Audi A3 can be – to bend his fingers – convertible, sedan, three or five-door hatchback, with diesel or gasoline, with mechanics or automatic, with full or front-wheel drive. Not enough for you?Then get a version of the E-Tron – hybrid charging from the network. But, ironically, only a five-door body Sportback, automatic and front-wheel drive.
Hybrid one, and modes – a lot. E-Tron holds a 150 horse 1.4-liter gasoline turbo and another 102 – by an electric motor, wedged into the box. However, summed up this power too, “hybrid”, the final output – 204 hp and 350 Nm. Golf GTI somewhere close, and thanks to the E-Tron electric motor accelerates instantly.
Promised electric ship – 50 km and 130 km / h, but it theoretically, but not cold in the winter. We are a full charge will last 20 kilometers to maximize mileage in the city can be in the mode Hybrid Hold, which disconnects the batteries when you snooping around in the stream. Hybrid mode combines two sources of energy, and Hybrid Charge uses the engine to charge the batteries on the road. Or you can turn the car into a wall outlet for four hours.
And if cousin, VW Golf GTE, wants to be a sort of eco-GTI, then A3 E-Tron – just a great family hatchback, which, if you use his strengths, will be almost free for the owner (in the city). And on an empty highway, he will spend about 5.7 l / 100 km.
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Of course, in the “gas to the floor” hybrid is far from hypercar: 1.4-liter turbo engine strains, and 125 kg of batteries make the car more drowsy and braking maneuvers than other A3. Even the brakes are not very distinct, because they need to develop electricity when braking, but they are better than offering a hybrid Lexus.
And if BMW i3 discourages its radical and a small long range, the Audi A3 E-Tron can be an excellent alternative.
Test Drive: Audi A3 E-Tron
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