Is Audi A3 a powerful car?
The A3 features a 201-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder engine. S3 models come with a 306-horsepower turbo-four, and RS 3 models have a 401-horsepower turbocharged five-cylinder. All engines are paired with a silky seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. All of these engines can move the car well.
Is the Audi A3 a fast car?
Its punchy petrol-electric drivetrain can propel the A3 Sportback to 62mph from rest in 7.6 seconds, with a 138mph top speed in hybrid running. The three performance versions (RS3, S3 and 1.8 TFSI) can all do 0-62mph in less than seven seconds, and every A3 Sportback can hit a top speed of at least 120mph.
Is Audi A3 TFSI a good car?
On the road, you’ll find that every version, no matter what its age, is great to drive. The 1.4 TFSI was smooth and powerful and reasonably economical. The replacement 1.5 (badged in later cars as the 35 TFSI) balances strong, flexible performance across the rev range with decent economy.
What’s the new platform for the Audi A3?
Following the Vorsprung Durch Technik mantra, the interesting stuff is hidden beneath the surface. This third generation A3 debuts the new Volkswagen Group MQB platform, upon which around 10 million cars a year will be built. It’s clever, highly flexible and features some technical jewels that help make the A3 much more premium-feel than before.
What kind of power does Audi A3 Sportback have?
If you buy an A3 with more than 148bhp, you also get independent rear suspension instead of a Lidl-spec torsion bar, in an effort to give the mild-mannered A3 some handling zing. Plug-in hybrid power is available too, badged as TFSI e.
Is the Audi A3 the best car in the world?
The old A3 had the “best dashboard design of any car in modern times”, at least according to my colleague Ollie Kew, and it’ll be dearly missed because Audi has totally revamped the A3’s interior. The screen is bigger and touch-sensitive, the architecture more angular and the materials not quite as expensive-feeling.
How big is the instrument screen on an Audi A3?
All A3s also get Audi’s ‘Virtual Cockpit’ instrument screen: 10.25 inches as standard, but there’s a 12-incher in the options pack list. We’ve tested a heartland UK spec for this review: an A3 Sportback 35 TFSI manual in S-line trim.