sport sedan, the Stinger is quite an accomplishment,” Randy said. “It clearly is set up for a comfortable ride as a priority over race car dynamics, but in the real world, this makes sense. Even more so among buyers of a big, powerful GT car.” Like no Korean car before it, the Stinger GT speaks the language of the enthusiast. Will they listen? 2018 Kia Stinger GT BASE PRICE $40,000 (est) PRICE AS TESTED $50,000 (est) VEHICLE LAYOUT Front-engine, RWD, 5-pass, 4-door sedan ENGINE 3.3L/365-hp/376-lb-ft twin-turbo DOHC 24-valve V-6 TRANSMISSION 8-speed automatic CURB WEIGHT (F/R DIST) 4,005 lb (52/48%) WHEELBASE 114.1 in LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT 190.2 x 73.6 x 55.1 in 0-60 MPH 4.8 sec QUARTER MILE 13.3 sec @ 106.9 mph BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 113 ft LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.85 g (avg) MT FIGURE EIGHT 26.2 sec @ 0.71 g (avg) EPA CITY/HWY/COMB FUEL ECON Not Tested How does the Stinger stack up? How good are the Kia’s performance numbers for a 365-hp 3.3-liter twin-turbo V-6 with 376 lb-ft of torque and a roughly $40,000 starting price? They seem all right when you consider the Stinger GT falls between a midsize and full-size sedan in dimension and weighs 4,005 pounds. Making a direct comparison is trickier because it’s hard to say exactly what the Stinger competes with. The Chevrolet SS was the most obvious spoiler, but it’s out of production. It started at about $48,000, hit 60 mph in 4.7 seconds, ran a quarter mile in 13.2 seconds at 108.9 mph, stopped from 60 in 108 feet, pulled 0.94 g average on the skidpad, and posted a 24.7-second figure-eight lap at 0.78 g average. You could match it up with the Dodge Charger even though that car is 10 inches longer with a wheelbase nearly 6 inches longer, and it’s 300 pounds heavier. An R/T with the 370-hp 5.7-liter V-8 is cheaper by five grand, but the Kia will dust it everywhere but the skidpad and figure eight—and even then, it’s close. You need the $41,000 R/T Scat Pack with the 485-hp 6.4-liter V-8 if you want to win. And the Kia has a far nicer interior. No, Kia wants a piece of the Germans. After all, the Stinger GT has a hatchback like the smaller Audi A5 Sportback or BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe. (The more appropriately sized Audi A7 is $69,000, in case you were wondering.) The Audi A5 is $43,000 to start, and your only option is the 252-hp 2.0-liter turbo-four. Based on results of the lighter A4, it’s slower, but like the Charger, it just pips the Kia on the skidpad and figure eight. But it’s substantially smaller. The BMW is also smaller but can be had with a turbo I-6 with 320 hp for about $50,000. Based on our test of the lighter 340i sedan, the 440i Gran Coupe is slower than the Kia, full stop. Mercedes-Benz doesn’t make a hatchback sedan (yet), but to smoke the Kia, you’d need to spring for the $54,000 C43 AMG, which clips the Kia in every test but is, again, a smaller package. In other words, the Kia can hang with the big dogs and might have carved out a pretty sharp niche.The post Exclusive 2018 Kia Stinger GT First Test: Well Stung appeared first on Motor Trend.

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motorsporthq · 5 years ago

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2019 Dodge Charger R/T Scat Pack vs. 2018 Kia Stinger GT Comparison | Big bargain bruisers

The Kia Stinger GT is a sporty midsize sedan with a sleek hatchback roof and a luxurious interior, so it makes sense that it’s frequently been compared to high-end German cars of a similar description. While it has generally faired quite well against the likes of the Audi A5 Sportback and BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe despite its commoner badge, it’s unclear how many potential Audiand BMW…

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numberplates4u-blog · 6 years ago

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Kia Stinger review – Don't be put off by the badge, the Stinger deserves your attention

