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udi makes great cars. We all know that. It’s
tough to find a person that is truly antiAudi. This TDI® clean diesel engine, for
now, is not caught up in that Volkswagen
emissions snafu. It is the 3.0L with urea injection.
Enough about politics.
As you approach the car it screams Audi, with
its big front grill, the familiar four circles, slim and
menacing headlights and smooth lines. It’s nice to
see that Audi branded the look and has stuck with
it for so many years now.
From the driver’s seat, everything is laid out
where you’d expect it. Climate controls are easy to
understand and logical. The infotainment system
welcomes you when the screen emerges from the
dash. Every modern Audi sedan I have driven has
basically the same layout so there were no long
moments of “I wonder what this does?”
I set up my phone and radio stations with ease.
The sound system is adequate. There are options for
upgrading it and if you are a music aficionado you
may want to go in that direction. The navigation
system is easy to use with a very large screen. That
same screen also helps with seeing the multiple
views from the cameras discreetly mounted on the
exterior of the A7, which make parking a breeze.
Talking and listening on the phone system was
clear, and it helped that the cabin noise at nearly
any speed was quite low. There is a heads up
display that projects your speed as well as next turn
from the navigation on the windshield. One note
though if you have cheap polarized sunglasses
you’ll have a hard time seeing it.
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