NO standard alloy wheels from now on in Audi A4 1.8P, 2.0P and 2.0 TDI

sidindica · 2nd May 2010, 21:17

Just got this latest brochure of the Indian market audi A4 (valid from april 2010 printed in India) and while reading across the specifications, came across this:

Audi A4 1.8 TFSI, 2.0 TFSI and 2.0 TDI are no longer coming with alloy wheels as standard, instead, steel wheels with full wheel covers are provided.

How come?

Nitrous Power · 2nd May 2010, 21:22

Is there any price correction? If not, shame on Audi.

Ricky_63 · 2nd May 2010, 21:27

This is probably a feeble move to match up to price cuts on the BMW 320D CE & Merc C class !!

So now we will see Audis with varied after market alloys !! That is both "good & bad"

Sounds wierd or does it ?

Cheers

Grafin · 2nd May 2010, 21:29

Thats a shame.

I honestly feel Audi should be a role model for other premium car manufacturers here in India.

Such a decision would , in my opinion, make the car feel less premium and special.

sachinj12 · 2nd May 2010, 21:35

What next, no power windows, air bags, ABS and EBD on stripped down version??

Shame on Audi.

sandeepmdas · 2nd May 2010, 21:47

Seems that Audi is under the impression that someone who can afford to buy a multi-million rupee car is a born idiot?

nik_kapur · 2nd May 2010, 22:36

Wow! that is truly a shame.

Have they released any information on the prices? The stripped down Audi's maybe cheaper? Audi is bound to feel the heat with Corporate Editions of Merc and BMW.

AyAn! · 2nd May 2010, 22:39

Reminds me of the W203 C180 Classic,that also offered steel wheels with wheel covers bearing that huge three pointed star! Its really disheartening to see Audi coming up with something like that almost a decade down the line.

vinaydas · 2nd May 2010, 22:57

what about price cuts for the move?
is audi trying to match Bmw and Merc in new "corp Ed" war?

dragstar · 2nd May 2010, 23:05

How can they strip a premium segment car of one of the basic equipment which are now becoming standard on smaller cars.
Whats the next thing, no body colored bumpers and no rear defogger??
Audi better have a good enough reason which is hard for a lot of us to see.

ishlinea7260 · 2nd May 2010, 23:16

man that really is bad, i mean even a honda civic s comes wid oem alloys.
if they want to match up with bmw corp,they have got a long way to go.

akj53 · 2nd May 2010, 23:22

It proves that in every company, there are few decision makers who are not actually worthy of their post. This

business decision will only result in increased customer cost (as every customer will buy alloys) and sheer wastage of all steel wheels sold by Audi.

So even babus of MNC's are no better than our sarkari babus.

shatrughna · 2nd May 2010, 23:55

Any car or a bike without alloys looks horrible and not worth looking at. Hope someone at Audi India is reading these posts and will take corrective action. Not that A4 looked very appealing in anyway except its V6 diesel engine one , nevertheless, steel rims will make it look worse.

harishnair · 3rd May 2010, 01:03

This is a really bad move by Audi. People who buy these cars are not going to go around hunting for alloy wheels and prefer having them as standard.This is the main reason why BMW and Merc. have retained alloy wheels in their entry level models.

Anand123 · 3rd May 2010, 04:17

Is this news confirmed yet? Is Audi providing any optional alloys with this 'new' model? Any idea about pricing?

2nd May 2010, 21:17	#1
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,890 Thanked: 8,101 Times	NO standard alloy wheels from now on in Audi A4 1.8P, 2.0P and 2.0 TDI Just got this latest brochure of the Indian market audi A4 (valid from april 2010 printed in India) and while reading across the specifications, came across this: Audi A4 1.8 TFSI, 2.0 TFSI and 2.0 TDI are no longer coming with alloy wheels as standard, instead, steel wheels with full wheel covers are provided. How come? Attached Thumbnails
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Nitrous Power BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Anand, Gujarat / Virginia Beach, US Posts: 490 Thanked: 273 Times	Is there any price correction? If not, shame on Audi.
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Ricky_63 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,885 Thanked: 518 Times View My Garage	This is probably a feeble move to match up to price cuts on the BMW 320D CE & Merc C class !! So now we will see Audis with varied after market alloys !! That is both "good & bad" Sounds wierd or does it ? Cheers
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Grafin BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 218 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Thats a shame. I honestly feel Audi should be a role model for other premium car manufacturers here in India. Such a decision would , in my opinion, make the car feel less premium and special.
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sachinj12 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,187 Thanked: 168 Times	What next, no power windows, air bags, ABS and EBD on stripped down version?? Shame on Audi.
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sandeepmdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Varkala Posts: 1,536 Thanked: 2,489 Times	Seems that Audi is under the impression that someone who can afford to buy a multi-million rupee car is a born idiot? Last edited by sandeepmdas : 2nd May 2010 at 21:48.
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nik_kapur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,101 Thanked: 864 Times	Thats a shame ! Wow! that is truly a shame. Have they released any information on the prices? The stripped down Audi's maybe cheaper? Audi is bound to feel the heat with Corporate Editions of Merc and BMW.
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AyAn! Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Durgapur/Calcutta/Pune Posts: 2,169 Thanked: 869 Times	Reminds me of the W203 C180 Classic,that also offered steel wheels with wheel covers bearing that huge three pointed star! Its really disheartening to see Audi coming up with something like that almost a decade down the line.
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vinaydas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,399 Thanked: 148 Times	what about price cuts for the move? is audi trying to match Bmw and Merc in new "corp Ed" war?
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dragstar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: moving around Posts: 78 Thanked: 57 Times	How can they strip a premium segment car of one of the basic equipment which are now becoming standard on smaller cars. Whats the next thing, no body colored bumpers and no rear defogger?? Audi better have a good enough reason which is hard for a lot of us to see.
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2nd May 2010, 23:16	#11
ishlinea7260 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: . Posts: 471 Thanked: 539 Times	man that really is bad, i mean even a honda civic s comes wid oem alloys. if they want to match up with bmw corp,they have got a long way to go.
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2nd May 2010, 23:22	#12
akj53 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NOIDA, Manchester & Cardiff Posts: 585 Thanked: 92 Times	It proves that in every company, there are few decision makers who are not actually worthy of their post. This business decision will only result in increased customer cost (as every customer will buy alloys) and sheer wastage of all steel wheels sold by Audi. So even babus of MNC's are no better than our sarkari babus.
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2nd May 2010, 23:55	#13
shatrughna BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 894 Thanked: 68 Times	Any car or a bike without alloys looks horrible and not worth looking at. Hope someone at Audi India is reading these posts and will take corrective action. Not that A4 looked very appealing in anyway except its V6 diesel engine one , nevertheless, steel rims will make it look worse.
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3rd May 2010, 01:03	#14
harishnair BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Quilon/ Sharjah Posts: 511 Thanked: 5 Times	This is a really bad move by Audi. People who buy these cars are not going to go around hunting for alloy wheels and prefer having them as standard.This is the main reason why BMW and Merc. have retained alloy wheels in their entry level models.
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3rd May 2010, 04:17	#15
Anand123 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 2,297 Thanked: 5,225 Times	Is this news confirmed yet? Is Audi providing any optional alloys with this 'new' model? Any idea about pricing?
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