The renovation of the Audi A4 about a year ago brought with it something unprecedented in the German model range: for the first time, the Audi S4 Avant (and therefore the S4 sedan) is now equipped with a diesel engine.
The choice was the 3.0 V6 TDI with 347 hp and 700 Nm of maximum torque, which is also associated with a mild-hybrid 48 V system (which, according to Audi, saves up to 0.4 l/100 km). All of this is sent to all four wheels via the famous quattro system and an eight-speed automatic transmission. Result: the classic 0 to 100 km/h is completed in just 4.9s and reaches (electronically limited) 250 km/h top speed.
At the same time, it returns typical consumption of diesel engines, as Guilherme tells us in the video, with an average on a highway that covered 7.2 l/100 km.
OK, but does it make sense?
With numbers that don't shame the sporty pretensions of the Audi S4 Avant and a look to match, albeit something discreet — for something with more visual impact, only the most powerful, and gasoline, RS 4 Avant —, would it be possible to add a Diesel engine to a van with sporting pretensions make sense?
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For you to discover the answer to this question, the best thing is to watch the video. In this one, Guilherme Costa not only lets you know all the details of this van, he also tries to answer the question that serves as the basis for this article.