24/10/2008 23:48. When Audi launched the A4 Avant in South Africa a little while back they mentioned that it was the most popular A4 in terms of sales figures in Europe and that they expected the "petrol price means SUV buyers will downsize" theory to boost sales here.

When a colleague got back from the launch and explained the rationale to me I thought that maybe it was time Audi breathalysed their marketing staff. I just couldn't picture an SUV driver downsizing to a sedan with a bigger boot (Avant, to those of you not familiar with it, is Audi-speak for station wagon, like BMW has Touring and Mercedes has Estate)
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The Avant range is sold here in three derivatives with a choice of manual or multitronic transmissions. On offer are the 118kW/250Nm petrol 1.8T FSI, a 105kW/320Nm turbodiesel 2.0 TDI, and... // Motoring