A generous variety of options will be available to those wishing to create a
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| For those wanting to fine tune the A3 to their personal tastes, Audi will offer a generous amount of options in both sport and luxury themes. (Photo: Audi Canada) |
more luxurious or sportier A3. Features include an "Open Sky" dual glass sunroof system, a sports package featuring stiffer springs and a lower ride height, headlight and windshield wiper sensors, as well as a DVD-based navigation system with a large-format TFT display. A variety of wheel and tire packages in 16- and 17-inch diameters will be also available.
In Europe, the A3 Sportback will be offered with a cornucopia of engines, some of which we won't be coming to North America. The engine range is simple to
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| The top-of-the-line engine choice for the Sportback will be a 3.2-liter narrow-angle V6 tuned to 250-hp. (Photo: Audi Canada) |
understand, progressing from small to large with a choice between regular fuel injection and Audi's FSI direct injection technology. Entry level European models will be equipped with a 1.6 liter motor, good for just over 100 horsepower. Adding FSI brings the output up to 115 horsepower. The staple motor in the A3's range will be the 150 horsepower 2.0-liter FSI, as previously mentioned, hailed as the cleaner and greener successor to the famed 1.8T motor which is currently being phased out. Chances are North American A3s will be equipped with the 2.0 FSI as standard fare. At the top of the range is a 3.2-liter narrow-angle V6 developed from the New Beetle RSI, and currently in service in the TT 3.2 Quattro, Golf R32 and Volkswagen Touareg V6. It will be tuned to 250 horsepower, 10 horsepower more than in other applications. The 3.2-liter V6 is destined to be the "hot" powerplant, and a bridge to an even hotter S3 expected next year.
