Audi A3 1 5 Tfsi Engine

Audi is offering the a3 initially with 1 5 litre turbocharged four cylinder petrol and 2 0 litre turbocharged four cylinder diesel engines both with 150hp.

Audi a3 1 5 tfsi engine. Power fuel economy and co2 emissions front wheel drive or quattro audi s legendary all wheel drive system. Audi a3 cabriolet 1 5 tfsi s line tested 1 498cc four cylinder turbocharged petrol engine seven speed dual clutch automatic gearbox front wheel drive price on sale range from 29 685 as tested. Both are as quick as each other off the line clipping 62mph in 8 4 seconds and with matching top speeds at 139mph. So it s an excellent moment for audi to introduce this new 1 5 litre turbocharged petrol engine to the big selling a3 sportback.

The audi a3 hatchback is the latest car to get the vw group s new 1 5 litre turbocharged petrol engine. This engine is cleaner and more powerful than the 1 4 petrol it replaces and more importantly manages an official 114g km 110g km with the s tronic auto and 57 6mpg compared to the 2 0 tdi s 109g km and 67 3mpg despite having the same 148bhp. The diesel produces 360nm of torque compared to the 250nm from the petrol. You ll need to make four choices.

Manual or automatic performance. Petrol or diesel transmission. The volume 1 4 tfsi petrol engine was replaced by a 1 5 tfsi unit in 2017 the same year that audi launched an updated version of the top rs 3 hot hatch variant with power uprated to 400ps. To start with there s nothing particularly shocking on the engine front.

This a3 range in this updated mk3 form sold until the end of 2019 when it was replaced by an all new fourth generation design. The keynote unit from launch will be a 1 5 litre tfsi mild hybrid petrol unit but two conventional 150ps powerplants without electrification will also initially be offered a 1 5 tfsi petrol manual model and a 2 0 tdi diesel s tronic auto.