Audi’s current A3 range, like its predecessors, shares its architecture and most of its componentry with parent brand Volkswagen’s Golf.
Prices for the five-door A3 Sportback start at $36,600 for the 85kW 1.0-litre turbopetrol threecylinder/seven-speed automated twin-clutch S-Tronic.
The 110kW 1.4-litre turbopetrol four, with cylinder-ondemand technology (COD) that automatically shuts down two cylinders under light loads to save fuel, is $40,700.
The 140kW 2.0-litre turbopetrol Sport is $46,800; with Audi’s quattro all-wheel drivetrain, it’s $50,400.
Sedans start at $42,300 for the 1.4-litre/seven-speed S-Tronic; Sport variants, with the same 2.0-litre front-wheel drive and quattro drivetrains as the Sportback, cost $48,400 and $52,000 respectively.
Cabrios start at $49,800 for the 1.4-litre turbopetrol COD.
The 2.0-litre turbopetrol Sport models are $55,900 with front-wheel drive and $59,500 with quattro.
S3 quattro variants, with a 213kW 2.0-litre turbopetrol engine, start at $63,900…
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Australian New Car Buyer (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue #53 - June 2019