Cool Cars of the Philippines

     The Audi A4 is a car which doesn't really need an introduction. It's been around for roughly 28 years and has not changed too drastically since then, still being your sharply dressed, executive 4-door saloon. Produced from 2007 to 2015, the A4 was sold globally and assembled in Audi and Volkswagen-built factories, from Germany, to China, and to even Indonesia. Fairly popular in the upper class world, the A4 B8, the fourth generation model of the Audi was your go-to compact, executive car if you were tired of all the Mercedes-Benz's and BMW's all your friends at the country club had.      The A4's desirable, unrelenting image really made it a car bought for its style. It may have been priced at a hefty ₱3.1 to ₱3.2 million,  but it was a car that really kept its value. Outside, it had its iconic Audi grille, large front vents, and conservative LED headlamps. However, inside, the cabin was abundant with all sorts of standard gadgets for your executi...

     The first iteration of the Audi A4, one of the most iconic German sedans of the 90's. The A4 represented a major shift in Audi's brand. Besides a change in the nomenclature system, the A4 showcased its take on luxury, facing on the likes of Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Conservative, yet timeless in design and styling, the more radical developments occurred internally within the car's inner workings. This really marked Audi's turning point as an automaker.      Developed at a cost of $1.2 billion, the A4 made its first step in late 1994. Built on the same platform as the Volkswagen Passat, it had a simple front-engined, front-wheel drive design, available in two variants, the saloon version and the estate version. The A4 was made available with numerous engines, however, the one fitted in the feature presentation was a 1.8L 4-cylinder engine, capable of producing over 120 brake horsepower and 170 Nm of torque. This gave it a top speed of 205 km/h, worrying ma...