2018 Audi A4 2.0 TFSI Black Edition review

Blame Mercedes. When the über-hardcore SLK 55 AMG Black Series lobbed on to the international motoring scene in 2006, black became the new, um, black.Since then, automakers have been whacking ‘Black’ labels on all manner of special editions. Some, such as those from the originator of the concept, Mercedes-AMG, have been pretty serious special (and limited) editions with the commensurate lift in performance to set them apart from their (tamer?) siblings.