The bestseller to the 4 rings will repeat a fourth time in 2019, with a choice of reduced bodywork. The Audi A3 will focus more on technology.
Although the Volkswagen Group’s sales are performing well, the time has come for rationalization, in order to offset the financial losses associated with Dieselgate. Thus, the platform MQB, on which rests all the compact of the German group (including Seat and Skoda), will be renewed to accommodate the fourth generation of Audi A3, 23 years after the launch of the first opus.
If future customers will see only fire, some regret the abandonment, more than likely, the variant 3 doors that does not make any more recipe. A type of bodywork that most of the rivals has already mourned, starting with the Mercedes Class A. It should be the same for the future BMW 1 Series, also expected next year. Another passage to the presumable hatch: that of the Audi A3 cabriolet, again for reasons of disenchantment with the barge. From now on, unfortunately they prefer the SUV.
To say simple does not mean simplistic. if the fourth generation of compact rings intends to clean up its range, it will not save the technological solutions avant-garde.
Since the summer of 2017, Audi has been actively working to renew its range from above. In addition to the A8, A7 Sportback and A6, the SUV Q8 will soon come hatch this fireworks novelties, before the summer of 2018. Once this loop is completed, it will be time to rejuvenate the most popular models.
Thus, a new A1 is scheduled for the end of 2018, before the return of the Audi A3 in the first quarter of 2019, a few months before the enthronement of his cousin Volkswagen, the Golf 8.
The TDI engine will bring you dynamically and efficiently to your destination in the Audi A3 Sportback. And this, without compromising on comfort.
More focused on innovation. Its interior combines aestheticsand intuitive features.A horizontal dashboard accentuating the generosity of the cabin.
It is therefore a largely pruned Audi A3 range that should make its appearance in 2019, counting only on the 5 Sportback doors and the 4 doors Sedan. The odds of these two silhouettes should not experience an immoderate growth crisis, with the exception of their serifs. They will probably be optimized to offer more space on board. It is rumored, however, that a derivative two and a half volumes, hatchback, would be planned to oppose the future BMW 2 Series GT.
According to our information, the engine panel of the current Audi A3 should be renewed, overall, but will receive the micro-hybridization 48 v, except the 3-cylinder 1.0 l gasoline. The 4-cylinder 1.5 l petrol, for its part, should enjoy a handful of additional horses to reach 160 hp, while the 2.0 l would reach 200 hp. What about the 5-cylinder engine that drives the sporty RS3? He could give up his chair to a modest 4-cylinder, supported by a power block, to boast about 420 hp, just to not let the future Mercedes AMG Class A take off in the perpetual arms race .
Diesel side, the future Audi A3 should significantly reduce the wing. According to rumors, only two blocks would remain: a 1.6 l TDI 120 hp and a 2.0 l TDI 204 hp. The rings seem to be more involved in the electrification of their A3, which could offer several levels of power for its rechargeable e-tron hybrid. Finally, a 100% electric model should parallel its appearance.
In the spring of 2019, the new Audi A3 is expected to arrive in concession a few weeks after taking its first steps at the Geneva Motor Show. Do not expect to offer it for less than € 27,000.
To lose weight obese, the implantation of a gastric ring promises excellent results. At Audi, even if no one is overweight, we still try to consume less. The solution is called 1.5 TFSi COD for Cylinder On Demand. Developing 150 hp, this excellent four-cylinder engine is equipped with the deactivation of two out of four cylinders at partial load and deceleration.
Insensitive to driving, this technological sophistication promises real reductions in consumption. If Audi announces 5.1 l / 100 km according to standard cycles, very far from representing the normal conditions of use, we found 8.8 l / 100 km on an excessively urban route with a fairly muscular driving.
A beautiful value, easily revised downward with a driver less « impulsive », given the proposed approval. Very flexible, hyper available and providing excellent performance at the edge of sportsmanship once positively solicited, this brilliant machine deserves only praise. Too bad that the management of the optional S tronic double clutch robotics gearbox lacks finesse in our opinion.
When maneuvering at low speeds and at each start, an unpleasant torque effect slightly tarnishes the ease of use. Too bad, because in more playful driving, it shows a significant speed by sewing the seven reports in a snap of a finger.Archie known and recognized for its many qualities, the Audi A3 is, in our opinion and pending tests of the new Mercedes A-Class, the best compact premium on the market.
Built with great care, offering perfect ergonomics, fairly habitable and comfortable, the A3 suffers from high prices and a list of options still long. This has at least the advantage of being able to make a car a la carte.
| 2.0 TDI Automatic Truck | 2.0 TDI Manual Box | |
| Fiscal power | 8 cv | 8 cv |
| Engine | 4 cylinders turbo diesel online | |
| Gearbox -Boite de vitesses- | š-tronic 6 report | Mechanical 5 reports |
| Cylinder capacity cm3 | 1 968 cm3 | 1 968 cm3 |
| Max power in DIN at rpm | 143 / 3 500 – 4 000 | 110 / 4 100 |
| Max torque in Nm at rpm | 320 / 1 750 – 3 000 | 250 / 1 750 |
| Maximum speed (km / h) on circuit | 224 | 190 |
| Acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h (s) | 8,6 seconds | 10,7 seconds |
| Consumption mixed cycle (l / 100 km) | 5,2 / 3,9 / 4,4 | 4,5 |
| Mass emissions in mixed CO2 cycle (g / km) | 117 | 109 |
| Empty weight in (kg) | 1 360 Kg | 1 310 Kg |
| Dimensions (L / W / H) in mm | 4458 / 1796 / 1416 | 4310 / 1785 / 1425 |
| Chest volume dm3 | 425 L | 380 / 1220 L |
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