Had my black edition ultra manual saloon for just a month and 1,000 miles now and having changed from a BMW 525d (3 Litre) thought I would share my impressions good and bad for anyone who might be interested.

I didn't stay with BMW for two main reasons, so much more for your money with the Audi (Black edition with pearl paint all heated seats and lighting pack for almost £2,000 less than a standard 520d se) and the BMW is positively ancient inside compared to the high quality and modern Audi.

Okay Audi plus points,
very quiet (other than tyres which are Bridgestone and I have s line suspension too)

LED headlights and auto dip / main beam although I wish it operated at lower speeds too you can't always be belting around narrow country lanes.

Economy I have had a best of 56mpg on the single journey computer and 47.2 average over the 1,000 miles and I do a fair bit of town driving.

Quality of the leather seats I have lunar silver and a simple wipe with a damp cloth is all I have given it so far and still looks perfect, the pimply leather on my old BMW seemed to store dirt and was much more difficult to keep clean.

The interior especially with the lighting pack looks absolutely fantastic at night.

very comfortable despite 20" wheels and the lowest s line suspension the ride is not harsh at all for me ( my BMW was an M sport)

I expect this to be a contentious one The rotor wheels I think look great and are so so easy to clean after my lovely looking but pain in the bum to clean M sport wheels, I know the s6 style are the favourites at the moment.

Minus points
As already mentioned noisy tyres, I have had Bridgestones before and they were noisy too but with the wheel, tyre suspension combination I can't really complain.

Two regens already and on one occasion I felt I had to take it back out as it was stinking hot when I got home, my BMW was auto and I only noticed a few regens during the four years I had it.

I think that sixth gear is maybe a little high if you need to jump into the overtaking lane on a busy motorway a change down is necessary to get a squirt of acceleration to get into that gap, but again I suppose that's where the economy comes from.

Parking sensors not as good as BMW system for me don't really like the four separate segments and doesn't seem to be as accurate as BMW system

So overall I am very very happy I love the low slung looks with missano red paint, low suspension and rotors, lunar interior is beautiful too, the salesman said I was brave making this choice of colour interior combo, lol I don't agree I can see myself in this car for quite a long time.