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Fuel Calculator Petrol or Diesel? What is the Fuel Calculator? The Audi strikes a neat balance between fuss-free family transport, well-mannered refinement and managing to feel just a little keener in the chassis department than the old A3.
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Top Gear Team. Sports seats are standard in leather, along with a flat-bottomed steering wheel, and you get LED headlights. The interior trim inserts become brushed aluminium for a classier effect, among many other quality touches.
Based on the S Line level, Black Edition gets a black styling pack incorporating the front grille surround, mirror housings and door trim edgings, which are in silver on lesser A3s. Finally, Black Edition models receive what are easily the most attractive alloy wheels in the range: an 18in spoke set specific to this car, finished in a matte titanium colour.
Apart from the 1. It's got great official economy, but you do have to really tickle it along to get anywhere near the sort of economy you'd get easily in the 2. We only managed around 35mpg in the 1. Given the zingy performance of the 1. It's a good choice only if you're expecting to spend most of your time in town. We've seen surprisingly similar economy in the 2. There is also a petrol-electric hybrid A3 Sportback, called the E-tron, which offers fully-electric running for a limited range, plus a petrol back-up engine for long-range drives.
The A3 doesn't have quite the reliability record of the Kia Cee'd or Honda Civic, both of which also offer longer warranties, but it does have a generally good reputation for reliability. You can also get flat-rate servicing deals that spread the servicing costs out into monthly payments, and there are extended warranties although you'll pay quite dearly for them.
Go for a mid-spec trim, with either the 1. The A3's engines are among the most efficient in the family hatch class, and that's before you factor in the E-tron range extender, so company car buyers will find this a really affordable option - particularly for a premium brand.
The e-tron is a no-brainer for company car users provided your company scheme offers this more expensive model. If not, the 2. It may be a leftfield choice, but the smallest Infiniti is strikingly different and stuffed with technology.
Feels high-quality throughout, and high-spec models have the competition beaten for outright style. Only one petrol-electric hybrid engine choice.
Strange interior design, dumpy bodywork and a dull drive, but the CT is cheap to tax and run. Install the app. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. S line: Black edition grill or RS3 style grill? Thread starter lakers Start date May 18, Last edited: May 18, Silver Supporter.
Stick with the s-line grille. Here is an eBay RS style grille on my A3. I am not trying to pretend to be a RS3 and I do think that it makes the car look better. Penguin A3 Registered User. If you plan on getting the RS3 bumper, then get the grill as well.
James36 RS3 Rep :. Rs3 conversion! Full send! SootySport Registered User. Depends what colour the car is. Of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder but when it comes to selling the car you or your mate will be the looser.
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