For Great value for money, real fun and involvement to be had behind the wheel Against Not a ten-tenths car, four-cylinder engines (both petrol and diesel) make an uninspiring noise In its most powerful V6-powered form, the Stinger works as a real drivers' car. While the four-cylinder models are also enjoyable There’s a case to be made for the enormous Hyundai-Kia group being one of the most exciting car manufacturers right now. Sure, they produce the same range of anonymous hatchbacks and crossovers as other car companies, but they’re also spending money where it matters for the car enthusiast. On one hand you have Hyundai’s i30N. For a company with very little performance car heritage – and that’s being generous – it's astonishing that the i30N has become one of our favourite hot hatchbacks straight out of the starting gate, displacing plenty of long-established names in the process. > Read our review of Hyundai's i30 N And on the other, there’s the Kia Stinger GT. That Kia has gone from producing depressing cars like the Pride supermini and desperate Shuma to a rear-wheel drive sports saloon in the space of two decades is remarkable in itself; that the rear-drive sports saloon is also an engaging and accomplished drivers’ car, while being competitively priced and better-performing than its closest rivals is appealing in itself. Image 16 of 45 Image 16 of 45 With a potent twin-turbo V6 along with four-cylinder petrol and diesel models, there’s also something for (almost) everyone. Sure, spending up to £40k on a car carrying the Kia badge may still put some people off, but in time people will get over their preconceptions just as they have with brands like Skoda - and if Kia keeps producing cars like the Stinger, that may happen sooner rather than later. Kia Stinger in detail Performance and 0-60 time - Performance ranges from brisk – 7.6sec to 62mph for the diesel – to fairly rapid, the V6 achieving the benchmark sprint in sub-5sec. Weight blunts the sensation of speed. Engine and gearbox - A choice of two turbocharged four-cylinders – a 2-litre petrol and 2.2 diesel – plus a 3.3-litre twin-turbo V6. An eight-speed torque converter automatic is standard across the range. Ride and handling - Steering could stand to feed back more to the driver’s hands and the weight impacts body control, but at a less hectic pace it’s impressive indeed – fluid, agile, responsive and throttle-adjustable. MPG and running costs - Combined economy ranges from 50.4mpg for the diesel to 26.6mpg for the V6, but the on-paper figures don’t seem difficult to achieve in the real world. Kia’s 7-year warranty remains a huge selling point. Interior and tech - Hints of Mercedes-Benz to the cabin design. Build quality is good, use of materials less so, but it’s comfortable, quiet and has a great driving position. Technology prioritises usability over flashiness – just as it should be. Design - Turns more heads than any other car Kia has ever produced. Some odd details, but plenty of presence and looks every bit the Audi, BMW and Mercedes rival in the right colour combination. Prices, specs and rivals Stinger pricing begins at £31,995. For some, that alone will be enough to dissuade, as that’s strong money for something bearing the Kia badge. You do get a lot of car for your money though: that price refers to a Stinger GT-Line with the 2.0 T-GDi engine, with 18-inch alloy wheels, leather trim, a heated and 8-way electrically adjustable driver’s seat, navigation, a head-up display, cruise control and – get this – a standard limited-slip differential. Opt for the diesel engine in the same trim and the price rises to £33,895, with GT-Line S trim above this. For £35,495 for the petrol and £37,395 for the CRDi, GT-Line S adds LED headlamps, heated and cooled front seats with heated rear seats, a 15-speaker Harman/Kardon sound system, 360-degree parking cameras and a sunroof. > Audi A5 review Top of the line is the Stinger GT S with the V6 powerplant. At £40,495 it’s well into “for a Kia?” territory, but as well as a sub-5-second 0-62mph time GT S models get 19-inch alloy wheels, Brembo brakes, Nappa leather trim, and electronic dampers. Image 2 of 45 Image 2 of 45 The GT S’s positioning is interesting given its relative price to several key rivals. The closest BMW 4-series Gran Coupe is the 440i M Sport at £45,490, though sacrifice the Gran Coupe’s fastback styling and opt for a 3-series instead and a 340i M Sport is £40,260. It’s enough to make you think, though the Kia out-points the BMW on performance and gives it a real run for its money as a drivers’ car too. Audi’s closest analog is the S5 Sportback, but while it nips under the Kia’s 0-62mph time at 4.7sec, it also differs in sending power to all four wheels and in costing £48,850. Mercedes likewise, whose AMG C43 is as quick off the mark as the Audi and as chunky in the showroom at £45,830, a figure that quickly escalates with options. > Find out how BMW's 340i compares to the Mercedes-AMG C43 If slick styling is your game then Volkswagen’s Arteon may be on your list, rivalling the GT S with a 276bhp 2.0 TSI under the bonnet, all-wheel drive, DSG and R-Line trim for £40,305. It’s stylish and the VW badge still carries weight at this level, but the Kia is much more entertaining to drive and outperforms it at all price points. Kia may be short on badge appeal against the German brands, but for those prepared to overlook such baggage there’s a lot to like. Performance and 0-60 time In the GT S Kia has produced its quickest-ever vehicle, reaching 62mph from rest in 4.9 seconds and going on to a most un-Kia-like 168mph. Just roll those numbers around in your head for a second and then remember what Kia’s road cars used to be like – whatever you think of the Korean brand’s image, the reality of Kia in 2018 is quite appealing. A kerb weight of 1780kg means the Stinger GT S never feels quite as quick as it looks on paper, though the engine’s relatively cultured and undramatic delivery is also to blame – the Stinger is very much one of those cars that delivers its performance deceptively rather than boistrously. > Read about Kia's warm hatch, the Proceed GT It might be more engaging if the engine and four-exit exhaust system produced a more musical note, but the 3.3 will not be regarded as one of the great V6s by automotive historians. It’s certainly not bad and in general driving it’s plenty refined and punchy enough; we’d just like a bit more aural character. Perhaps that’s a job for the facelift, or the aftermarket. Image 27 of 45 Image 27 of 45 The eight-speed automatic transmission is a good partner for the V6 though, slurring changes smoothly when you need it to and responding with suitable urgency if you opt to shift yourself using the paddles on the back of the steering wheel. Our biggest gripe here is that there’s no way of locking the transmission to manual mode, so after around five seconds the ‘box will revert back to its automatic mode. The gearbox works well with the 2-litre petrol and 2.2 diesel too, though neither engine is quite as satisfying in the Stinger as the V6. Much of that is down to the car’s weight, which hampers performance here even more – it takes 6sec to sprint to 62mph in the petrol, 7.6sec in the diesel – but both four-pots are even less comfortable spinning at high revs than their six-cylinder counterpart, and both are rather tuneless when you extend them, even in the Sport and Sport+ modes, which introduce a little more sound into the cabin. > VW Arteon 280 R-Line review If the petrol sounded more like it does in the Hyundai i30N – or the gearbox had shorter ratios to help the car get up to speed with a little more vigour – we’d feel warmer towards it. In some respects the diesel is actually