2019 Audi A4

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An updated version of the Audi A4 sedan is making the test rounds in Germany, looking every bit like a model that’s on the receiving end of a few facelifts. The premium sedan is expected to be released a little earlier than expected as rumors continue to swirl around the current model’s sales struggles. If true, we can expect the updated Audi A4 to get a quick turnaround date, possibly as soon as the latter part of the year or maybe in early 2019.

EXTERIOR

If you’re looking to see an all-new Audi A4 with a completely different look to it, then you’re going to be very disappointed. The A4 that we see in these spy photos is barely hiding anything, a hint that there aren’t that many things to hide in the first place. The headlights are carried over from the current A4, though new graphics should be added in once it draws closer to production. The front bumper is the only section that’s covered by the camo bits, so if there are going to be any updated body parts, that’s where it’s going to be. For its part, the grille looks to have received a slightly new shape while the air intakes have been redesigned altogether.

At the back, the rear bumper gets an updated version, and if you look closer, you’ll notice that the exhaust tips also come in a new design. The rear lights are still the same, but like its counterparts in the front, expect a few changes there once the production model arrives. You should also notice the nameplates found at the back. Apparently, this particular A4 is the long-wheelbase A4L, a version of the model that will be exclusively sold in China. It makes sense because just above the new “45 TFSI” nameplate sits a bunch of Chinese characters that I don’t understand.

INTERIOR

The new A4’s interior should also benefit from having the usual array of tech goodies, including the 8.3-inch display that’s sitting atop the dashboard and the new MMI system
The Audi A4’s interior received wholesale changes only a few years ago so don’t expect the same thing to happen when the facelifted A4 arrives. If anything, there’s a better chance that Audi keeps the whole thing intact because the new design and layout it introduced were derived from a slew of technological developments that preceded it.