Young working male's view: Our car did not have the satellite radio option and we feel it is well worth the money if you travel. On the Audi you need to order the optional ten speaker, 215-watt Bose stereo with the six-disc changer to get the satellite capability. The base radio isn't much either in quantity or quality of sound or reception. The car did not have the optional GPS, but we know from the past that these systems are seldom worth it unless they are very easy to use. If you are interested in this option, make sure you can operate it before you pull into traffic.

I was impressed by the amount of room in the backseat considering that the previous A4 was nearly impossible to get in and out of. Strangely, I could not find an acceptable outlet to recharge my older cell phone, anywhere in the Audi. In addition, I found the center armrest poorly placed and bothersome to open.

Driving the Audi was fun. Although we were hard pressed to find any premium gas under $2.30 cents a gallon, at least I felt I was getting my money's worth when traveling with the A4 although the car tended to either jump or bog off the line and has an overly sensitive accelerator control. With time this would not be a concern. Braking was well above normal with a good pedal feel. The gauges were easy to read even at night, but the temperature controls always seemed to have a mind of their own.

I don't know what message owning an Audi would send to the assembled multitudes, but for me it is one of reserved elegance with a touch of practicality. I would love to own one, but the wagon or Avant would be my choice.

Young working woman's view: Understated, and yet elegant, the Audi A4 is a nice car. Perhaps that best sums it up. If you reveal in the joys of a Teutonic comfort, this is a car worth considering. But before you shop make sure of your needs. Ordering the all wheel drive model with the six-cylinder engine and five speed automatic transmission, runs about $34,000 US. That is nearly $8000 more than the base version and I didn't find the differences that great. Certainly the 1.8 turbocharged front wheel drive Audi A4 is not as well equipped as the AT5, but you get the same great chassis and it isn't that much slower.