better, the gravelly note in Sport and meaty mid-range suiting the Kia’s chassis, but as a drivers’ car it has to sit bottom of the pile, being just a little too workmanlike and discouraging a press-on driving style. Engine and gearbox Star of the Stinger range is the 3.3-litre twin-turbocharged V6 model, badged Stinger GT S. It’s the one most evo readers will be interested in, offering the strongest performance and the most stirring soundtrack of the trio, and it’s the most potent road car Kia has ever produced. Attached to an eight-speed automatic transmission – standard across the Stinger range – it develops 365bhp at 6000rpm and 376lb ft of torque from 1300rpm all the way to 4500rpm and sends its power (in the UK at least) to the rear wheels alone. > BMW 4 Series review Next up is a turbocharged, four-cylinder petrol with T-GDi badging. With 252bhp (at 6200rpm) it’s clearly not as muscular as the V6, a fact also apparent in the 260lb ft torque figure from 1400rpm. On paper the 2-litre doesn’t seem too far shy of the V6 model in terms of outright performance, but in reality it lacks the bigger-engined car’s easy mid-range thrust and its four-cylinder note is disappointingly bland. Image 8 of 45 Image 8 of 45 Mid-range thrust has always been a diesel strong-point and with a quoted 325lb ft of torque from 1750rpm the 2.2-litre Stinger CRDi diesel has the measure of the 2-litre petrol in this department, if not quite to the same level as the V6 with its 50 per cent greater swept capacity. Maximum power is less than either at 197bhp (at a typically low 3800rpm) which goes some way to explaining the slower 0-62mph time, but the main thing to discourage using the diesel’s entire potential is the usual bugbear of an uninspiring engine note. Instead, the 2.2 sounds, and performs best using the Kia’s paddleshifters to keep the engine spinning away in its mid-range sweet spot. Ride and handling There’s something very satisfying about the way the Stinger gets down a twisty road. While you have to account for its size, which chips away at the fun factor on smaller B-roads, all Stingers pair accurate and well-weighted steering with keen responses, good balance and a useful degree of throttle-adjustability. This combination begins to make sense when you realise who heads up Kia and Hyundai’s dynamics team these days: Albert Biermann, formerly of BMW M division. As with the way the Stinger performs, handling is limited to some degree by the car’s relatively substantial weight. Pushed hard, the weight provides a challenge for the springs and dampers, resulting in slightly ragged body control, a little too much roll, and a tendency to push wide earlier than some rivals. But a notch or two back from maximum attack (this is a “GT” rather than an out-and-out sports car, after all) those problems don’t seem to materialise. You’re still conscious of the Stinger’s weight but the car’s controls and handling characteristics all gel into something that’s both engaging and entertaining. The steering doesn’t bristle with feedback but it does offer some. When combined with consistent and accurate responses, as well as reasonable weighting, you always feel in control of the car’s behaviour. Roadholding is good and all engines (but particularly the V6) give you the option of adjusting the car’s attitude with the throttle – though you’ll need to be in Sport (which relaxes the car’s safety settings) or Sport+ (which relaxes things further) to fully appreciate this, as Comfort mode doesn’t allow any shenanigans. UK roads have slightly undone our initial impressions of the ride quality, but it’s by no means bad even in full GT S spec, even in Sport mode and on that car’s 19-inch wheels. In lesser Stingers on smaller 18in wheels (which still work visually – impressive given how lousy some rivals look in their lower trim levels) it’s better still, riding quite fluently for the most part with just subtle overtones of firmness to remind you that the car has some sporting intent. Image 34 of 45 Image 34 of 45 MPG and running costs It will come as little surprise to learn that the 2.2 CRDi Stinger returns the most palatable fuel economy figures with a combined 50.4mpg and 154g/km of CO2. What might be more surprising is that figures in the 50s aren’t out of the question in real-world driving conditions, specifically on long motorway runs, though high 40s are more likely if you indulge in the car’s performance with any regularity. Next up is the 35.8mpg 2.0 T-GDi, and again numbers in the mid 30s aren’t entirely out of reach. Once again this will drop – think high 20s – if you extend the four-pot, but neither four-cylinder model should be too frightening to fuel. The V6 might be a different matter with its official 26.6mpg, but early indications with our long-termer again suggest mid-20s are possible. All Stingers benefit from one of Kia’s main selling points for new buyers: a seven-year warranty (unlimited mileage over the first 36 months and then 100,000 miles for the remaining period), which will also make two- or three-year old Stingers fairly desirable for subsequent owners. Interior and tech We suspect Kia’s interior designers might have spent some time in recent Mercedes-Benz models, as the Stinger’s centre console looks quite familiar - a trio of round central air vents, an infotainment screen perched atop the dash, and a large, flat-topped gear selector not unlike that used by AMG. Unfortunately the materials Kia has used on its much cheaper car aren’t quite up to the level used by the German premium brands, with an abundance of faux-hide and shiny plastics, though Kia does seem to have spent money where it matters – the steering wheel, gear selector itself, the seats and the doorhandles all feel suitable for a premium market vehicle. Image 9 of 45 Image 9 of 45 The build quality is nothing to sniff at however – nothing squeaks, creaks or rattles and the cabin is sealed well enough to keep wind noise to a minimum – and the driving position is also hard to fault, with plenty of adjustability and supportive seats. You can site yourself nice and low if that’s your preference, and you’d struggle to find any irritations in the layout and operation of frequently-used controls. If anything, Kia’s slightly lower-market position is beneficial here; while you do get a touchscreen, there are still large, easy-to-find physical buttons and knobs for things like heating, volume, and menu access. Design No Kia we’ve ever driven has attracted as many admiring glances as the Stinger. High-profile spots on certain well-known car TV shows have presumably raised the Stinger’s profile, but the bottom line is that Kia’s sports saloon has an eye-catching and attractive shape and plenty of road presence. Its basic form is much like the kind of premium five-door hatchbacks we’ve seen from German manufacturers in recent years - think Audi A5 Sportback, BMW 4-series Gran Coupe and Volkswagen’s Arteon. It’s quickly identifiable as a Kia though rather than a slavish copy, thanks to the company’s unique “tiger nose” grille design, distinctive rear lights and an arc of contrasting trim around the window line. Some of these details jar in certain colours – the reflectors coming off the rear lights and onto the rear arches look like afterthoughts – but in the right colour and trim combinations the Stinger looks distinctive and expensive. Black works very well (particularly with a contrasting red interior) and the blue of evo’s long-term Stinger GT is also particularly attractive in the metal. Throw in great proportions – a long bonnet, short front overhang and longer rear overhang, and a sensible ratio of bodywork to – and you have a car far more desirable than any Kia has produced so far. 2 May 2018

