New fixed price plan offered by Audi Centres helps with budgeting for drivers of four-cylinder Audi models that are just out of warranty

• New Audi Service Plan covering cars aged between three and five years and with engines of up to 2.0-litres (excluding hybrids) available to retail customers for a fixed price of £299
• Plan covers next two consecutive services and brings significant savings compared with booking services individually
• No age, time or mileage restrictions on when the services are claimed providing that they are the next two consecutive services

A new fixed price service plan for three to five-year-old Audi models is the latest evidence that the Vorsprung durch Technik brand is making real headway in its drive to more closely align pricing structures in its Audi Centre network with those of independent repairers, while retaining the all-important ‘Audi Difference’.

The Audi Service plan is available to retail customers for a fixed price of £299 including VAT, making it easier than ever before for owners to safeguard the optimal future value of their cars with a ‘full Audi service history’. Eligibility extends to all cars powered by TFSI petrol and TDI diesel engines of up to 2.0-litres in size (excluding hybrids) that are more than 36 months and less than 72 months from the date on which they were first registered.

Included as part of the plan are one major service and one oil change service, which combined would cost considerably more than the package price. There are no age, mileage or time restrictions affecting the validity of the plan, and it can also be transferred to a new owner if the vehicle is sold - the only stipulation is that the services must be claimed as the next two consecutive scheduled fixtures in the car’s service regime.

Tasks included as part of the Audi Centre major service include an oil and oil filter change, cleaning, and if necessary replacement, of the air filter, replacement of the spark plugs or diesel fuel filter if required and a full vehicle inspection and road test.

Where an Audi authorised technician concludes that replacement parts are required during the service, Audi can offer highly competitive prices that are fixed nationally for frequently replaced components such as brake pads and cambelts. These are extra cost items that are not included in the service plan.

24-hour online booking

Once the Audi Service Plan has been purchased, customers using the majority of the UK’s Audi Centres can visit the 'Owners Area' atwww.audi.co.uk to schedule in a service with their local Audi Centre in just a few clicks.

This latest offer, which supplements the fixed cost service plans already available for brand new Audi models at the point of sale, is just one of the added value features that combine to make ‘The Audi Difference’. The cornerstones of this initiative are a set of standards that Audi UK has agreed with its network teams across the UK that, as the name suggests, set Audi Centres apart.

These include everything from the offer of a free vehicle health check conducted with the benefit of the very latest Audi software updates whenever required, through to the option of car collection and return for service and maintenance jobs, and useful features such as complimentary MOT protection, on-site tyre sales and fitting and revolutionary Audi cam video-based diagnoses of work required. Behind all these advantages is of course a network of people equipped with unparalleled knowledge of the intricacies of every Audi model.

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Huge 18-inch high-performance wave brake discs sit behind the standard 20-inch alloy wheels. The brakes deliver truly impressive stopping power whenever required.

The high-gloss black-painted brake callipers – with the RS logo – grip the front vented disc brakes with six-piston fixed callipers. At the back 300mm vented disc brakes stop the car in a balanced, safe and highly effective way.

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With its intuitive layout, the Driver’s Information System (DIS) makes it easy for you to keep an eye on a wide range of information such as current and average fuel economy, fuel range and travelling time.

The DIS comes with a colour display as standard.

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New Saloon, Avant and Coupe variants employ latest Audi ultra efficiency technology to boost economy and trim CO2 to as little as 109g/km

• New ultra versions of A4, A4 Avant and A5 Coupe now available to order priced from £28,320 OTR, £29,620 OTR and £31,120 OTR respectively – first UK deliveries in late April
• New ultra engine linked exclusively to six-speed manual gearbox delivers more torque, EU6 compliance, up to 56.5mpg and CO2 of as little as 109g/km
• Significant BIK benefits for business users, reduced VED rates
• A5 available exclusively in SE form, A4 and A4 Avant also offered with cost-effective SE Technik specification
• A5 Sportback ultra models to follow during 2014

At the pinnacle in terms of efficiency, the range of Audi ultra models which launched in the UK with the A6 last month is quickly expanding to include A4 Saloon and Avant and A5 Coupe variants. With CO2 outputs of as little as 109g/km the three new A4 and A5 TDI ultra models undercut the already impressively low emissions figures achieved by the familiar TDIe versions in each range. They are available to order now priced from £28,320 OTR and will reach their first UK customers in late April.

Although it shares its 163PS output with the more powerful of the two TDIe engines, which until now was reserved for the A5 Coupé, the unit powering the latest ultra models is a completely new development engineered for even leaner burning with no impact on performance. It works with a highly efficient Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system that removes nitrogen oxides from the exhaust and ensures that the new models meet the stringent new Euro 6 emission standards.

Peak power arrives 1,200rpm earlier at 3,000rpm in the new ultra engine, and maximum torque increases from 380Nm to 400Nm and is available over a wider spread from 1,750rpm to 2,750rpm. Acceleration from rest to 62mph in the exclusively six-speed manual-equipped A5 TDI ultra is very slightly improved at 8.3 seconds (previously 8.4), and top speed holds firm at 140mph.

The same performance data also applies to the new A4 2.0 TDI ultra, and both also share identical, and exceptional, economy and emissions figures, with up to 56.5mpg possible according to the combined cycle test, delivered with CO2 emissions of just 109g/km. The A4 Avant is only just behind, with a 0-62mph time of 8.6 seconds, a top speed of 134mph, the potential for up to 55.4mpg and CO2 output of 114g/km.

BIK and VED benefits

The outstanding emissions performance delivered by the three new models has a bearing on their CO2-related Vehicle Excise Duty categorisation, which in the A4 Saloon and A5 Coupe is band B (A5 Coupe TDIe previously band C), and in the A4 Avant is band C. Ultra technology also facilitates exceptionally competitive running costs for business users, with benefit-in-kind liabilities of 16 per cent, 17 per cent and 16 per cent for the A4, A4 Avant and A5 Coupe respectively. If the A5 Coupé 2.0 TDI ultra SE is compared with the outgoing A5 Coupe 2.0 TDIe 163PS SE, the annual liability for a 40 per cent tax payer falls from £2,236 to £1,988.

Ultra badging at the rear discreetly marks out these extraordinarily focused models, which in all other respects closely resemble SE versions of the A4 and A5. A5 ultra Coupe models are available exclusively in SE form, while A4 and A4 Avant versions can also be upgraded to SE Technik specification.

A4 SE equipment includes 17-inch alloy wheels, an Audi Concert CD audio system incorporating DAB digital radio and linked to a 6.5-inch colour monitor, light and rain sensors, rear parking sensors and electronic climate control. A5 SE models also feature Milano leather upholstery.

SE Technik specification for the A4 adds Milano leather upholstery, along with additional features such as hard disk-based MMI Navigation plus, Audi Music Interface (AMI) iPod connection and the Audi Parking System Plus with front and rear sensors.

All A4 and A5 ultra models are equipped as standard with lowered sports suspension to reduce drag and maximise economy, and for the same reason the 18-inch alloy wheels normally included as part of the SE Technik upgrade for A4 models are omitted.

During this year ultra specification will become available for more models in the Audi range, starting with the five-door A5 Sportback.

Article source: www.audi.co.uk