From the end of 2021 to the beginning of this year, the mid-term modification of the Audi brand has been frequent, and the model to be introduced today - the Audi A4L is one of them. The 2022 Audi A4L has launched a total of 6 configuration models, and the official guidance price range is 306,800 yuan to 396,800 yuan. As a model of the same level as Mercedes-Benz C-class and BMW 3 Series, Audi A4L also has many fans in China, so let's take you to see the specific cost of this model.
In terms of appearance and interior, the shape of the 2022 Audi A4L basically maintains the design of the old model, and continues to provide two styles: dynamic and elegant. The sporty version features a high-gloss black sport exterior bag and 19-inch Audi Sport wheels, an interior upgrade to a flat-bottomed three-spoke multi-function steering wheel and sports black fabric roof and a luxury leather bag with contrasting stitching, and a premium leather bag with contrasting stitching, natural oak trims, 18-inch two-tone wheels, and some models are equipped with 30-color deluxe interior mood lights and rear and rear windshield sunshades. In addition, all models are equipped with front door logo lighting as standard, which is very ceremonial.
Among them, there is a special limited edition model priced at 366,800 yuan - the top model of the Audi A4L 40TFSI quattro RS suite fuel type, which uses the audi R8 with the same exclusive "Kemora gray" color scheme, equipped with RS Edition Titan gray exterior bag, including sports ducktail tail and RS Edition side signage, and the wheels are upgraded to 19-inch RS Edition whirlwind style aluminum alloy wheels, with the unique sports chassis of the original top model.
Interiors, the Audi A4L 40TFSI quattro RS kit offers an RS Edition flat-bottomed three-spoke sport multifunction steering wheel, passionate red interior stitching, RS Edition racing-style aluminium trim, sports black fabric roof, piano painted high-gloss black interior bag, aluminum high-gloss pedals and RS Edition front door welcome light.
In terms of power, the 2022 Audi A4L still has three powertrain options, the 35 TFSI is equipped with a 2.0T low-power engine with a maximum power of 110 kW and a maximum torque of 270 Nm; the 2.0T engine of the 40 TFSI model has a maximum power of 140 kW and a maximum torque of 320 Nm; and the 45 TFSI model has a maximum power of 185 kW and a maximum torque of 370 Nm.
First of all, in terms of maintenance costs, most of the owners will choose to carry out routine maintenance of the vehicle in the official 4S shop during the warranty period of the vehicle. The official maintenance cycle of Audi A4L is 10,000km, roughly according to the total driving of 60,000 kilometers in 3 years, the total maintenance cost of the vehicle is 13666 yuan. As a luxury brand, the spare parts price and man-hour fee of Audi A4L are not cheap, especially the replacement price of transmission oil at 60,000 kilometers is 2324 yuan. But fortunately, the maintenance gap of Audi A4L is not frequent, and 10,000 kilometers is guaranteed, which saves some maintenance costs for Audi A4L owners to a certain extent.
In the tax part, the annual vehicle and vessel tax of the 2022 Audi A4L model is 480 yuan, and the traffic insurance is 950 yuan. In the commercial insurance part, we calculate according to the official price of the top model Audi A4L 2022 45TFSI Select Dynamic Model of 396,800 yuan, only select the basic insurance types such as car damage insurance and third-party liability insurance of 1 million yuan, plus a total of three basic insurances without deductibles to simulate the calculation of the insurance amount, the total insurance cost of the first year is between about 7687 yuan, plus the total cost of vehicle and vessel tax and compulsory traffic insurance is 9117 yuan. It should be noted here that if there is no record of insurance or violation in the first insurance cycle, there will be a certain discount on the premium for the following year.
Regarding the annual total cost expenditure, we calculate according to the average price of 9.5L/100KM of the mileage driven per year, the fuel consumption reference car owner's word of mouth fuel consumption (the oil price reference to the recent Shanghai area No. 95 gasoline oil price is 8.52 yuan / L), the insurance payment of car damage insurance and third-party liability insurance 1 million plus deductible. In addition to the uninsured case of 20% off the premium in the second year, 30% off in the third year, take the average of the three-year premium, these conditions are combined to calculate the annual cost of the 2022 Audi A4L, and the results can be referred to the following figure:
In summary, the total cost of Audi A4L in the above three major sectors (maintenance, commercial insurance and daily fuel consumption) is about 27149 yuan per year, due to the recent rise in fuel costs of No. 95 gasoline, resulting in this part of the daily refueling cost becoming higher.
Audi A4L as a luxury brand of hot models, in addition to bringing a certain degree of identity recognition, Audi's own outstanding after-sales service also has a good reputation and protection. From these two aspects, the daily car maintenance cost of Audi A4L is still within the acceptable range, and the daily expenses are also at the mainstream level of luxury brands. As for the recommended models, it is recommended to pay more attention to the 40TFSI luxury dynamic model, after all, the performance of all aspects is more balanced; secondly, users with higher demand for power can consider the 45TFSI quattro selected dynamic model, which is the most powerful in the 2022 A4L car series.