Audi has further enhanced the design, technological capability, and material quality of its compact A3 and S3 model ranges through a comprehensive update programme that aligns their attributes even more closely with models from the classes above. Distinguished by a fresh new look, upgraded lighting, and an improved cabin featuring new infotainment and driver assistance advances, the latest A3 … [Read more...]
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A fully-electric BMW iX2 will be introduced for the first time, offering a range of up to 283 miles. It comes as part of the second generation BMW X2 Sports Activity Coupé blends a new dynamic style, cutting edge technology, increased space and exceptional comfort for UK buyers from this month with the BMW X2 range from £40,515 and the all-electric BMW iX2 priced from £51,615. Škoda’s flagship … [Read more...]
Cardiff buyers Focus in pandemic
Ford Focus was Cardiff’s most sold used car during the pandemic, revealed by Motorway.co.uk, the UK’s fastest-growing online marketplace for used cars. Motorway analysed all the cars sold on its platform during the pandemic, between March 2020 and February 2021, and found that more people in Cardiff have sold a Ford Focus on the platform than any other car in the last year. It was closely … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Audi A3 Saloon 35 TDI 150hp automatic
Affordability and suitability is now more relevant than ever in modern times, says David Miles. Do we actually now need a large and expensive business model for long journeys, do we actually need to go anywhere as business is less about face to face and more about emails, zooming or phone calls? Do we need a large car for just one person? As an example of car downsizing do we need an Audi A4 … [Read more...]
The long read is led by the Audi A3
At over 160,000 words, the Audi A3 manual would take 11 hrs and 45 minutes to read, that’s longer than The Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers. Bristol Street Motors looked at 30 of the UK’s most popular cars and counted every single word of each car’s handbook, revealing the cars with the most complicated manuals, and compared them to famous pieces of literature. The top ten cars all have … [Read more...]
Survey shows evs with worst depreciation
A new study shows striking differences in the depreciation of ten popular electric and hybrid cars from their purchase price three years ago to their current value. InsuretheGap.com found that the pure electric Renault Zoe lost the most value, depreciating by 61% in three years from its purchase price of £19,988 to only £7,830 value in 2019. According to a 2019 Opinium survey, … [Read more...]
Audi A3 gets mid-life refresh
The Audi A3 family of three door Hatchbacks, five door Sportback, four door Saloon and the two door Cabriolet soft-top have received a mid-life refresh. These refreshed and ready to go third generation A3s adopt the brand’s latest styling changes, have new or improved engines, increased standard equipment levels and the latest driving support and infotainment systems. Deliveries to UK … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Audi and BMW do battle topless
Normally you can wait months for a good convertible to drop its hood and enter the UK market, but now two good models have come along at the same time. Before you decide which is better for you, read our reviews below. With two new A3 models being added to their line-up the Audi brand has grown from 17 to 48 variants in 13 years resulting in five years of record UK sales. In 2013 the … [Read more...]
Audi A3 family grows up
The Audi A3 Saloon is their new “world car” and joins a revitalised S3 and S3 Sportback series at the end of this month. From its launch in 1993, the A3 has taken Audi into new sectors across Europe but the arrival of the latest derivative, the saloon A3 is designed to appeal to more US and Chinese buyers and boost the brand as a result. Its arrival this autumn will also put the A3 Saloon … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: New Audi A3 builds on success, delivers more
The Audi A3 v.3 is going to do for the brand in Britain what computerfiles would call system restore, with the latest upgrades you’d expect thrown in. Originally launched in 1996, the Audi A3 was arguably the first modern compact executive car and after the v.2 series debuted in 2003 it grew to account for about 20pc of the brand’s UK sales, until the A1 hit the showrooms. This sub-compact … [Read more...]