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A2

Audi A2 will carve a niche (Jan 01)
Two features of this car impressed initially, writes Malachy Walsh. The substantial structure of the single sweep wiper arm is so reassuring, just like an aircraft wiper. Then the spare wheel has been replaced with a pneumatic pump and a can of sealing material. full story

Audi A2 pushes out the envelope (Jul 01)
The Audi A2 is quite an individual beastie, writes Brian Byrne. It can’t be mistaken for anything else once you realise what it is. And it is first and foremost a brave move by a marque which has not been in this (Fiesta/Polo) segment up to now.Full Story

A3

I've asked A3 for its phone number (Jul 03)
A brief drive in a new Audi A3 showed a car that will not win any awards for being innovative in styling, writes Brian Byrne, but a conservative evolution in looks is likely to appeal very much to its biggest individual market in its native Germany.

Audi's A3 gives what's expected (Jul 00) - Brian Byrne & Trish Whelan

Five into three does go (Nov 00) - Gerry Boud

Audi S3 is challenging, but not practical (Aug 01)
If you are old enough to remember the rather unglamorous days of the hot hatchback the new Audi S3 will strike a certain chord, writes Donal Byrne. That is not to suggest that Audi would be terribly impressed with their new supercharged version of the Audi A3 being described as merely a “hot hatch”. Full Story.

A3 1.6 is satisfying (Feb 04)
There's something about the latest version of the Audi A3 that lifts it out of the ordinariness of its predecessor, writes Brian Byrne. There's a subtle classiness about the shape, especially in side view, which was never evident in the old car.

A4

Audi A4 on a par with 3-series (Nov 00) - Gerry Boud

New A4 closes on image brands (Mar 01)
Audi have been trying hard for a long time to be considered one of the serious contenders in the executive market, writes Brian Byrne. And as the upper leaf in the trinity that makes up the core of the VW Group, they have a certain cachet on their side. Trouble is, the VW connection, however high quality Volkswagen is, must to some degree pull them back from being perceived as another Mercedes-Benz or BMW. The only way to do it is do it better than do those others. And, you know, maybe they’ve cracked it? full story

Audi A4 tdi is a fine car (Jun 01)

Certain changes in our familiar worlds creep up on us, insinuating themselves into our lives, writes Malachy Walsh. We remain partially aware until a further nudge stimulates realisation that something has altered. Full Story.

The kickass best bloody Audi I have ever driven (Aug 01)
I suppose it might be committing motoring heresy to say that I prefer the new Audi A4 to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the key target in the Audi’s upgraded status to luxury saloon, writes Brian Byrne. Full Story.

Audi A4 Avant is a dream car (Nov 01)
With 49 percent of the prestige ‘estate’ car market in their pockets and over 300,000 sales to its credit, Audi confidently expect big things from their latest lifestyle estate, writes John Reilly. The sparkling A4 Avant is as good as it gets in a market segment it initiated back in 1996. Full Story.

Audi Avant banishes the blues (Mar 02)
Nothing like a test drive in a powerful and striking Audi to banish the winter blues, writes John Reilly. And generally speaking cars don’t come with much more power or panache than the Audi A4 Avant. Full Story.

A6

Audi Allroad goes any road! (Feb 02)
The sun had shone for the Audi dealers who had tried out the new allroad quattro at the Aughrim Estate the day before, writes Trish Whelan. But today the mist was rolling in on the mountains, and there had been an extraordinary amount of rain the night before. Full Story.