Super TestCar reviews - Audi - A3 - Sportback 1.9 TDIe 5-dr hatchAudi modelsA3 1.8T 5-dr hatch 2.0 FSI 3-dr hatch 3-dr range Ambition Cabriolet range Cabriolet TFSI Range RS3 Sedan RS3 Sportback S3 3-dr hatch S3 Cabriolet S3 sedan S3 Sportback S3 Sportback 5-dr hatch S3 Sportback S-tronic 5-dr hatch Sedan sedan 1.8 TFSI Sportback 1.0 TFSI Sportback 1.8 TFSI Quattro Sportback 1.9 TDIe 5-dr hatch Sportback 3.2 5-dr hatch Sportback 5-dr hatch range Sportback e-tron Research Audi OverviewAudi shows diesel can be as environmentally responsible as hybrid with new A3 TDIe2 Jun 2008 IF YOU thought you had to buy a hybrid to save the planet and ease your conscience, think again. A range of new super-lean diesel small cars from European brands, and South Korea's Hyundai, are showing that the petrol-electric Toyota Prius and Honda Civic are not the only cars you can buy to reduce your impact on the environment. Using an average of just 4.5L/100km of diesel, the A3 TDIe is officially just 0.1L/100km thirstier than the Prius. If you do a lot of country driving, the diesel will use considerably less than the Toyota. Rather than create an all new drivetrain for its "e" model, Audi instead made a series of small changes that add up. Gear ratios are longer in third and fifth, the ECU has been tweaked, the suspension has been lowered, low-resistance tyres have been fitted and the hub-cabs have been designed with aerodynamics in mind. The engine is a 1.9 turbo-diesel used in the VW Golf and Skoda Octavia. Model release date: 1 May 2008 to 1 April 2013 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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