latest generation The 2015 Audi A3 with the 8V index, according to the developers, should attract the attention of buyers who previously owned middle-class cars. The history of the model begins in 1996 and during this time it has gained a lot of fans, the attempt of the Audi A3 to break into the premium class should attract new lovers of good cars.
The design of the new Audi A3
in appearance new Audi The 2015 A3 shows a lot of sporty traits than the previous model. The car began to look younger, a little aggressive and very dynamic. At the same time, the designers managed to preserve the typical stylistic features inherent in the model. The contours of the car have become much smoother, resulting in increased aerodynamic characteristics, which are reflected in the dynamics and efficiency of the car. Slightly squinted headlights against the backdrop of a huge false radiator grille with the nameplate of the company express concentration and determination.
The side contours of the sedan are smooth with slightly enlarged wheel arches and a stamping string running through the entire car from the front to the rear fender. visually lengthen the Audi A3. Rear-view mirrors located on the window sill of the door as in sports models hint about the good dynamics of the car. The rounded roof slopes smoothly into rear racks and a short trunk with an integrated spoiler and scarlet taillight blades. 
Salon A3 2015
In the cabin Audi sedan A3 it has become much more spacious, especially felt in the back row of seats, lowered by a centimeter, and the back of the sofa has received a different slope and form of execution, which has increased the level of comfort. All elements of the car's interior are innovative and harmonize with each other. The three-dimensional inserts of the front panel and door trim look very nice. Convenient multimedia steering wheel does not hide readings on dashboard, whose instrument readings are easy to read. 
Somewhat odd looking tachometer and speedometer needles looking at rest vertically down. The screen of the multimedia system is hidden in the front panel and automatically extends when the ignition is turned on. Air duct deflectors look stylish and somewhat unusual. interior trim on highest level, even used in individual elements hard plastic looks organic and not budget. The ergonomics of the driver is thought out to the smallest detail, everything is at hand, all the clicks of the swivel washers are verified. 
Features of the new Audi A3 sedan 2015
2015 Audi A3 sedan It is aggregated with three engines: 1.4 and 1.8 liter petrol and 150-horsepower diesel engine. All power plants turbocharged. A 1.4-liter engine is installed in the basic configuration of the car, has a power of 122 horsepower and is able to accelerate the Audi A3 to 200 km / h. Power is enough, but when overtaking on high speeds there is a slight lack of dynamic performance, overtaking turns into a protracted lead.
Power 180 strong gasoline engine
enough both when driving on the highway, and when driving in the city, breaking away at a traffic light for him will not be a problem. At the same time, the efficiency of the engine is quite good, gasoline consumption in mixed mode is about 5 liters in mixed mode. 
A special merit of the developers should be recognized as 150 strong diesel engine, the maximum torque of which is in the range of 2000-3000 thousand revolutions, and allows you to accelerate by almost Idling. The motor is very economical, the fuel consumption of this power unit does not exceed 4 liters per combined cycle.
Vehicle safety and environmental friendliness are at the highest level. The Audi A3 meets Euro 6 emission standards and is rated 5 stars for safety. Euro methodology NCAP. Thanks to the use of 26% hardened ultra-high-strength steel in the sedan body, passenger safety is guaranteed by the manufacturer at a level of 95 to 86 percent. 
Prices and equipment
The car is offered in three trim levels
: Attraction, Ambition and Ambiente, and thanks to great choice select transmissions and motors desired option Audi A3 sedan won't be much of a problem. Basic equipment from 1.4 liter engine, which contains: 
- ABS, EBD, BAS, ESC,
- leather steering wheel,
- air conditioner,
- alloy wheels,
- start-stop system
- electrically adjustable and heated mirrors,
- halogen headlights,
- frontal airbags,
- including a knee pillow for the driver.
This equipment is offered from dealers at a price of 990 thousand rubles. The spread of prices between trim levels is very small, so the most expensive Audi version A3 Sedan Ambiente 1.8 TFSI (180 HP) quattro S tronic is 1,269,000 rubles.
Premiered at the New York Auto Show 2013 serial version four-door Audi A3 Sedan 2019 (photo and price), as well as its “heated” 300-horsepower modification.
The car is built on the basis of a hatchback and outwardly almost completely repeats its donor, with the exception of a separate trunk, which made the car 150 mm longer.
Options and prices Audi A3 sedan 2019
S tronic - 7-speed robot, quattro - four-wheel drive
The overall length of the new Audi A3 sedan is 4,460 mm (wheelbase - 2,636), width - 1,796, height - 1,416 (9 mm below the five-door). Trunk volume is 425 liters. At first, two petrol and one diesel engines were offered for the car in the European market.
The base is a 1.4-liter TFSI with 140 hp. (250 Nm). It is equipped with a half-cylinder deactivation system that provides average consumption fuel in the combined cycle at the level of 4.7 liters per 100 km. On acceleration from zero to hundreds with such an engine, the Audi A3 sedan spends 8.7 seconds, and maximum speed reaches 217 kilometers per hour.
