Road Test
Audi A3
Test date 02 July 2008
Price as tested £24,150
For Engine refinement, almost a proper four-seater, surpisingly entertaining to drive
Against Poor rear visibility, looks a little odd with the roof up, quite expensive
How much ?
- Price as tested £24,150
- Price as tested £24,150
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.8 sec
- 0-60mph 7.7 sec
- 0-100mph 21.9 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
16.4 / 87.6 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
29.4 / 113.8 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
4.2 / 5.2
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
5.6 / 7.6 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
7.9 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
71 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
29.4 mpg
- Test best/worst
38.2 / 13.6
Government figures
- Combined/urban
38.7 / 28.2 mpg
- CO2 emissions
174 g/km
How big?
- Length
4238 mm
- Width
1765 mm
- Height
1424 mm
- Wheelbase
2578 mm
- Weight
1425 kg
- Fuel tank
55.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls Inline , 1798 cc
- Max power 158 bhp at 5000 rpm
- Max torque 184 ft at 1500 rpm
- Specific output 88 bhp per litre
- Power to weight 111 bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 82.5x84.1 mm
- Compression ratio 9.6:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.778 / 5.4
- 2nd 2.063 / 9.9
- 3rd 1.455 / 14
- 4th 1.107 / 18.4
- 5th 0.875 / 23.3
- 6th 0.725 / 28.1
- Final drive 3.647
Suspension
- Front MacPherson struts with lower wishbones, aluminium subframe, tubular anti-roll bar, track stabilising steering roll radius
- Rear Four-link with separate spring/shock absorber, subframe, tubular anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type Servotronic - electro-mechanical, speed sensitive, power assisted, rack-and-pinion
- Lock to lock 3.00
Brakes
- Front no data
- Rear no data
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 7.5J x 17'' '5-spoke star' Alloy in
- Size rear 7.5J x 17'' '5-spoke star' Alloy in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 225/45 R17
- Tyres rear 225/45 R17
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