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Android Auto: qué es y todos los modelos de coches compatibles

Hasta hace unos años, los coches no eran compatibles con nuestros teléfonos más allá de parcas conexiones mediante dispositivos manos libres de terceros a través de Bluetooth. Con el tiempo, llegaron soluciones como Android Auto o Apple CarPlay, con el objetivo de integrar nuestros móviles dentro del propio vehículo, con interfaces personalizadas que nos permiten controlar varios de sus apartados.

En concreto, Android Auto se encuentra disponible para más de 400 modelos de coches, por lo que procede comentar cuáles son dichos modelos compatibles, así como todo lo que conviene saber sobre Android Auto.

Qué es Android Auto

Android Auto es la solución de Google para integrar nuestro dispositivo Android con nuestro vehículo compatible. Lleva funcionando desde el año 2014, y cuenta con una interfaz bastante simple e intuitiva, que se combina con acciones de voz que minimizan el contacto físico del conductor con el propio panel del vehículo.

Esta solución nos proporciona información sobre las notificaciones que recibimos, permite utilizar Google Maps, reproducir nuestra música, y responder mensajes mediante nuestra voz. El principal objetivo es el de poder interactuar con nuestro teléfono sin necesidad de tocarlo, minimizando las distracciones al volante.

Android Auto puede utilizarse desde el propio teléfono mediante su aplicación, aunque para sacarle el máximo partido es recomendable conectarlo al vehículo

Para utilizar Android Auto es necesario un vehículo o dispositivo compatible (Alpine, Pioneer o Sony tienen radios compatibles), así como disponer de un dispositivo Android con la versión 5.0 Lollipop y superiores. Teniendo dicha compatibilidad en el vehículo, tan solo hace falta descargar la aplicación de Android Auto y empezar a utilizarlo.

A la hora de realizar la conexión, podemos hacerlo de forma inalámbrica o mediante un cable USB que conecte tu móvil al coche. Android Auto funciona tanto en la interfaz de nuestro móvil, así como adaptándose al panel de nuestro coche.

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Actualmente Android Auto es compatible con más de 400 vehículos. Algunas firmas como Acura (Honda), Holden, Buick o Holden no se comercializan de forma oficial en España, pero te dejamos con el listado completo de vehículos, marca por marca, ya que si tu dispositivo es compatible y se importa alguno de estos vehículos, Android Auto seguirá funcionando.