The more powerful 180-horsepower 1.8 TFSI engine is somewhat more wasteful - its average consumption is 5.6 liters per hundred, but the maximum speed is already 235 km / h, and the acceleration time to 100 km / h takes 7.3 s. But the most economical, of course, is diesel power unit. IN this case, this is a 2.0-liter TDI with a return of 150 forces, which spends 4.1 liters of fuel per hundred kilometers.
The diesel Audi A3 sedan 2019 is capable of accelerating to 220 km / h, and accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 8.7 seconds. Depending on the installed engine, buyers are offered a six-speed mechanical box, or "robot" S tronic with two clutches.
The interior of the four-door completely repeats that of the hatchback and boasts wide choice different colors and finishing materials. Expensive versions equipped with standard navigation, 64 GB hard drive, DVD drive and multimedia system with voice control.
The price of the new Audi A3 sedan 2019 in Russia starts at 1,639,000 rubles for the initial version with a 1.4-liter engine (150 hp) in the Basic package. For a more powerful 190-horsepower four-door modification, dealers ask for 1,840,000 rubles, and the surcharge for quattro all-wheel drive is 84,000 rubles.
In addition, earlier we were supplied with diesel sedan Audi A3 2.0 TDI (143 hp) costing from 1,525,000 rubles, and for the top version of the Ambition model with all-wheel drive, it was necessary to pay 1,614,000 rubles, excluding additional options.
The German company Audi is expanding its range of A3 models. The compact Audi A3 Sedan and the charged version of the Audi S3 Sedan (300 hp) will soon form the company three-door version and five-door. Representatives of the company from Ingolstadr chose the podium of the 2013 Auto Show in New York as the place for the world premiere of the Audi A 3 sedan. This choice is not accidental, American motorists do not like the European hatchback body, they prefer the classic sedan (however, like the Russians). Want a sedan based on the A3? No problem, here's a four-door car for you.
It will be interesting for us to understand what is the difference between two-volume and three-volume bodies of related cars. Consider new car outside and inside, measure dimensions, evaluate the convenience of placement on rear seats, cargo capabilities trunk, do not forget to mention specifications Audi A3 sedan 2013-2014, tire and wheel size. Traditionally, our readers will be able to evaluate the design of the exterior and interior of the novelty by photo and video materials.
Let's not bother readers verbal portrait Audi A3 sedan, the car looks nice, the German designers managed to harmoniously complement the hatchback body with a section of a separate trunk.
It turned out really great - a long sloping hood, a roof dome based on thin front and powerful rear pillars, correct and convenient doorways for landing, a compact stern. Modular platform The Modularen Quer Baukasten (MQB) from Volkswagen AG allows designers and builders to lengthen or shorten the wheelbase at their discretion, tailoring the chassis to a stylish and harmonious appearance.
So in the case of the Audi A3 Sedan, the dimensions of the base have increased compared to the Audi A3 Sportback, but only by 1 mm to 2637 mm, while total length sedan increased by 146 mm to 4456 mm and even in width the increase was 11 mm, stopping at 1796 mm. Only in height is the sedan inferior to the five-door hatchback 9 mm - 1416 mm growth of the four-door novelty. Ground clearance European and American versions compact sedan A3 is 140mm, for Russian roads clearance will increase to 165 mm.
- Depending on the equipment level and the installed engine, the Audi A3 sedan is equipped with tires 205/55 R16, 225/45 R17 or 235/40 R18, for the Audi S3 tires 245/40 R18. Wheels R16-R18, of course aluminum, only basic equipment on steel 16-inch. As an expensive option, size 19 Quattro GmbH forged wheels with 265/30 R19 tires can be fitted.
The interior of the new Audi A3 2014 sedan exactly repeats and copies the interior design of the A3 Sportback soplatform hatchback. Both models are characterized by comfortable first-row seats with dense padding and excellent lateral support, high-quality finishing materials, and excellent ergonomics. driver's seat and poor base content.
For almost any little thing, you need to pay extra, and, of course, there is something to order: LED lights interior, adaptive xenon headlights, glass a roof with a panoramic view, active cruise control, systems to keep the car in the lane and warn of the threat of a collision. Add to this list 7-inch color screen, MMI Touch media system, MMI Navigation Plus, climate control and many more useful options, the cost of which raises the price basic version almost twice.
In the second row, only two passengers can comfortably sit down, the central seat is suitable for best case to a teenager - a very high tunnel on the floor. Rear space for two is enough overhead, and the legs are spacious.
The trunk is able to accommodate 425 liters of cargo, which is not a record figure for a C-class, but 45 liters more than a five-door hatch.
Specifications Audi A3 sedan 2014: the suspension, of course, migrated unchanged from related A3 models. MacPherson strut with A-arms at the front and four arms on each side at the rear, can be ordered 25mm clamped on Ambition line and S line sports suspension. The line of engines from the beginning of sales will consist of two petrol and one diesel engines, but in the future the manufacturer plans to offer more choice engines, and there are plenty to choose from in the storerooms of Volkswagen AG. Gearboxes rely on two motors - 6 manual transmissions and the S tronic robot.
- Petrol 1.4-liter TFSI (122 hp) acceleration to 100 mph in 8.4 seconds and a top speed of 217 mph. Thanks to a cunning system that turns off half of the cylinders at low engine loads, the average fuel consumption is declared at 4.7 liters.
