2002 Audi A4 Road Test
There's only one problem with producing a runaway hit. You've got to make what you do next at least as good. That's a formidable task when your last small sport sedan was the impeccable A4, and even harder now that the A6 and TT have stolen some of the limelight. Is the new car up to the task of sustaining Audi's consummate fans? It certainly looks the part. While more understated than the radical TT, the new A4 is immediately attractive, and a perfect fit for Audi's urban professional market. There are hints of the TT in the front fascia and the A6 at the rear, but the rest is all A4. The design strikes a unique balance, aggressive enough to spark fires of passion, yet exuding good taste rather than ostentation.