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A well-rounded premium sedan. 80% of the A4 / C-Class / 3-Series at a significantly lower price

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Lack of powertrain options. No diesel engine for heavy users or a cheaper, more reliable MT

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Understated exterior & interior styling matched with solid build quality

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New-style large radiator grille will divide opinions. Some like it, some find it ugly

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Comfortable cabin with good quality materials, supportive seats and plenty of storage

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Misses in the equipment list such as a sunroof, ventilated seats & regular USB ports

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Insanely fun 2.0 turbo-petrol engine with 187 BHP & 320 Nm on tap

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Pathetic stock tyres are among the worst we%27ve experienced. An upgrade is compulsory

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Fast & improved wet-clutch 7-speed DSG (instead of the notoriously unreliable DQ200)

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DSG reliability woes (although we%27re a bit more optimistic about this new DQ381 gearbox)

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Mature suspension. High-speed manners are sorted

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