all-new Audi A3 sedan FULL REVIEW 2021 A3 Limousine TFSI vs TDI comparison - Autogefühl

this with octavia”s opening boot, woud be the best

Awesome and very detailed reviews also always, never a dull moment watching a Autogefuhl review.

Have a chance to have an extended test drive of a MY23 A3 40 TFSI quattro S-line since my own older A3 is service. In North America we don't get the 35 TFSI variants and all of them use a EA888 2.0 TFSI engine paired with a 48V MHEV similar to the 1.5 TFSI models. The car has been excellent - driving dynamics is a good blend of daily comfort & sporty predictable handling, fuel economy is on par with economy sedans like Corolla or Civic but with more shove, and the 48V MHEV start stop is one of the best with the exception of full hybrid cars. I also find the new MMI touch to be very easy to use, and my Samsung Galaxy S23 syncs wireless Android Auto with no issues.

Definitely a car I might be considering once my own A3 comes time to trade up.

Why can the a4 and a5 interiors not be like this 😭

Hi the 35 name is the engine wattage output for this tfsi

Fahre aktuell eine A3 Limousine als Leihwagen, da mein A4 Avant aufgrund eines Unfallschadens in der Werkstatt ist. Fahre in der Limousine als 35 TFSI mit S-Tronic und bin fasziniert, wie sparsam das Auto zu bewegen ist und finde den Mild-Hybrid interessant ist ein top Auto.

love you mic man. nice review

frankly, this new generation makes it look like a cheaper car than before. also that middle air vent looks like an afterthought.

Test drove the S3. Seems completely overpriced. The interior seemed exceptionally cheap.

THANKS, AUDI, FOR MANTAINING THE SEDAN EVEN FOR A COMPACT AS A3. DON'T SURRENDER TO SUV,,PLEASE😉💪👌✌👏👏👏👏

Biggest diff. between hatchback and sedan is that your rear window on the hatchback is dirty all the time, and on the sedan its just the trunk so you wont see it while driving the car..

Hey Thomas, thanks for the great work. Will you be getting to test the Audi A3 40 TFSI AWD? What's your take on Audi still providing the 1.4 (150bhp) instead of the 1.5 in many markets? Would you suggest a buyer avoid that engine?

Hello and thank you for the wonderful review. Do you know how much does the sunroof restricts headroom? I am 1.98 cms, always driving a little bit lying down (my style) and I am looking into a sports back version.
Any help would be great!

Only 150 in states we get 201

How does this compare dynamically with the mazda 3 sedan?
A comparo would be nice.

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Thomas, I’m really torn between the A3 35tfsi and flexing to the A4 40tfsi, both in S trim, but the price difference is consistent. Actual car is a Skoda Octavia 3fl with the 1.4tsi 150hp. Not sure if I can actually justify the price though.... what would you pick!? I drive only 5000km per year... so I probably already spent the most I can justify for the Octavia

I’m really really really really really love this car! A3 is better choice! But, if I my money is enough, i will go buy S3! Why? Because S3 is quattro 😀👻🤓😍but, the color my choice is only grey! wait me S3! 👻👻🤓🤓😍😍🥰🥰😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

How does it compare with the Octavia?

What was consumption?

I've heard the first edition model has had major issues with the electric seats and the door handles. Not good for such a so called premium.

150 horsepower in an expensive car?? Are you serious folks??

Thank you for useful reviewing. I didn’t catch the colour of this model. Could you share the colour code one again?

I love the "Thomas's Driving Lounge"..lol
You rock Thomas!

Beautiful little limousine, great interior the screen is in the right place, thank You Thomas, enjoyed watching, and that Thomas blue color is awesome!

