the buttons are crap, but the actual leather on the steering wheel is nice. Also the leather sports seats and ambient lighting lift the cabin in my edition 1, do you have those options? I can imagine the car feeling a bit more low rent in lower spec.
Can we talk about the Q4 interior?
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Don't have mine yet mate. Ordered all bells and whistles, sl 50 quattro.
I actually really liked the steering wheel (I know it's controversial), but I hated the buttons. Not sure what they were thinking with that.
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I wonder if the wiring is the same for other Audi steering wheels with actual buttons.
Given you're fully loaded and will have Ambient Lighting Pack Plus, i think you'll like the interior, espcially at night, its a nice place to be. I wouldn't worry about the odd bit of plastic.
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I have the top spec Q4 e-tron and the interior is unfortunately a bit of a mess. It's quite cluttered inside compared to a Tesla or Polestar. The materials are really cheap and probably more like a Golf than a premium car. What is amazing is the packaging - superb space in the front and the back. There isn't a way to get this spec'd to feel like a premium car (I made a huge mistake getting cloth seats that are quite uncomfortable so leather is a must I think). But if you can live with its sub-premium feel you will love the space inside the car.
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I'll take cluttered over a Tesla if that means physical buttons and a dashboard, not to mention the additional bits that hold parts properly in place.
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'Cluttered' in that sense is literally why I ordered a german car and not a tesla. 😂
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I notice a step down in interior quality compared to my previous Q5. In particular, the rear load cover is flimsy - the Q5 had a proper substantial retracting curtain, and by the way it's irritating not to be able to put the rear seats down from the tailgate, the Q5 has levers at the back that release the seatbacks. The interior is, however, far better than the VW ID4 which I tested, so you do still get a step up with the Audi compared to the VW.
Likewise, my first Audi too, so nothing to compare against other models from them, but overall I'm happy with the interior. My only real bugbear is the centre console in terms of piano black finish, and also the fact that it's quite difficult to access the storage compartments underneath it. It feels like you're feeling 'blind' underneath the console and cant actually see what's been stored there.
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The interior in our last BMW Gran Coupe was really good except for the fact the front side windows were thin but they don't seem to advance in interior styling.
Our last Merc prior to this Audi had a terrific interior. Especially the faux leather seats.
This Audi falls somewhere in between the two, it is quiet, not rattles and clearly well built but what grabs me most about the Q4 interior is the space.
Our last Merc prior to this Audi had a terrific interior. Especially the faux leather seats.
This Audi falls somewhere in between the two, it is quiet, not rattles and clearly well built but what grabs me most about the Q4 interior is the space.
Agree - I'm replacing an A3 with a Q4 and it seems more like for like
Yes but for the same spec in a A3/Q3 how much less will you be paying ?
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Well my Q4 edition 1 plus options was c. £53k and a current Q5 plus options is about £54k
It's a moot discussion because you're talking about completely different platforms and types of vehicles. The Q3 could have the same features but will have dramatically less space, and will not be an EV. If you want a good, real-world EV with the interior of a Q3 at the price of a Q3, then you're gonna need to wait a while.
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After looking at the interior of Cupra Born today, I think crap plastic interior is a common theme in all VW cars at this point. I am considering the Born for my father, and I really like it, but a lot of cheap hard plastic there too.
Polestar 2 on the other hand has pretty decent interior I think, despite being sceptical of it a while back.
Polestar 2 on the other hand has pretty decent interior I think, despite being sceptical of it a while back.
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