Audi A3
About the Audi A3
Last updated Jun 07, 2024Audi Australia has increased the asking price of its A3 range, including the high-performance S3 and RS3, by up to $3831 for the 2024 model year.
The range now starts at $49,600 before on-roads for the A3 35 TFSI Sportback, and extends to $96,200 before on-roads for the RS3 Sedan.
As recently detailed, the A3 and S3 now receive a range of new features. These include adaptive cruise control with stop and go, Audi pre sense basic, active lane assist, as well as rear USB-C ports.
Summary
Genuinely efficient mild-hybrid donk
Thoughtful tech and equipment list, mostly
Attainable entry point
Adaptive cruise optional
Some plastics don't feel premium
Road noise on optional '19s not premium either
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Audi A3 Range Guide
The 2024 Audi A3 35 TFSI comes standard with the following:
- 18-inch alloy wheels
- Adaptive LED headlights
- Rain-sensing window wipers
- Hands-free power boot lid (Sedan only)
- 10.5-inch digital instrument cluster
- 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Wired and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- Satellite navigation
- DAB+ digital radio
- Six-speaker sound system
- Wireless phone charger
- Dual-zone climate control
- Rear USB-C ports (NEW)
- Keyless entry and start
- Paddle shifters
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel
- Leather upholstery
The A3 40 TFSI adds:
- S line exterior package
- Heated, power-folding side mirrors
- Selectable drive modes
- Interior ambient lighting
- Frameless auto-dimming rear-view mirror
- Front sport seats
The S3 adds:
- 19-inch alloy wheels
- Adaptive S suspension
- Matrix LED headlights
- 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
- 15-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system
- Stainless steel pedals
- Nappa leather upholstery
- Heated front seats
- Power front seats with four-way power lumbar
The RS3 adds:
- Red brake calipers
- RS sport suspension
- Selectable RS drive modes
- RS torque splitter
- Dual oval exhaust tailpipes
- Privacy glass
- Hands-free powered tailgate
- Surround-view camera
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Interior
For its generational change the A3 has adopted Audi’s latest interior design and layout, with elements like the air vents inspired by Lamborghini.
Your eyes are immediately drawn to the beautiful 12.3-inch Virtual Cockpit instrument cluster and the 10.1-inch MMI touch infotainment display, both offering the crispest of graphics and buttery smooth animations.
The inbuilt satellite navigation system offers Google Maps, online traffic updates and hazard alerts, parking information, weather updates and fuel prices, thanks
Even the base A3 35 TFSI has a creamy leather steering wheel that feels great in the hand, and wheel-mounted paddle shifters are fitted if you want to take control of the transmission yourself. We also appreciate the proper climate controls.
Comfort up front is good even in the standard, manually-adjustable first-row pews.
Row two in the regular A3 is slightly more spacious than the performance-oriented S3 as you don’t have the tall S seats with integrated headrests up front. Forward visibility in the rear is also improved as a result.
Speaking of kids, there’s ISOFIX anchor points on the outboard pews and top-tether points behind all three positions.
While Australians tend to see SUVs as family cars, Europeans have used cars like the A3 as family runabouts for decades – it’s more than up to the task.
Exterior
The new A3 rides on 18-inch alloy wheels as standard, and features LED headlights across the range.
Ibis White is the standard colour on the 2022 Audi A3, with Brilliant Black a no-cost option on the 35 TFSI.
Audi A3 Colours
The 2024 Audi A3 range, depending on the variant, is available with the following exterior paint colours:
- Arkona white
- Brilliant black
- Glacier white metallic
- Mythos black metallic
- Navarra blue metallic
- Phython yellow metallic
- Floret silver metallic
- Manhattan grey metallic
- Daytona grey pearl effect
- Kyalami green
- Kemora grey metallic
Cost of Ownership
Logbook servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever occurs first. Audi offers a five-year service plan which is priced as follows:
- A3 35 TFSI/40 TFSI: $2520
- S3: $2890
- RS3: $4010
How it Drives
The Audi A3 35 TFSI variants are powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with a 48V mild-hybrid system producing total outputs of 110kW of power and 250Nm of torque.
