 This car handles terrifically; as smooth and responsive as any BMW or Lexus I've owned.  The diesel has so much low end torque that you'll blow off kids in hot cars without meaning to.  The car is beautiful and comfortable and the sound system excellent.  All that being said, I'll never buy another Audi based on this car.   The car 'lags' when trying to accelerate just a little from an already-slow speed (like turning at an intersection with pedestrians; or waiting for a break in oncoming cars while turning) leaving you in dangerous situations at times.  The electronics are WAY behind the curve: you have to take your eyes off the road and hand off the wheel for FAR too much.   NOW of course there's the whole matter of the diesel engine polluting the air up to 40 times the legal limit.  As if there wasn't enough to dislike about the car already.......