Test drive Audi A3 hatchback 3 doors since 2012 hatchback

Audi A3 test drive: stability island

Dear, you are the most unforgettable woman, but I will marry another. It happens? Well, yes, it happens. The whirlpool of feelings is, of course, great, but for life we \u200b\u200bchoose something else: calm, confidence, reliability.

So with Audi. She will honestly do whatever you demand from her as part of her capabilities. If you want a smooth and confident ride even on a cobblestone bridge, please. We need convenience and the simplest functionality you are here too. That is, you want borscht for lunch, slippers to the threshold in the evening and the decorated apartment is free of charge, but to wait for instant acceleration from it to 100 in 3 seconds or to hope that when it appears, everyone will admire, not at the address.

For a long time, the Audi A3 was not only the smallest car in the Ingolstadt family, but also the most affordable. The first generation A3 appeared back in 1996, and the third is already announced, but the hero of our story will be the car that can be purchased from dealers right now. Audi A3 of the second iteration that has been restyled, but nevertheless, perhaps the last old kind Audi.

We got the car in a three -door version with a 1.2 liter engine and front -wheel drive. The simplest equipment that reminded of those times when the trees were large. With a minimum additional equipment, options such as the start/feet of the engine, or the seven -speed S -Tronic box with two clutches look like a horses rear -view mirrors - it is of course useful, but rather pointless. The function of stopping - starting the engine is turned off immediately - the consumption of a small turbo engine and so small, only five and a half liters per hundred and more efficiency.

But constant jerks in the traffic jam lead to the thought of the imminent death of the piston. The second prerequisite for the short life of the motor can be considered an automatic box. It is normal to move around the city exclusively in sports mode, when the electronics unscrews the engine almost for cutting off. When installing the selector to position D, the treshka turns into a wounded snail and only a lover of contemplation of sluggish processes can enjoy the trip. Despite the fact that the resource of the engine is very decent, the load of psychological responsibility still outweighs and I want to regret the machine at least a little. But not at the cost of dynamics. The manual regime does not give any winning compared to sports, so it makes sense to use it only to solve specific problems - such as ice movement. Therefore, without hesitation, select S - the only way we can get a maximum of a weak motor with a capacity of 105 horsepower installed in a rather heavy body.

A pleasant addition to a magnificent transmission are ABS and ESP systems, but it is already impossible to imagine a car at a price of almost a million rubles, without such active security elements. But the interior evokes rather mixed feelings. Without the MMI multimedia complex, which is offered in more advanced trim levels, the central console seems to be a guest from the past. Enhances such an impression and hard plastic from which it is made. Even on cheaper A1 plastic is much better and more pleasant to the touch. The tissue upholstery of the seats is quite practical and does not cause rejection. The back row of seats, of course, is very nominal. If necessary, you can place two adult passengers there, but they are unlikely to be able to name the trip comfortable. But children, even at the age of 12, will be very comfortable behind.

The volume of the trunk, in turn, can be called very impressive. Of course, you will not take the refrigerator in it, but it is easy to put things and go out of town with children out of town. And the presence of a large assortment of original trunk on the roof significantly expand the freight capabilities of A3.

But the main advantage of our car can be considered the absence of a large amount of electronics that can intervene in the driver’s actions. The Start/Stop system, as well as the stabilization system, easily disconnected and the machine turns into the simplest but comfortable Audi, which so fell in love with our compatriots in the early nineties.

At the same time, the appearance of the hatchback can be considered more than relevant - the head optics with LED inserts, the branded hexagonal grille, the honed lines of the body. Fashionable, but this is not the main thing, right? A sense of stability and confidence in the future that this car gives has forever fascinated many of our compatriots. That is why we can say with confidence that the third generation will find its life companions in Russia.


 

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