Audi A3 Sedan 2018 review: snapshot

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The A3 Sedan is a small four-door saloon.
EXPERT RATING
7.7

Likes

Great looks for a little sedan
quattro all-wheel drive
AEB standard on all grades

Dislikes

Small standard screen
Plain interior
Apple CarPlay/android auto not standard on entry grade
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Laura Berry

Senior Journalist

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The A3 Sedan is a small four-door saloon and sits between the Sportback and Cabriolet with a list price starting at $41,900.

That price will get you into the 1.4 TFSI grade which comes with xenon headlights with LED running lights, leather upholstery, dual-zone climate control, a 7.0-inch touchscreen with sat nav, reversing camera, multimedia system with voice control, eight-speaker stereo, Bluetooth connectivity, CD player, front and rear parking sensors, paddle shifters, rear view camera and 17-inch alloy wheels.

The next grade up is the $48,000 2.0 TFSI Sport which adds leather sports front seats, aluminium door sills, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and 17-inch alloys (with a different design).

The 2.0 TFSI quattro S line lists for $51,600 and brings in lowered sports suspension, 18-inch alloys and LED headlights.

The grade naming hints at the engine sizes – the 1.4 TFSI has a 1.4-litre four-cylinder making 110kW/250Nm; the 2.0 TFSI Sport has 2.0-litre four-cylinder making 140kW/320Nm, while the 2.0 TFSI quattro S line has the same engine but is all-wheel drive – the other two are front-wheel drives.

All engines are turbo-petrols – there is no diesel.

The amount of safety equipment increases as you step up through the grades but all A3s have a maximum five-star ANCAP rating and AEB as standard.

Read the full 2018 Audi A3 review

Audi A3 2018: 2.0 Tfsi

Engine Type Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency 5.8L/100km (combined)
Seating 5
Price From $23,870 - $29,480
Safety Rating

Pricing Guides

$24,697
Based on 32 cars listed for sale in the last 6 months.
LOWEST PRICE
$14,999
HIGHEST PRICE
$35,888
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Laura Berry

Senior Journalist

Laura Berry is a best-selling Australian author and journalist who has been reviewing cars for almost 20 years.  Much more of a Hot Wheels girl than a Matchbox one, she grew up in a family that would spend every Friday night sitting on a hill at the Speedway watching Sprintcars slide in the mud. The best part of this was being given money to buy stickers. She loved stickers… which then turned into a love of tattoos. Out of boredom, she learnt to drive at 14 on her parents’ bush property in what can only be described as a heavily modified Toyota LandCruiser.   At the age of 17 she was told she couldn’t have a V8 Holden ute by her mother, which led to Laura and her father laying in the driveway for three months building a six-cylinder ute with more horsepower than a V8.   Since then she’s only ever owned V8s, with a Ford Falcon XW and a Holden Monaro CV8 part of her collection over the years.  Laura has authored two books and worked as a journalist writing about science, cars, music, TV, cars, art, food, cars, finance, architecture, theatre, cars, film and cars. But, mainly cars.   A wife and parent, her current daily driver is a chopped 1951 Ford Tudor with a V8.
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Pricing Guide
$14,999
Lowest price, based on CarsGuide listings over the last 6 months.
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