Road Test
Audi A3
Test date 21 September 2004
Price as tested £20,840
For Great interior, exacting build quality
Against Not exciting, gruff engine
How much ?
- Price as tested £20,840
- Price as tested £20,760
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.7 sec
- 0-60mph 9.2 sec
- 0-100mph 27.8 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
5.2 / 8.3 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
2.5 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
74 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
52.3 / 40.4 mpg
- CO2 emissions
143 g/km
How big?
- Length
4286 mm
- Width
1765 mm
- Height
1423 mm
- Wheelbase
2578 mm
- Weight
1380 kg
- Fuel tank
55.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1968 cc
- Max power 138 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 236 ft at 1750 rpm
- Specific output 70.1bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight no data
- Installation F
- Bore/stoke no data
- Compression ratio no data
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st no data
- 2nd no data
- 3rd no data
- 4th no data
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front MacPherson struts with lower wishbones, aluminium auxiliary frame, tubular stabiliser
- Rear four link rear axle with separate suspension-shock absorption arrangement, auxiliary frame, tubular stabiliser
Steering
- Type electromechanical, speed related steering assistance, active reset support, automatic straight runni
- Lock to lock no data
Brakes
- Front no data
- Rear no data
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front no data
- Tyres rear no data
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