WOWWW!!! NEW 2017 AUDI A4 ALLROAD. The tracks in the virgin powder tell the story: Four of them, each flanked by its own spent roostertail of snow, are hallmarks of all-wheel-drive grace. That Audi’s A4 Allroad doesn’t perpetually turn the driveshaft that powers its rear axle differentiates it from every Quattro model sold in the U.S. since the original 1983 Quattro Coupe. That all four tires are pulling when needed, however, is apparent from behind the wheel. But the switch from front- to all-wheel drive is an instant, seamless, and transparent transition. Michèle Mouton would be proud.
Audi’s former factory driver would also, no doubt, approve of the Allroad’s launch-control-assisted 5.2-second stomp to 60 mph, the same as the last A4 sedan we tested and a meaningful second quicker than the similarly purposed Volvo V60 Cross Country T5 AWD. A 13.8-second quarter-mile puts to rest the notion that being a lifted wagon with a modicum of off-road capability also means being, well, slow. Audi’s turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four pumps out the same 252 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque here that it does in the A4 sedan, sending it to the seven-speed dual-clutch paddle-shifted gearbox. The transmission remains a highlight of the driving experience: obedient and rapid when you need those traits, benign and invisible when you don’t.
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