Abarth

595 2017

695 2017

Acura

Acura MDX 2018

Acura NSX 2017

Acura TLX 2018

Alfa Romeo

Giulia 2018

Giulietta 2017

MiTo 2017

Stelvio 2018

Aston Martin

Rapide 2018

Vanquish 2018

Vantage 2018

Audi

Audi A1 2019

Audi A3 2017

Audi A4 2017

Audi A5 2017

Audi A6 2017

Audi A7 2017

Audi A8 2018

Audi Q3 2019

Audi Q2 2017

Audi Q3 2019

Audi Q8 2019

Audi Q5 2018

Audi Q7 2016

Disponible próximamente: Audi A1 Sportback 2019-

Borgward

BX5 2019

BX7 2018

Bentley

Próximamente disponible

BMW

Próximamente disponible

Buick

Encore 2017

Envision 2017

LaCrosse 2016

Regal 2016

Cadillac

ATS 2016

ATS Coupe 2016

ATS Sedan 2016

ATS V-Coupe 2016

ATS V-Sedan 2016

ATS-V 2016

CT6 2016

CT6 Plug-in 2017

CT6 Sedan 2016

CTS 2016

CTS Sedan 2016

CTS V-Sedan 2016

CTS-V 2016

ELR 2016

Escalade 2016

Escalade ESV 2016

XT5 2017

Chevrolet

Aveo 2017

Bolt EV 2017

Camaro 2016

Camaro Convertible 2016

Colorado 2016

Colorado/S10 2017

Corvette 2016

Corvette Convertible 2016

Cruze 2016

Cruze Hatchback 2017

Equinox 2018

Impala 2016

Malibu 2016

Onix 2017

Prisma 2017

Silverado 2016

Silverado HD 2016

Sonic 2017

Spark 2016

Suburban 2016

Tahoe 2016

Trailblazer 2017

Traverse 2018

Trax 2017

Volt 2016

Chrysler

300 2017

Pacifica 2018

Citroën

Berlingo 2018

C-Elysée 2017

C3 2017

C3 Aircross 2017

C4 2017

C4 Cactus 2018

C4 Picasso 2017

Grand C4 Picasso 2017

C4 SpaceTourer 2018

Grand C4 SpaceTourer 2018

C5 Aircross 2019

Jumpy 2017

SpaceTourer 2017

Dacia

Próximamente disponible

Dodge

Challenger 2017

Charger 2017

Durango 2018

DS4 2017

DS3 2018

DS3 CROSSBACK 2019

DS4 CROSSBACK 2017

DS5 2017

DS7 CROSSBACK 2018

Ferrari

-Ferrari GTC4Lusso 2019 -Ferrari GTC4Lusso T 2019 -Ferrari Portofino 2019

Fiat

500 2017

500L 2017

500X 2017

Argo 2017

Tipo 2017

Ford

C-MAX 2017

Edge 2017

Escape 2017

Everest 2017

Expedition 2017

Explorer 2017

F-150 2017

Flex 2017

Focus 2017

Fusion 2017

Galaxy 2017

Kuga 2017

Mondeo 2017

Mustang 2017

Ranger 2017

S-MAX 2017

Super Duty 2017

Taurus 2017

Tourneo Connect 2017

Transit 2017

Transit Connect 2017

Vignale 2017

Genesis

G70 2017

G80 2016

G90 2018

GMC

Acadia 2017

Canyon 2016

Sierra 2016

Yukon 2016

Yukon Denali 2016

Yukon XL 2016

Holden

Acadia 2018

Astra 2017

Barina 2017

Captiva 2016

Colorado 2017

Commodore 2018

Equinox 2018

Spark 2016

Trailblazer 2017

Trax 2017

Honda

Accord 2016

Civic 2016

Clarity Fuel Cell 2017

CR-V 2017

Fit 2018

Freed 2017

Odyssey 2018

Pilot 2017

Ridgeline 2017

Hyundai

Avante 2017

Azera 2015

Creta 2016

Elantra 2017

Elantra GT 2016

Grand i10 2016

Grandeur 2015

i10 2016

i20 2016

i30 2016

i40 2016

Ioniq Electric 2016

Ioniq Hybrid 2016

Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid 2016

Kona 2017

Maxcruz 2017

Palisade 2018

Santa Fe 2017

Santa Fe Sport 2017

Sonata 2015

Sonata Hybrid 2016

Sonata Plug-in Hybrid 2016

Tucson 2016

Veloster 2017

Iveco

Daily 2019

Infinity

-Q50 2020 -Q60 2020 -QX50 2020 -QX80 2020

Jaguar

Jaguar XJ 2019

Jaguar XF 2019

Jaguar XE 2019

Jaguar F-Pace 2019

Jaguar F-Type 2019

Jaguar E-Pace 2019

Jaguar I-Pace 2019

Jeep

Compass 2017

Grand Cherokee 2018

Wrangler 2018

Renegade 2017

Karma

Revero 2018

Kia

Cadenza 2017

Carens 2017

Carnival 2015

cee'd 2017

Forte 2017

Forte Koup 2017

Forte5 2017

K3 2017

K5 2015

K7 2017

K9 2018

Morning 2018

Niro 2017

Optima 2015

Optima Hybrid 2015

Optima Plug-in Hybrid 2017

Picanto 2018

Pride 2018

Rio 2018

Rondo 2017

Sedona 2015

Sorento 2016

Soul 2014

Soul Booster 2019

Soul Booster EV 2019

Soul EV 2015

Sportage 2017

Stinger 2018

Stonic 2018

Koenisegg

Próximamente disponible

Lada

Próximamente disponible

Lamborghini

Aventador 2018

Centenario 2016

Huracán 2019

Urus 2019

Land Rover

Range Rover 2019

Range Rover Sport 2019

Range Rover Velar 2019

Range Rover Evoque 2019

Land Rover Discovery 2019

Land Rover Discovery Sport 2019

Lexus

-ES 2020 -NX 2020 -RC 2020 -RX 2020 -UX 2020

Lincoln

Continental 2017

MKC 2017

MKX 2017

MKZ 2017

MKZ Hybrid 2017

Navigator 2017

Mahindra

-XUV500 2015 -Marazzo 2018 -XUV300 2019

Suzuki

Baleno 2015

Ciaz 2014

Dzire 2017

Ertiga 2016

Ignis 2017

S-Cross 2015

Vitara Brezza 2016

Hustler 2016

Ignis 2016

Lapin 2016

Solio 2016

Solio Bandit 2016

Spacia 2016

Spacia Custom 2016

Spacia Custom Z 2016

Swift 2016

WagonR 2016

WagonR Stingray 2016

Maserati

-Ghibli 2017 -GranCabrio 2018 -GranTurismo 2018 -Levante 2017 -Quattroporte 2017

Mazda

-CX-3 2020 -CX-30 2020 -CX-5 2019 -CX-8 2019 -CX-9 2019 -Mazda2 2020 -Mazda3 2019 -Mazda6 2018 -MX-5 2019

Mercedes-Benz

A-Class 2017

B-Class 2017

C-Class Cabriolet 2018

C-Class Coupe 2018

C-Class Sedan 2018

C-Class Wagon 2018

CLA Coupe 2017

CLA Shooting Brake 2017

CLS Coupe 2017

CLS Shooting Brake 2017

E-Class Cabriolet 2017

E-Class Coupe 2017

E-Class Sedan 2017

E-Class Wagon 2017

G-Class 2018

GLA 2017

GLC Coupe 2018

GLC SUV 2018

GLE 2017

GLE Coupe 2017

GLS 2017

Mercedes-Maybach 2018

S-Class Cabriolet 2018

S-Class Coupé 2018

S-Class Sedan 2018

SL 2017

SLC 2017

Mitsubishi

-ASX 2017 -Delica D:2 2017 -Delica D:2 Custom 2017 -Pajero (Montero) 2016 -Pajero (Montero) Sport 2016 -Eclipse Cross 2018 -i-MiEV 2017 -Mirage 2017 -Mirage G4 2017 -Outlander 2017 -Outlander PHEV 2017 -Triton 2016 -Próximamente: Xpander 2019

