Road TestCar reviews - Audi - A3 - AmbitionAudi modelsA3 1.8T 5-dr hatch 2.0 FSI 3-dr hatch 3-dr range Ambition Cabriolet range Cabriolet TFSI Range RS3 Sedan RS3 Sportback S3 3-dr hatch S3 Cabriolet S3 sedan S3 Sportback S3 Sportback 5-dr hatch S3 Sportback S-tronic 5-dr hatch Sedan sedan 1.8 TFSI Sportback 1.0 TFSI Sportback 1.8 TFSI Quattro Sportback 1.9 TDIe 5-dr hatch Sportback 3.2 5-dr hatch Sportback 5-dr hatch range Sportback e-tron Research Audi OverviewSegment pioneer Audi ups the ante with the A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI Ambition19 Sep 2013 IN THE great ‘who was first’ luxury small-car debate, there can be no doubt that Audi is the winner. Described as a “mini Lexus” by one revered reviewer when new, the Golf IV-based A3 of 1996 (or was the newly plushified VW actually A3-based) pioneered a new premium segment that is now hotly contested by the BMW 1 Series, Lexus CT 200h, Volvo V40 and Mercedes-Benz A-Class. But somehow, for a decade, Audi let the second-generation version of 2003 languish as BMW in particular took the high road with rear-drive dynamics and a fresh design language that has since influenced scores of imitators. Now we know that Ingolstadt’s designers and engineers were simply hatching a lighter, stronger, and far more efficient architecture designed to put the ‘Howdy!’ back into the Audi. Here we take a look at the mid-range 1.8 TFSI turbo-petrol Sportback, offering an engine not currently available in the closely related Mk7 Golf. And it’s good... Click here for the full review... GalleryClick to see larger images Model release date: 1 May 2013 to 1 November 2016 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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