Thursday, May 9, 2013

Audi puts the sporty back in A3!


The new Audi A3 Sportback scores a longer wheelbase (58mm) and two extra doors for added practicality. Step inside and you will also notice slightly more head and leg room.

Yet, despite this increase in size, the Sportback manages to keep mass to a minimum thanks to the use of lightweight materials like aluminium and hot-shaped steel. In fact, if you really want to get technical, it now carries around 90kg less heft than its predecessor did.

At the moment Audi's five-door A3 is available with a choice of one diesel (1.6 TDI) and two petrol (1.4 and 1.8 TFSI) engines. A third petrol unit, a pint-sized 1.2 TFSI, will be joining the ranks in August. All, with the exception of the latter and that aforementioned diesel, can be partnered up with a six-speed manual or seven-speed S-Tronic gearbox.

Courtesy of Times Live

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