Road TestCar reviews - Audi - A3 - Sportback 3.2 5-dr hatchAudi 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 OverviewAudi's sweet five-door A3 Sportback is best exemplified by the cracking 3.2 quattro7 Jul 2005 AUDI’s new Sportback at last adds a five-door to the new A3 range, and asks only a small price premium – which is a good thing in a car that already suffers the early stages of sticker shock. For an extra $2000, you get two extra doors, a restyled body with Audi’s signature single-frame grille and an extra 20 litres of boot space. The 3.2-litre V6 version adds all-wheel drive and sharper dynamics to a car that has already defined itself as a hatchback for the sportingly inclined. With a (normally aspirated) power-weight ratio equal to Subaru’s WRX, the A3 3.2 Sportback quattro doesn’t yield readily to anybody. Model release date: 1 February 2005 to 1 January 2009 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 Previous modelAudi's original A3 arrived Down Under in May 1997, but it took more than two years for the five-door version to go on sale here, in October 1999 - the same time the three-door was discontinued. Available in 1.6, 1.8 and 1.8 turbo guises, the five-door range was facelifted in November 2000 with a revised grille and tail-lights, before being phased out when the all-new A3 arrived (in three-door form) in July 2004. |
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