A3 audi

The idea of Audios compact constructed on base Volkswagen Golf nacque already to beginning years ninety but saw officially the light in 1996 with the presentation of the A3 Audios.

It used already the pianale and the mechanical base of the Golf series IV, that it will come after put on the market a year. Initially the auto body was 2 volumi/3 doors, but the version 5 doors will be commercialized from 1999. The line elegant and was refined, therefore as the mechanics, and the quality was elevated, while the price was rather high. All these virtues concurred with the "small" Audios of posizionarsi immediately to concern to us of the segment, more up of the Golf, taking advantage of also the fact to be the only brand of prestige to boast an automobile of these dimensions (BMW and Mercedes-Benz was in fact absent to the age).

The A3 came sold in Italy from september 1996 with following motor (the every available one in three preparations, Attraction, Ambition and Ambiente, than technical insides and exteriors differed between they for some aesthetic particular and): famous 4 cylinders 1600cc from 102 CV, new the 4 cylinders 20 valves 1800cc from 125 CV, available also with turbocompressore, distributing version 150 or 180 CV; while two were the diesels engine, both of 1900cc: they were the excellent TDI (turbodiesel direct injection) from 90 or 110 CV, than, already mount on some Volkswagen models and the sedan of House Audios to you,the A4, divennero famous and appreciate to you in short time.

In the 2001 restyling, carried out in the fanaleria (the floodlights they become polielissoidali and they do not integrate more the fog light, moves to you in the front bumper), some other aesthetic particular (circles, small mirrors) and in the inner ones. Moreover it came introduced in list new motor TDI from 130 horses that soon space also in other cars of the Volkswagen brand will find.

The happened one was immediate and much elevating: index of that was the times of delivery that often prolongedded beyond the three months indicate to you. Under the point of view of the automotive emergency the A3 has been subordinate to crash the test ofthe EuroNCAP in 1998 totaling the score of 4 stars.