2017 Audi A3 Sedan Review Specs Photos – The bite-size A3 finishes up everything we love about Audis in a handsome, nice-handling package. Steering is precise, the ride made up; fit as well as finish are outstanding. Four-door sedan and also two-door softtop exchangeable variations are offered. A 220-hp 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder and six-speed automated drive either the front or all 4 wheels. A backup camera and 10-speaker sound are standard; flexible cruise control and also an infomercial system with Apple CarPlay as well as Android Auto are optional.
2017 Audi A3 Sedan Exterior
The most noticeable visual modification is up front, where the brand-new A3 obtains a reshaped single-frame grille that matches the kind of the a little bigger and freshly redesigned A4’s mug. The A3’s more angular headlights and also thinner LED taillights additionally mimic those of its large brother, making it also harder to inform these two cars apart. Still, both look sharp, and A3 customers undoubtedly won’t mind when onlookers blunder their cars and truck for a more expensive Audi.
Speaking of those headlights, Audi now supplies its matrix LED lights system on the European A3, although this system is prohibited in the United States– in the meantime. There’s an opportunity that NHTSA will certainly accept the technology following year; the matrix lights have the ability to proactively color and also brighten particular areas of roadway. If these lights do get the, er, thumbs-up, anticipate to see them offered right here initially on vehicles like the next-gen A8 as well as the R8 before making their method to the A3, however, for optimum advertising and marketing effect. Up until then, xenon headlights are basic on the A3, with conventional LED lights available as an option.
2017 Audi A3 Interior and Features
While the A3’s novel front lights technology is an unknown for the United States, its brand-new “Virtual Cockpit” interior format is a safe bet. As we’ve seen on the just recently redesigned TT, Q7, and also A4, this optional arrangement consists of a 12.3-inch TFT screen in place of a typical instrument cluster to show all kind of lorry information, navigating display screens, and other functions in a range of setups. The “timeless” mode presents a huge tachometer and speedometer to resemble analog evaluates, while pressing a steering wheel switch switches over to “infotainment” mode, which integrates a large navigation map in addition to audio functions and various other information.
The instrument-panel display might seem to render the 7.0-inch dash-mounted screen redundant, but Audi modified its MMI control user interface anyhow. Reorganized menu frameworks and better voice command functionality aim to earn the system less complicated to run, while enhanced connectivity solutions make it possible for more functions for the MMI smart device app, such as moving a schedule from a phone to the auto. Otherwise, the interior additionally gets a brand-new three-spoke steering wheel and a newly readily available massage therapy feature for the chauffeur’s seat.
2017 Audi A3 Engine
Details about the 2017 A3’s mechanical updates is a bit murkier, due to the fact that the U.S. engine lineup varies considerably from the European one. The Euro A3 offers a series of gas and diesel powertrains from a 1.0-liter three-cylinder as much as a 2.0-liter turbo-four, while the A3 we get is provided only with 1.8-liter and also 2.0-liter turbocharged fuel four-cylinders (the diesel-powered A3 TDI gets on keep in The U.S.A., for obvious reasons). Anticipate to see the A3’s 2 four-cylinder engines rollover for the revised U.S-spec A3; the 1.8-liter is provided with front-wheel drive and a six-speed automatic, while the 2.0-liter comes requirement with Quattro four-wheel drive and a six-speed dual-clutch transmission.
2017 Audi A3 Price and Releasedate
Furthermore, rates shouldn’t change much compared to the 2016 A3 that starts at $31,825 for the front-wheel drive 1.8 T sedan– a bit gotten rid of from the below-$30,000 price that Audi initially advertised when the A3 went on sale below in 2014. The current A3 convertible, at the same time, begins at $37,525, and also peaks at $49,375 for a Quattro 2.0 T Reputation model. We’ll report complete U.S.-specific information on the 2017 A3 schedule when it’s offered.