- Gasoline 1.8-liter TFSI (180 hp) dynamics to the first hundred in 7.3 seconds, top speed 235 km / h, fuel is needed on average, according to passport data, about 5.6 liters.
- Diesel Audi A3 sedan 2.0-liter TDI (150 hp) paired with mechanics, according to the manufacturer, has moderate fuel consumption, only 4.1 liters per 100 km in the combined cycle. Diesel is able to accelerate the car to 100 mph in 8.7 seconds, and the maximum achievable speed is 220 mph.
- The hot version of the Audi S3 Sedan is different from regular versions not only a powerful 2.0-liter TFSI (300 hp), paired with robotic box S Tronic (6 manual transmission), but also the presence of all-wheel drive with a multi-plate clutch. Acceleration to 100 mph in 4.9 (5.3) seconds and top speed is electronically limited to 250 mph.
German representatives promise modest appetite powerful motor around 7 liters per hundred in mixed mode. Armed sedan "eski" chassis Audi drive select, and for a surcharge the ability to install adaptive dampers Audi magnetic ride.
Appearance sports sedan Audi C3 is different from civilian versions Audi A3 models in front with other bumpers, radiator grille, air intakes and exterior mirror housings. Aerodynamic sills stand out on the side, and at the rear there is a spoiler and four oval exhaust pipes with chrome-plated nozzles.
Price: The start of sales of new models with four rings on the grille of the Audi A3 Sedan and Audi S3 Sedan is scheduled for the end of summer 2013. According to preliminary information, for those who want to buy an Audi A3 sedan 1.4 TFSI, the price in Europe will be from 25,000 euros. The start of sales of the Audi A3 sedan in Russia is scheduled for September this year at a price of 990 thousand rubles per car in the Attraction configuration with a 1.4-liter gasoline engine producing 122 horsepower. Audi A3 Sedan with a 1.8-liter TFSI (180 hp), depending on the installed gearbox (6 manual transmission or S tronic) and the degree of filling with options, is estimated from 1039 thousand rubles to 1194 thousand rubles. For an A3 sedan with a 2.0 TDI diesel engine (150 hp), the Russians will have to pay from 1,160 thousand rubles.
The Audi A3 was first presented at the US Auto Show in 2013. I must say that the premium sedan fell in love with both the American and Russian public, which has long preferred this body to a hatchback. Audi A3 sedan harmoniously combines the elegant appearance of a modern german mark and rich inner world technical innovations giving the driver comfort and ease of operation. In 2016, both the exterior and the interior of the Audi A3 have been significantly improved. Especially the transformation affected the technical part, but more on that later.
Externally, the Audi A3 8V sedan looks very compact and sporty smart. A low sloping roof, an elongated hood, a stylish spoiler on the trunk give a special clarity and energy to the silhouette. The “face” of the car is impeccably German, it shines with chrome branded polygonal grille and bi-xenon headlights. At the stern of the Audi A3, there are LED lights and a sculpted bumper, once again emphasizing the energy and strength of the brand. 19-inch light alloy wheels sparkle in sculpted wheel arches.
The dimensions of the Audi A3 sedan are larger than those of the corresponding "sportback", only the height is slightly reduced. Total: length - 4458 mm, width - 1796 mm and height - 1416 mm. Wheelbase: 2637 mm.
The car's interior is strikingly thoughtful and high quality materials. Inside the Audi A3 sedan of the basic configuration, there is such a set of bells and whistles that others will have enough for the top! Four comfortable seats, adjustable in a wide range, will make both the driver and passengers feel comfortable (in the back row, by the way, three of them can fit, only the tunnel in the Audi A3 8V sedan is a bit high in the middle). The front row of this compact sedan has plenty of space. The same applies to the trunk - its volume is 425 liters, and wheel arches places are not eaten here. If you lower the gallery, you get a roomy luggage compartment correct form for 880 liters. So, a sporty Audi A3 can come in handy for transporting crops.
The engine on the sedan is gasoline, 1.4 liters, turbocharged four TFSI. It puts out 150 hp. With. More powerful option: 2-liter, 190 liters. With. For both, there is an S tronic “robot” and a front-wheel drive transmission, but you can choose a 6-speed mechanics (for 1.4) or a branded quattro all-wheel drive (for a 2-liter). Up to a hundred Audi A3 sedan accelerates in 6.2-8.2 seconds, squeezes 220-236 km / h, while consuming 4.6-5.7 liters of fuel in mixed conditions.
Price and equipment Audi A3 sedan
Audi A3 8V sedan restyling 2016-2017 will cost from 1,639,000 rubles. in the basic package. For a 2-liter engine, the price will increase to 1,840,000 rubles, and for all-wheel drive - up to 1,924,000 rubles. and more. Standard equipment sedan includes six airbags, air conditioning, a multimedia system, heated front seats, traction control, ESP, four power windows, alloy wheels, bi-xenon headlights and many other pleasant and useful features. The Audi A3 sedan has a very chic basic equipment, so it is quite suitable for most motorists.
