
The Audi A4 is a front- or all-wheel-drive alternative to its traditionally rear-drive competitors.
The BMW 3-Series is a perennial winner amongst the enthusiast crowd, but it's also heavier and more expensive than it has been in the past.
However, it's hard to argue with the turbo-six's performance, though.
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class comes in flavors ranging from the efficient C250, all the way up to luxury-performance C400, but it's perhaps more oriented to comfort than ever before in 2015.
Cadillac's ATS offers fantastic handling and its high-tech CUE infotainment system, in a package that may be one of GM's most compelling vehicles built in recent history.
The Infiniti Q50 is loaded with technology and comes with a hybrid option, and Acura's TLX promises to offer performance in technology in droves, though we haven't had the chance to sample it yet.
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Quick Specs | |||||
The 2015 Audi A4 and S4 sedans are tech-laden, trim, handsome alternatives to the other expected German cars, as well as one very good American one. |
The 2018 Infiniti Q50 is powerful, well-equipped luxury sedan that doesn't quite match up to Germany's finest yet. |
The 2015 Acura TLX offers impressive performance, ample features, and smart value. |
The 2015 BMW 3-Series lineup is a sport sedan at heart, but with Sports Wagon and Gran Turismo (hatchback) models, it's a lot more than that. |
The 2015 Cadillac ATS hits all the right marks in handling, performance, quality, comfort, and technology. |
Forget this model's recent past; the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class takes a half-step up in size and a full step ahead of its peer set in sophistication -- and it's now one very charming luxury car. |
MSRP From | |||||
$35,500 | $35,200 | $31,445 | $32,950 | $33,215 | $38,400 |
Gas Mileage | |||||
17 MPG City / 32 MPG Hwy | 19 MPG City / 32 MPG Hwy | 21 MPG City / 35 MPG Hwy | 17 MPG City / 45 MPG Hwy | 18 MPG City / 33 MPG Hwy | 13 MPG City / 34 MPG Hwy |
Engine | |||||
Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Premium Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Gas I4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 |
EPA Class | |||||
Compact Cars | Midsize Cars | Compact Cars | Compact Cars | Compact | Compact Cars |
Style Name | |||||
4-Door Sedan CVT FrontTrak 2.0T Premium | 2.0t PURE RWD | 4-Door Sedan FWD | 4-Door Sedan 320i RWD | 4-Door Sedan 2.5L Standard RWD | 4-Door Sedan C 300 Luxury RWD |
Drivetrain | |||||
Front Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive |
Passenger Capacity | |||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Passenger Doors | |||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4 | N/A |
Body Style | |||||
FrontTrak Sedan | Sedan | Sedan | Sedan | Sedan | Sedan |
Transmission | |||||
CVT w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Auto-Shift Manual w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic | Automatic w/OD |
Detailed Spec Comparison | |||||
2015 Audi A4 vs. 2018 INFINITI Q50 | 2015 Audi A4 vs. 2015 Acura TLX | 2015 Audi A4 vs. 2015 BMW 3-Series | 2015 Audi A4 vs. 2015 Cadillac ATS | 2015 Audi A4 vs. 2015 Mercedes-Benz C Class |