Nissan

Altima 2018

Kicks 2018

LEAF 2018

Maxima 2018

Murano 2018

Rogue 2018

Rogue Sport 2019

Sentra 2019

TITAN 2019

TITAN XD 2019

Versa Note 2019

Versa Sedan 2019

Opel

Adam 2016

Ampera-e 2017

Astra 2016

Combo 2018

Corsa 2016

Crossland X 2017

Grandland X 2018

Insignia 2016

Karl 2016

Mokka 2016

Zafira 2016 -Zafira Life 2019

Peugeot

208 2017

2008 2017

301 2017

308 2017

308 SW 2017

3008 2017

508 2017

508 SW 2017

5008 2017

Expert 2017

Partner 2018

Rifter 2018

Traveller 2017

RAM

1500 2018

2500 2018

3500 2018

Chassis Cab 2018

Renault

Captur 2017

Clio 2017

Clio Estate 2017

Espace 2017

Grand Scénic 2017

Kadjar 2017

Kangoo 2017

Koleos 2017

Master 2017

Mégane 2017

Mégane Estate 2017

Scénic 2017

Talisman 2017

Talisman Estate 2017

Trafic 2017

Twingo 2017

ZOE 2017

SEAT

Alhambra 2016

Arona 2017

Ateca 2016

Ibiza 2016

León 2016

Toledo 2016

Škoda

Fabia 2016

Fabia Combi 2016-

Karoq 2018

Kodiaq 2017

Octavia 2016

Octavia Combi 2016

Rapid 2016

Rapid Spaceback 2016

Superb 2016

Superb Combi 2016

Yeti 2016

smart

fortwo 2017

fortwo cabrio 2017

forfour 2017

SsangYong

Rexton 2017

Musso Sports 2018

Subaru

-Ascent 2019 -BRZ 2018 -Forester 2019 -Impreza 2017 -Legacy/Liberty 2018 -Outback 2018 -WRX 2019 -XV / Crosstrek 2018

Tata

-Harrier 2019 -Hexa 2019 -Nexon 2017 -Nexon 2019 -Tiago 2019 -Tigor 2018 -Próximamente: Altroz 2020

Toyota

4Runner 2020

Aygo 2018

Sequoia 2020

Tacoma 2020

Tundra 2020

Yaris 2019

Vauxhall

Adam 2016

Astra 2016

Combo 2018

Corsa 2016

Crossland X 2017

Grandland X 2018

Insignia 2016

Mokka 2016

Viva 2016

Zafira 2016

Volkswagen:

Arteon 2017

Atlas 2018

Beetle 2016

Beetle Cabriolet 2016-

CC 2016

CrossFox 2017

Fox 2017

Gol 2017

Golf 2016

Golf Cabriolet 2016

Golf Sportsvan 2016

Golf Variant 2016

Jetta 2016

NMS-Passat 2016

Passat 2016

Passat Variant 2016

Polo 2016

Sagitar 2016

Saveiro 2017

Scirocco 2016

Sharan 2016

Suran 2016

T-Roc 2018-

Teramont 2018

Tiguan 2016

Touareg 2018

Touran 2016

Voyage 2017

Amarok 2016

Caddy 2016

California 2016

Caravelle 2016

Crafter 2017

Multivan 2016

Transporter 2016

Volvo

XC90 2017

S90 2017

V90 2017

V90 Cross Country 2017

XC60 2018

S60 2019

V60 2019

XC40 2018

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2018 Audi A5 Owners Manual

2018 Audi A5 Owners Manual – The updated 2018 Audi A5 is accessible in its common two-entryway car and convertible (Cabriolet) body styles just as another four-entryway hatchback (the Sportback). All A5s are accessible in Premium, Premium Plus or Prestige trims and are powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-chamber motor (252 horsepower, 273 pound-feet of force).

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2018 Audi A5 Concept – The 2018 Audi A5 family expanded this year. Along with the coupe and convertible, the A5 now contains a devastatingly good-looking Sportback which takes the two-door’s silhouette and adds two more doors. It’s the sedan-centered-on-a-coupe-based-on-a-sedan trope that’s loved by German automakers.

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2018 Audi A5 Performance

The performance of the 2018 Audi A5 is far better in every single way. It can make much more power, the engine is established rear even farther in the chassis to improve stability, and little bodyweight financial savings boost it’s dealing with as effectively.

2018 Audi A5 Engine

We give the A5 a 7 out of 10 for performance, adding details due to its eager engine and well-balanced managing.

The new turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine helps make far more strength this year, spinning out 252 hp versus 220 horses for the final generation. It is mated to a 7-pace twin-clutch transmission in everybody styles, but the couple also will get a 6-rate guidebook transmission.

2018 Audi A5 Features

Everybody fashion of 2018 Audi A5-coupe, convertible (Cabriolet), and hatchback (Sportback)-is supplied in three trim levels: High quality, Premium As well as, and Reputation.

The A5’s products checklist is nice at the base levels and it also will get a lot more posh from there. We are specifically happy with the infotainment system and the new digital cockpit electronic digital device group. Therefore, we give the A5 an 8 out of 10 for features.

