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"What is it?
2002 Audi allroad 4.2

What's special about it?
Audi claims that the application of its 4.2-liter V8 to the ruggedly capable allroad crossover SUV is a "master stroke." We'd call it a "no-brainer."

The allroad 4.2 makes 300 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque, 50 and 37 more than the allroad 2.7T. So equipped, it will get from stationary to 60 in about 7 seconds, power flowing to all four wheels through the familiar five-speed Tiptronic automanual transmission.

New with the application of the V8 are steering wheel-mounted gear-change buttons that allow the driver to shift without taking her hands off the wheel. The transmission defaults to automatic mode after 8 seconds if the driver fails to intervene manually once more. Also new is a Sport mode for the Tiptronic tranny, which results in delayed upshifts and quicker downshifts.

Models designated 4.2 also et unique hollow-spoke 18-inch aluminum wheels, 245/45 tires and standard xenon headlights. Now if we could just get them to capitalize the 'a' in "allroad."

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"At a base retail price of $39,900 the allroad quattro is equipped with a 2.7-liter biturbo V6 engine that produces 250 horsepower. Standard features include dual front and side airbags, Sideguard curtain airbags, a 6-speed manual transmission, 17-inch alloy wheels, and a height-adjustable suspension."

"Equipped with a 250-horsepower biturbo V6, quattro all-wheel drive, and a 4-level height-adjustable suspension, the allroad quattro is ready to tackle the pavement or the dirt."

"With the 4-level pneumatic suspension set to Level 4, the allroad quattro sports 8.2 inches of ground clearance for off-road driving."

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Exterior


Light Silver Metallic/Dark Gray

Atlas Gray Metallic/Dark Gray

Brilliant Black/Dark Gray

Alpaka Beige Metallic/Dark Gray

Highland Green Metallic/Dark Green
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Interior


Platinum/Saber Black

Fern Green/Desert Grass

Ecru/Light Brown

crayzayjay

I dont understand why this thing didnt sell so great over here in the UK. I really thought it was gonna clean up, but the truth is I completely forgot it existed until i saw one parked in my neighbour's drive a couple days ago!

usarag24

do any of you guys know how to take this baby apart?? or somewhere I can go to get so sorta non specific guide.... my friend wrecked his so we are gonna strip it for everything it has... the car is very well made and difficult to find any screws, bolts, clips, etc.

edonis

Think this car isn't Audi's most selling car, though I know of several people who own one. High price (in Norway- starts at $70 000) makes you just want to buy the A6 Avant instead and save a couple of bucks.

Swoxy

For some reason I really like it, looks kind of tough and with the twin turbo or 4.2 under the bonnet I'm sure it flys. An interesting car for Audi but I think it didn't sell because it doesn't really fit into any catogory (same with Volvo XC70, no sales) and doesn't really move the game along either. A car generally has to do one or the other to be sucessful. For example the S-Class has lots of sales because people feel they want/need a big luxury car, and the smart car sells well because it's ideal for the city.

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crayzayjay

I dont think that's the reason. Success can be achieved by identifying niche markets and exploiting them. Audi screwed up, whether it was with marketing, or price... thats unimportant, it's a good car and it didnt sell. Audi did something wrong

Swoxy

'Success can be achieved by identifying niche markets and exploiting them'. You're right there, that's what happened with the Renault Senic and now we have these mini MPVs buzzing around all over the place. But some of them don't work, like the estate car-cum-off roader.

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crayzayjay

I think the estate-cum-off-roader idea has a lot of potential and along with many others i thought it was gonna be huge for Audi.. i think failure has had a lot to do with price / packaging

Swoxy

What do you mean by packaging? That the cars themselves were too similar to their road only counterparts? The allroad starts at £27,690 for the 2.5 TDi. Do you feal that unreasonable?

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crayzayjay

It depends, whats the price of the equivalent Avant ?

Swoxy

It's even more, at £31,705 for the 2.5 TDi!

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crayzayjay

I couldnt believe your figures, so after looking at Audi's uk site, it turns out the Allroad starts at £30,070, not £27k.
I believe the price has come down in order to shift some models, it may have been more expensive before. What i meant before is that the marketing for the car wasnt done very well.

Swoxy

That makes sense, maybe I looked at the figure with out VAT and registration, etc.

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