Summary:
Not worth the money
Faults:
- Average fuel consumption at around 12l/100km (open road 80kmh average), 16l city but the real problem is that it consumes around 14l on cruise control at 130kmh highway, and about 18l at 160kmh… way too much.
- It consumes about a liter of oil per 1,500 km (Audi service in Croatia claims this is normal).
- The gearbox (7 speed steptronic) works nice, but… if you start the car on an incline and place it in reverse, it starts rolling forward, as well as if you are in Drive and want to go forward, it goes down… not really normal for an automatic…
- The service interval of 15,000 km is way too short for a premium car.
- My brakes caught on fire (in the most literal way possible) after a couple sharp turns… Again. Service in Croatia said this is normal, since it’s not a sports car (S-line 2.0 TFSI??).
- Suspension started making funny noises after about 20,000 km.
-Interior plastics started making noises at about 45,000km.
- The steering wheel has got the used look about now, and the leather looks worn.
- Parking sensors do not really make much sense, since the full beep proximity means you have about 50-60 cm of room left.
- Car cannot reach top speed (230kmh), but stops at about 215kmh.
- Cruise control does not hold constant rpm.
- Car shakes the steering wheel when braking (getting worse, been said this is an AUDI design mistake and that they are changing the scissors as a guarantee fix).
- All of the mentioned problems except the last one were claimed as “normal” by authorized AUDI services in Croatia and Slovenia.
General Comments:
- It is a really nice car.
- It handles really well for an SUV.
- The LED lights look cool.
- The seats are really comfy.
All the problems make it a “never again” vehicle.