2018 Audi A5 Interior

Premium features consist of seven-way energy natural leather seats, automatic environment management, a 10-loudspeaker audio system, a 7.0-inches car owner information heart monitor, Audi’s MMI infotainment program with a 7.0-” center monitor, Apple inc CarPlay and Android mobile phone Auto compatibility, HD fm radio, two USB plug-ins, Wireless Bluetooth, a rearview camera, ambient interior illumination, automated xenon headlights with Directed daytime running lamps, Directed taillights, and 18-inch alloy wheels. The Sportback contributes an energy tailgate and a panoramic sunroof, although the convertible gets a potential smooth best.

2108 Audi A5 Driving

The 2018 Audi A5 is presented as a coupe, convertible, and hatchback, but the gasoline economy only can vary depending on what transmission is preferred.

All body styles with the 7-rate two-clutch system transmission are EPA graded at 24 mpg city, 34 highway, 27 merged. Choose the coupe with the 6-rate manual transmission and the one’s amounts decline just a little to 24/33/27 mpg.

Those reviews are rather efficient for a vehicle within this type, and they also are eligible the A5 for a 7 out of 10 in our rating process.

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Crossovers are the anti-coupe. They’re aggregate a auto is not: tall, wide, ungainly, ample and really, absolutely popular. The four-seat, sedan-based auto is an endangered breed and yet, like the wagon, it attracts a baby but loyal following.

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Audi hopes to abate that bulk with the 2018 Audi A5 Coupe. If you’re burnt out of crossovers, the auto is the antidote.

But for a one-car family, the auto encounters problems apparent by four doors and headroom.

During a weekend abounding with airport runs and burghal shuttles, the A5 Auto was not affectionate to my 6-foot-5-inch passenger. With his sister and mother in back, the auto became comical. Watching the three of them avenue the car was like slow-motion airheaded bustling from the atom of a car.

On addition trip, with alone one passenger, we acclimated the 60/40 folding seats to bundle our golf clubs. Had the seats not bankrupt down, our clubs would’ve absent out to the cooler. Priorities.

After the weekend, back my cartage left, the A5 Auto became aggregate it was advised to be: a sleek, adventurous break car.

The second-generation A5 Auto is leaner, longer, lower and accentuated by adult caster arches.

The better aberration is beneath the awning and abaft the wheel. The tester came with the 2-liter turbocharged four-cylinder agent that makes 252 horsepower. From a asleep stop there isn’t abundant averseness from the TSFI turbocharger, and it hits max torque of 273 pound-feet at 1,600 rpm. All that low-end torque agency it can access out of any cartage bearings after causing abundant of a activity in the cabin. At artery speeds, a slight columnist of the burke gets it zipping along. It’s quick and nimble, as a auto should be.

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Base price: $42,800 As tested: $51,975 (excluding $975 destination)

Mpg: 24 city, 34 highway

Engine: 2-liter turbo 4-cylinder with a seven-speed to all wheels

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My admired affection was the technology on the inside. It’s not different to the A5 Coupe, but Audi’s Virtual Cockpit and MMI multimedia arrangement is the best assemblage on the market, and able-bodied account the $2,600 upcharge. MMI uses an initially circuitous ambassador punch to toggle through the 8.3-inch affectation screen. There are four tabs on the interface on the animate aloft the gearstick. After a few days, with my approach comatose on the dial, I could bandy amid nav, radio and agent advice after attractive down. It’s beneath ambagious than Mercedes-Benz and as automatic as BMW. The absolute bulk is in the Virtual Cockpit.

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With the digitization of everything, the apparatus array has become the best admired absolute acreage in the dashboard. Audi’s Virtual Cockpit is a 12.3-inch customizable display. There’s a speedometer and tachometer, of course, afar by a agent advice display. Best makes accept this in best exceptional models. What they don’t accept is a “view” button on the council caster that minimizes the speedo and tach to the edges, so that the agent advice takes up about the accomplished space. Arrows on the council caster let the deride airing through buzz info, radio stations, cruise meters and added agent info, or the aeronautics map. The 3-D map affectation in accessory or cartage appearance is brilliant. Zoom in or out with the roller punch on the council wheel. Submenus are accessible in bound anatomy from what’s on the affectation screen.

What this all agency is you don’t alike charge the affectation awning or ambassador punch except for the centermost dives, which best drivers aren’t activity to (and shouldn’t) do while driving. In the bulk of time, and with the aforementioned risk, as blockage your speed, drivers can analysis the map or change the radio station, after demography their eyes off the road. This is the administration every automaker should go, to action all that connectivity and advice in the safest and clearest address possible.

Why get a auto if there’s a auto counterpart? Why get a auto instead of a two-seat sports car? Subtle admeasurement differences, I reckon. Coupes are added fun than sedans, but with high-horsepower low-slung sedans acceptable added prevalent, as able-bodied as turbocharged crossovers with coupe-like rooflines, the admirers for the accurate auto is limited. But as a additional car for abandoned commutes or weekend getaways, or as the antitoxin to cookie-cutter crossovers, the A5 Auto can ample the prescription.

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2018 Audi A5 Auto 2.0T quattro S tronic at a glance

Vehicle type: Compact coupe

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Base price: $42,800

As tested: $51,975 (excluding $975 destination)

Mpg: 24 city, 34 highway

Engine: 2-liter turbo 4-cylinder

Transmission: Seven-speed to all wheels

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2017 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro Long-Term Verdict: Excellence Versus Soul

The Audi A4 never shouts—it quietly works its magic until you start questioning choices other automakers make with their compact luxury sport sedans. After a year with our long-term 2017 Audi A4, living with the car solidified our feeling from last year’s Big Test comparison that it’s one of the best cars in its class.