I like red A3 S-line🔥🔥🔥❤️

shooting blake version ,imagining dream car

Thomas as far as the cost-cutting, there are apparently multiple high-touch points in the interior where Audi uses rough hard plastic. Also, perhaps the biggest cost cutting from a design perspective is how Audi exposes the body color door frames and door jambs, particularly the A, B, and C pillars. This is most evident when you’re driving the “Thomas Blue” A3. This is disappointing because the outgoing A3 didn’t have this. Really disappointing as this is otherwise a great looking car.

too boring

I actually prefer both the exterior and interior of my Mk 3 face-lift A3 Saloon. Saying that, I know in around 3 years time I will be driving a Mk 4.

Thomas, when you said 5-6l were you talking about the diesel or the TFSI?
Love that blue colour and the interior is amazing! I like the vents, kind of remind me of what Renault did with the 25 where the vents were very high and point directly at the driver's hands, which I always assumed would work great on a hot day.
I know the car is good on a mountain road but I really want to know how boring it will be on the autobahn, on a Friday, after work... Is it boring enough that I feel absolutely relaxed and comfortable driving 360km after a long week but not boring enough as to make me asleep at the wheel?
I don't mind the torsion beam. It works great, it is lighter and it gives you more space for the trunk. What I really dislike is how VW implemented it: with the car sharing the design of the underpinnings for both suspension which means that with a torsion beam suspension vw gets a better profit margin, you get a lighter car with slightly worst suspension and handling and you don't get the biggest advantage that is the extra space in the trunk.... That is bad.

Hey i think you have a problem with the lower part of your jaw maybe a good slap will fix it

Everything top notch designed with a ruler 📐 It seems to me that from one generation to another you get less car for the buck... and those vents 🤯??? The gear stick got amputated as well. The Audi is becoming another run-of-the-mill car. Audi, hire the new designers! Don't let the accountants design your cars!

The new A3 sedan is nowhere near as handsome as the predecessor. Audi are going over the top with the design language.

The steering wheel is a joke! That's the same old school used since 2012!.
No imagination for a supra expensive car like this

I like the splicing with stock A3 footage filmed for something else 😂

hat es die farbe daytona grau? finde es manchmal schwer festzustellen...

Отличный автомобиль!!!

35 TFSI means nothing to me. Fake vents and fake exhaust. Meaningless naming conventions and fake exhausts. If you want to tuck the exhaust behind the bumper, fine but don't add features to simulate where the exhausts where. Don't draw attention to it. Used to buy VWs and Audis exclusively for two decades. Loved them since childhood. With cars like the Golf 8, A3, and others in the pipeline, I have slowly come to realize the VW Group has left me behind. Complete touch interfaces with the Golf makes activating functions difficult by feel. That stupid flipper for the DSG. Odd styling elements on the Mk8 golf. I liked the style of Mk1-Mk7 Golfs. Atleast they didn't screw up the Audis (yet). These changes make accepting typical VW Group pattern failures as a bridge too far. Purchased my first non-VW group car in a long time. There's a reasonable chance what I currently own will be the last from the Volkswagen Group. I can get more reliable fake exhausts and bad interfaces for less money elsewhere.

The last one had a very high quality interior and simple classy exterior, this one looks cheap and plasticky inside and the exterior too fussy, where has the traditional Audi Bauhaus form follows function gone?

Recently traded my 2018 S3 for a 2020 A4 Allroad and im in love, don’t miss the S3 at all.

Love your reviews. Hope you are keeping well!

Beautiful car

+1. .. "Welcome to Thomas's Driving Lounge". .. Too funny. .. My prediction is the 2021 A3 sedan & S3 sedan will sell nicely in N. America. .. Let's wait and see what build specification Audi USA calls for. .. Price vs content can make or break a model's redesign. .. Audi N. America, give the A3/S3 sedan a chance - add a dash of content. .. The 2021 A3 is an attractive sedan. .. Cheers

I dont like the new front end, the vents looks like the back of a civic hatchback

I wish this car had fog lights instead of fake intakes... Like come on... Put fog lights on the A3 and S3, and have funtional intakes on the RS3.

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