 I just had the misfortune of renting this car for a week.  Wow, what a joke.I had the base model with the S-Line package and a few extras like navigation.The car was wholly unpleasant to drive.  The CVT an obvious annoyance, the interior, instrumentation and controls utterly mediocre and old fashioned.  It wasn't antiquated like a Subaru, but it seemed like a step down from even a VW, which is inexcusable for the cost.Everything about the driving experience made me completely puzzled as to why anyone would cross shop with this a similarly priced BMW 3 Series and pick this Audi.I'm not a BMW fanboy or anything, but the two vehicles are incompatible in driving experience, and yet they are about the same price.  Audi is supposed to be the premium arm of VW, and yet frankly this car is so easily bested in this segment by so many alternatives.Thank goodness that the 2017 model is a complete redesign.