Audi claims the A3 35 TFSI can do the 0-100km/h sprint in 8.4 seconds.
The A3 40 TFSI quattro is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine producing 140kW and 320Nm. Audi claims the A3 40 TFSI quattro can do the 0-100km/h sprint in 7.0 seconds.
The S3 is also powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine but produces 228kW and 400Nm. Audi claims the S3 can do the 0-100km/h sprint in 4.8 seconds.
The flagship RS3 is powered by a 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder petrol engine producing 294kW and 500Nm. Audi claims the RS3 can do the 0-100km/h sprint in 3.8 seconds.
All Audi A3 variants have a seven-speed dual-clutch transmissions, with all but the entry-level A3 35 TFSI sending drive through an all-wheel drive system. The A3 35 TFSI only sends drive to the front wheels.
What’s new with the latest A3 is the powertrain.
This new generation of 48V mild-hybrid technology is possibly the best implementation of the tech I’ve experienced thus far, and it’s genuinely efficient in the real world based on our time with the A3 35 TFSI.
Audi says the new mild-hybrid system uses vehicle sensors to know when to turn the engine off or on, and it’s now able to coast when you’re creeping in traffic rather than firing up the petrol engine once you lift off the brake pedal.
It seems to know what you want, when you want it, which in previous cases wasn’t necessarily the case. Seeing the stop/start display in the digital instruments was interesting, and refinement is so good you rarely notice when the engine is off or on.
While it offers effortless performance, the 35 TFSI’s 110kW and 250Nm mean it’s not quite as fast as the Sportback’s chunky design and 19-inch alloys might suggest.
Peak torque is on tap from just 1500rpm and sticks around through to 3500rpm, so you have this effortless wave to ride. This car is best driven in a measured manner as designed.
Speaking of ‘cruise’, the standard cruise control system takes away from the luxury experience. I’d definitely be ticking the box for the Comfort package ($2600) to get the excellent adaptive cruise assist function that basically enables Level 2 semi-autonomous highway driving.
Ride and handling is pretty well balanced as you’d expect, with a taut chassis bringing tight body control and an almost sporty balance in corners, though a level of give in the suspension that irons out the lumps and bumps of city driving nicely – even on the optional 19-inch wheels seen here.
Audi A3 Safety Rating
The 2024 Audi A3 range has the following standard safety equipment:
- Seven airbags
- Autonomous emergency braking (AEB)
- Pedestrian detection
- Cyclist detection
- Audi pre-sense basic (NEW)
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Safe exit warning
- Lane departure warning
- Lane keep assist
- Active lane assist (NEW)
- Adaptive cruise control with stop and go (NEW)
- Semi-autonomous parking assist
- Reversing camera
- Front and rear parking sensors
A surround-view camera is optional on the entire range besides the flagship RS3 which is standard
Audi A3 Options
The $2050 Comfort package for the A3 35 TFSI adds:
- Heated and power-folding side mirrors
- Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
- Heated front seats
- Electric front seats with four-way power lumbar
The $4400 Premium package for the A3 40 TFSI adds:
- Heated and power-folding side mirrors
- Head-up display
- 10-speaker sound system
- Ambient interior lighting
- Aluminium look interior elements
- Heated front seats
- Electric front seats with four-way power lumbar
The $3070 Premium Plus package for the S3 adds:
- Panoramic glass sunroof
- Head-up display
- Memory side mirror function
- Memory driver seat function
- Surround-view camera
The Carbon package for the RS3 ($7400, Sportback; $6300, Sedan) adds:
- Carbon roof spoiler (Sportback only)
- Carbon lip spoiler (Sedan only)
- Black styling package plus
- Carbon side skirt inlay
- Cardon side mirror housings
- Carbon matt inlay and accent surfaces
The $2000 Matt aluminium styling package for the RS3 adds:
- Matte aluminium front spoiler
- Matte aluminum rear diffuser insert
- Matte aluminium trim strips
- High-gloss black honeycomb grille
- Aluminium side mirror housings
The $2150 RS design package for the RS3, which is available either red or green, adds:
- Alcantara steering wheel
- Black seat belts with coloured highlights
- Coloured Dinamica seat shoulders
- RS floor mats
- Coloured centre bar on air vents
There are also a wealth of standalone optional extras across the Audi A3 range.
