When the audi s3 debuted, we noticed its numbers were curiously close to. Both brent and ed have written about the surprising amount of rear passenger space in our 2015 audi a3 for a small car, im surprised by how much space. Audis a3 delivers whats great about a vw gti in a moresophisticated packaged. Frontwheeldrive 2020 a3 models now carry the sport moniker, while quattro allwheeldrive models are badged as s line.
There are tweaks and stretches here and there, but the new car is a dead. The audi a3 is finally back and its bigger than ever. Until it gets a little more grip, this car will remain more of a responsible adult than wild child. For our first drive of the 2015 a3 tdi, audi officials challenged us to drive 845 miles from albuquerque to san diego on a single tank. The 2015 audi a3 and s3 is an allnew model and ditches its predecessors hatchback body style for a traditional sedan. Audi a3 sedan gets successful makeover, coming to america. A3 was redesigned for the 2015 model year, so there isnt much new for 2016. Car and driver 10best is a list annually produced by car and driver cd, nominating what it. Now that its allnew and has a fancy sedan body, americans are going crazy for the audi a3. Auto trader is the uks biggest, best and most trusted car buying website, and our youtube channel will help make finding your dream vehicle easier than ever. With the nav and other vehicle systems online, you get so much more capability than. My local audi dealer called to tell me the new a3 was in so i test drove it.
But audi made us wait until now, however, to drive the standardissue a3. From the a3 s driver or passenger seat, theres little indication that this is the cheapest new audi you can buy. For the 2015 model year, the a3 tdi is only available as a sedan with frontwheel drive, although next year a fourdoor hatchback version sportback in audi terms will join it. A sportflavored s3 sedan will also appear later this year, a car that we sampledand lovedlast fall. The a3 dash board looks cheap with round gages that is why i ruled out the a3 model and decided if i were to buy an. Herndon, virginia good housekeeping teamed up with car and driver recently to choose the best new cars of 2016. The 2016 audi a3 s interior boasts highquality materials and solid build quality. Audis new compact a3 sedan delivers a4 refinement and poise in a compact package.
The 2015 audi a3 begins its third generation in the u. This car comes with leather, sunroof and loads of other stuff standard. The fourdoor is thus the first a3 model to arrive here, with deliveries starting in the first week of april cabrio and q3 models arrive this fall. Popular searches toyota camry ford f150 car appraiser tool subaru outback lease deals.
The a3 cabriolet has two complete sets of latch connectors for securing child car seats on the rear seats. The a3 tdi gets 3143 mpg cityhighway, which is excellent for an upscale small car. Our test car equipped with the optional mmi navigation package, the. After driving it i was in love, the direct injection 2. Despite the slight loss in cargo area and practicality, audi predicts the.
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