Audi A4 vs Volvo XC60 [2017-2021]

As the Indian automobile market stepped into the BS6 era last year, Audi India discontinued its A4 sedan. And now after a brief break, it's back in an updated guise. Its launch also marks the start of the brand's product offensive strategy for this year. We have already shared our first-drive impressions of this 2021 Audi A4 and now, here are the five advantages and two disadvantages of this car in its comprehensive makeover.

Having introduced the 90-series vehicles such as XC90, S90 and V90 over recent times, Volvo is now set to unleash its mid-size luxury SUV, the new XC60 onto our roads on 12 December. The all-new XC60 is a manifestation of the Swedish brand’s current design language, one that combines crisp design lines with gorgeous detailing. This high-rider is also based on the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform, which is what essentially underpins their bigger XC90 too. To give you a perspective, the new XC60’s wheelbase has shot up by 44mm, is 11mm wider and sits shorter by 14mm. Plus, to keep things simple, it will only get the diesel engine (D5) and in the Inscription variant which gets all the bells and whistles.

The Audi A4 is the perfect case of 'Do not judge a book by its cover'. We have driven it in the updated guise. Read on to find out more