2.0T Premium 2dr All-Wheel Drive quattro Cabriolet
2019 Audi A3
The Audi A3 is a small premium sedan or convertible that's built on the platform of the Volkswagen Golf. For three generations, the A3 has offered good looks, high quality, and good value with top safety scores and thorough standard equipment. Nearing the end of its life in its current form, the A3 gets few changes this year. The Premium Plus gets standard LED headlights and taillights, and wireless smartphone charging; the Prestige gets those things plus active parking assist.
One big change for 2019 is the discontinuation of the e-tron Sportback plug-in hybrid. But that doesn't mean Audi is shying away from electric technology; it now sells the battery-electric E-tron SUV.
The base powertrain for the front-wheel-drive A3 is awesome. It's a 2.0-liter turbocharged and direct-injected 4-cylinder engine which makes 186 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque, mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. With available all-wheel drive, the same engine makes 220 hp and 258 lb-ft, mated to a 6-speed dual-clutch with paddle shifters.
The front-wheel-drive A3 sedan gets 26 mpg city, 35 highway, 29 combined, while the Cabriolet gets one less combined mile per gallon. The AWD sedan and Cabriolet get 27 and 25 combined mpg respectively. That's all on regular fuel.
Many cars see their safety scores decline at the end of their generation, but not the A3. With standard automatic emergency braking, the 2019 A3 gets five stars overall from the NHTSA, and is an IIHS Top Safety Pick, with top 'Good'? scores in all the crash tests, with 'Acceptable'? for the headlights and child seat anchors. .
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Nearing the end of its life in its current form, the A3 gets few changes this year. The Premium Plus gets standard LED headlights and taillights, and wireless smartphone charging; the Prestige gets those things plus active parking assist.
One big change for 2019 is the discontinuation of the e-tron Sportback plug-in hybrid. But that doesn't mean Audi is shying away from electric technology; it now sells the battery-electric E-tron SUV.
The base powertrain for the front-wheel-drive A3 is awesome. It's a 2.0-liter turbocharged and direct-injected 4-cylinder engine which makes 186 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque, mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. With available all-wheel drive, the same engine makes 220 hp and 258 lb-ft, mated to a 6-speed dual-clutch with paddle shifters.
The front-wheel-drive A3 sedan gets 26 mpg city, 35 highway, 29 combined, while the Cabriolet gets one less combined mile per gallon. The AWD sedan and Cabriolet get 27 and 25 combined mpg respectively. That's all on regular fuel.
Many cars see their safety scores decline at the end of their generation, but not the A3. With standard automatic emergency braking, the 2019 A3 gets five stars overall from the NHTSA, and is an IIHS Top Safety Pick, with top 'Good'? scores in all the crash tests, with 'Acceptable'? for the headlights and child seat anchors. .
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| Engine | 2.0L I-4 |
| MPG | 22 City / 30 Hwy |
| Seating | 4 Passengers |
| Transmission | 7-spd auto-shift man w/OD |
| Power | 228 @ 4500 rpm |
| Drivetrain | quattro all wheel |
