An Audi With Value for Money
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Undoubtedly, the A3 is the best built small hatch that money can buy. The Model is known for its interior quality and badge equity, pushing us in a certain respect to believe that cars of this type come no better than this.
The Audi has some really neat high-tech features. Audi magnetic ride is one of them. Adaptive action shock absorbers filled with a magneto rheological fluid allow the driver to choose between a comfort-oriented normal mode and a tauter sport mode at the touch of a button.
The S tronic gearbox is a twin-clutch sequential gearbox that can be fitted to the 2.0 TFSI and 2.0 TDI models in six speed form, where the 1.6, 1.4 TFSI and 1.8 TFSI petrol engines get the option of a seven-speed system. This system can mimic a full automatic gearbox or the driver can blitz through gearchanges at lightning speed using shift paddles mounted behind the steering wheel.
The exterior has some really nice contemporary look. The front wings and the grille are a little shapelier, the headlights are sharper-looking and the side repeaters are now incorporated into the door mirrors. The S line variant has LED daytime running lights.
The latest A3 ups the ante with more aluminium design elements, revised switchgear, a better quality instrument cluster and a rethink for the upholstery choices. Quattro four wheel drive is of course offered on certain variants.
Many A3 buyers upgrade their cars to Sport and S line specifications, trim levels tweaked by the UK importers to include an upgraded sports suspension kit with modified spring and damper settings designed to improve ride comfort without compromising on agility.
The A3 range features a number of extremely fuel efficient engines. The 1.6-litre TDI will average over 68mpg and even the sporty 197bhp 2.0 TFSI powerplant will eke around 35 miles from a gallon. Carbon dioxide emissions are also kept well in check right across the range with the 1.6 and 2.0-litre diesels being especially sought after in this regard by company user-choosers.
The A3 three-door has always been a great small car that feels like the concentrated goodness of a great big car. Nothing’s changed. You’ll still want one as soon as your strides hits the seat. This model sees Audi realize that the competition has been busy copying and, in certain cases, bettering the Germans when it comes to interior quality. Consider the status quo re-established with this car.
Highlights of the line up include the S3 Sportback, the seven-speed S tronic gearbox option for fast but fuel efficient models like the 125bhp 1.4 TFSI and the all-round brilliance of the 2.0 TFSI model. Audi takes into account the importance of fuel economy, thus the Audi cars are fuel economy friendly.
The Audi is worth the money and value. It is rumored that the small great car is the best built small hatch that money can buy. Its interior quality, high-tech features and style is top of the notch.
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