When it was first introduced, the B7 version of Audi’s vaunted A4 series stirred up a fair amount of controversy. Certainly, the new Audi corporate schnoz could have taken some of the credit, but the rest of the controversy was based on Audi’s claim of an all-new car compared to the B6 version that preceded it.

Though each exterior panel changed, the overall look of the B7 A4 appeared to be a mild evolution of the B6, and one look inside, where it’s hard to find any changes at all, might have left one thinking Audi was merely overstating a mild facelift. And you could almost forgive them, right? The B6 A4 was a magnificent car, sold very well, and was very competitive right up to the end. Why mess with success, right?

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