Of course, when you spend that much time with a car, you also notice what doesn’t work well. The A4’s seatbelt chime is too loud, the rear defroster quits too early, I don’t like the upward-tilting exterior door handles, and the twin-clutch automatic transmission could be smoother in low-speed driving. Those are relatively minor issues when you realize that every car you’re considering has something you won’t like.

With the A4, you must decide how much soul you’re willing to give up for all-around everyday excellence. The Audi isn’t as fun to drive as the Alfa Romeo Giulia, our 2018 Car of the Year and the car that won the comparison in which the A4 placed second. Some feel the Alfa is more fun to look at, too, but I disagree. The Alfa is attractive, but the Audi’s sharp, understated looks will age well.

So the impressively capable Audi isn’t as entertaining as the Giulia, but you’re in for a great commute. Because let’s face it: That’s where you’ll drive this car most of the time. A number of smart details occasionally made me nod my head in appreciation. The A4’s 8.3-inch infotainment screen is ideally placed at the very top of the dash and is canted toward the driver. Then there’s the superb 12.3-inch Virtual Cockpit digital instrument cluster, which is distinguished from other similar systems not by its use of Google Earth—which is cool, but pricey after the trial period ends. Instead, I like the interface and how easily you can switch views using steering wheel controls. Whether you want a full-screen map view or a more traditional display of a tachometer and speedometer with music or drive info in the middle, the Audi gets most details right. Three suggestions: I wish the car could show album covers when I’m using Apple CarPlay; I want a tire pressure monitoring system that displays PSI at each tire; and it’d be cool if I could change the color of the “A4” that appears in one of the full-screen display modes.

The process of accessing some settings menus isn’t intuitive at first, but the system and MMI control knob are easy to use after a little practice.

Other interior pluses include an ambient lighting system that offers multiple colors and allows you to color part of the interior in one color and the rest of the car’s interior lighting in another complementing hue. Unfortunately, though, the illuminated white line at the bottom of the front doors doesn’t play along. Also, the A4 has one of the best turn-up-the-volume controls in the industry, with a roller-type control on the steering wheel and an easy-to-find volume knob at the base of the center console between the driver and front passenger. Over time, I even came to appreciate the engine auto start/stop system, but not for its smoothness. In fact, the engine awakens with a noticeable and unfortunate shake. I kept the feature on because under the right conditions, the car can turn the engine off for over a minute—perfect for making the most of our long-termer’s 19-speaker 755-watt sound system at long red lights in the silence to which EV owners have become accustomed.

Were I ordering an A4, I wouldn’t pick the Atlas Beige interior color of our long-termer, and not just because our Big Test comparison tester’s Nougat Brown looked great. The beige seats on our A4 don’t hide dirt well, and the standard seats on our car don’t provide as much side bolstering as I’d like. I would get the available sport seats, after making sure that the sport suspension with which they’re bundled isn’t too uncomfortable.

During our 19,419 miles with the A4, we had a few issues. The biggest one was when the car couldn’t reliably recognize phones that were compatible with Apple CarPlay. A total of $2,839.99 of warranty cost later, the control module that connects with the phone through the USB outlets was replaced to fix the system. The back of the center console armrest—which has a lid that adjusts up and down, and front to back—started to warp, and that was replaced with a warranty cost of $103. We also replaced all four tires before we would have liked. Right before a trip up the coast of California, we noticed one tire had a bubble on the sidewall, so two tires were replaced. Just a couple weeks later, a nail in another tire caused enough damage that we had to replace that one (and we again decided to replace a second tire to keep wear levels even).

I’m going to miss the A4’s adaptive cruise control—in use and customizability, it’s one of the best systems I’ve experienced so far.

Audi throws in the first scheduled maintenance, but the second regularly scheduled service visit cost $561.36. For comparison, our $46,140 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 cost $181.18 over 18,525 miles. Our $36,420 2015 Acura TLX 2.4 required $235.40 of services over 18,915 miles. As you compare prices of various cars you’re considering, keep in mind that some automakers (BMW, Jaguar, Genesis, Volvo) include additional complimentary service visits. As for the car’s retained value, IntelliChoice estimates our A4 would be worth an impressive 67 percent of its original $52,325 MSRP after three years and 42,000 miles, holding its value better than the less expensive Acura and Mercedes, and also slightly above our 2017 BMW 530i long-termer.

My own A4 would be a top Prestige-trimmed all-wheel-drive model. I didn’t find the less powerful, front-drive A4 Ultra’s responses at low speeds to be smooth, and our all-wheel-drive A4 is already so quick I would have trouble justifying the more powerful S4. As for the Prestige trim—like the mid-level Premium Plus trim, it includes chrome exterior trim that accentuates the arched side-window shape that has defined Audi sedans for over two decades. The top trim also includes Audi’s great adaptive cruise control. After turning off the lane keeping assist system that doesn’t center the car in its lane at low speeds, I sometimes let the adaptive cruise ease my evening commute. Some systems are too rough as they come to a stop or take off, but Audi’s system has settings for distance and aggressiveness. I’m more prone to motion sickness than the average driver, and for me, this is the difference between usability and permanently turning off the tech.

Really, though, I wouldn’t get an A4 at all. My choice would be a beautiful A5 Sportback, the four-door hatchback that slips all of the A4’s many advantages into a sexier shape. If I’m making the emotionally charged decision of paying $50,000 to $60,000 for a car that’s more cramped inside than a Civic, I’m treating myself to the more exclusive shape. For those who aren’t interested in that hatchback variant, a year in the Audi reaffirmed our belief that, despite the car’s drawbacks, the 252-hp all-wheel-drive A4 is one of the most well-rounded and recommendable cars in its class.