Audi A3 Warranty
AUDI suggests that owners service their 2024 AUDI A3 every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first.
The 2024 AUDI A3 has a 5 year, unlimited km warranty.
Audi A3 Boot Space
he Audi A3 range has following boot capacity figures:
- A3 35 TFSI Sportback: 380 litres
- A3 35 TFSI Sedan: 425 litres
- A3 40 TFSI Sportback: 325 litres
- A3 35 TFSI Sedan: 390 litres
- S3 Sportback: 325 litres
- S3 Sedan: 325 litres
- RS3 Sportback: 282 litres
- RS3 Sedan: 321 litres
Audi A3 Fuel Economy
The 2024 Audi A3 range has the following claimed combined fuel economy figures:
- 35 TFSI Sportback: 5.0 litres per 100km
- 35 TFSI Sedan: 4.9 litres per 100km
- 40 TFSI Sportback: 6.7 litres per 100km
- 40 TFSI Sedan: 6.6 litres per 100km
- S3 Sportback: 7.4 litres per 100km
- S3 Sedan: 7.3 litres per 100km
- RS3 Sportback: 8.3 litres per 100km
- RS3 Sedan: 8.2 litres per 100km
All A3 models require a minimum of 95 RON premium unleaded petrol, besides the flagship RS3 which requires a minimum of 98 RON premium unleaded petrol.
A3 35 TFSI variants have a 50-litre fuel tank, whereas the rest of the range has a 55-litre fuel tank.
Depending on the variant, view the 2024 AUDI A3 fuel usage below.
All Highway, City, and Combined figures below are litres per 100km
Variant | Series | Style | Fuel Type | Highway | City | Combined | E10? |
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35 TFSI MHEV | 8Y MY24 | 4D SPORTBACK | PREMIUM UNLEADED PETROL | - | - | 5.0 | - |
35 TFSI MHEV | 8Y MY24 | 4D SEDAN | PREMIUM UNLEADED PETROL | - | - | 4.9 | - |
40 TFSI QUATTRO | 8Y MY24 | 4D SPORTBACK | PREMIUM UNLEADED PETROL | - | - | 6.7 | - |
40 TFSI QUATTRO | 8Y MY24 | 4D SEDAN | PREMIUM UNLEADED PETROL | - | - | 6.6 | - |
Audi A3 Dimensions
Depending on the variant, the 2024 AUDI A3 measures as below.
Variant | Series | Style | Length (mm) | Width (mm) | Height (mm) | Wheelbase (mm) |
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35 TFSI MHEV | 8Y MY24 | 4D SPORTBACK | 4343 | 1816 | 1449 | 2636 |
35 TFSI MHEV | 8Y MY24 | 4D SEDAN | 4492 | 1816 | 1425 | 2636 |
40 TFSI QUATTRO | 8Y MY24 | 4D SPORTBACK | 4343 | 1816 | 1449 | 2636 |
40 TFSI QUATTRO | 8Y MY24 | 4D SEDAN | 4495 | 1816 | 1425 | 2636 |
The 2024 AUDI A3 has a braked towing capacity from 1500kg to 1600kg depending on the variant and an unbraked towing capacity from 690kg to 720kg depending on the variant.
Audi A3 Market Fit
The Audi A3 is categorised as a SMALL FROM 40K and has a price range of $50,600 to $60,200. There are currently 4 other options in the SMALL FROM 40K segment, those that fit within a similar price range include:
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