When a manufacturer has established a reputation for sporting excellence based on good-sized normally aspirated V8s, you know there's going to be massed groans when they announce the end of the line.

In this video we test a 2008 Audi A4 B8 3.0 V6 TDI with a 6-speed manual gearbox. Despite its age, the car delivers solid diesel performance with 240HP and 500Nm. Thanks to its Quattro system, the A4 ...