<ul><li><a href="http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/112_0810_2009_audi_a4_quick_test/index.html">http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/112_0810_2009_audi_a4_quick_test/index.html</a</li></ul>

but this makes the 2.0T officially slower than the V6

Now we see a 2.0T prestige without S-line or Sport package and it stickers for $46,675. I am still holding out hope that I will get a B8 quattro 6MT (2.0T or V6) in Prestige trim in 2010, but I will surely skip the expensive $3000 ADS option. I am still undecided about the nav package. I like the integrated aspect of a factory navigation unit, but the reviews so far indicate that it's not as good as my Garmin 760. So I may skip out on that package as well, since the only real reason for getting it would be aesthetic (console-mounted MMI controls).

I think it's fine for AoA to equip magazine test vehicles with ADS to showcase the company's technology advancement, but as a consumer it makes little sense to pay 3 grand for this option on a 4-cylinder car that is already expensive to begin with. I might consider ADS on a 333-hp, $60K S4 but not on the A4 2.0T or 3.2.

"(it did have a gearshift Tiptronic feature). Not to worry, Audi says, they're coming."

Huh?

..and the MDX is on all seasons (as opposed to boosting numbers by switching to dedicated sticky summers).