In the Audi SUV family, Q3 is the most popular among more than two million copies sold since its inception in 2011. The second generation, launched in 2018, had confirmed this Best-Seller state for the brand with rings, with this versatile compact SUV format, particularly appreciated in Europe.
A modernized design
We were able to discover the third generation of Q3 at the headquarters of the brand in Ingolstadt, with a model that adopts a beautiful “wise green”, its launch color and its new tone offered in the catalog.
If the general design remains globally faithful to the previous generation, the front side clearly evolves, with very thin lights in the customizable drawing at the top and a block of projectors at the bottom. There is also a new interpretation of the “Unique Table” grid that seems to be more emerging.
Length of the coast, which is growing in 4 cm to reach 4.53 meters. In the profile, a shoulder line of the front headlights with the rear wing visually divides the vehicle between a highly illuminated upper part and a lower part more in the shadow.
The vehicle is offered with 17 -inch and 19 -inch tires for high -end line s finish with the possibility of changing to an optional 20 inches.
In the back, the Audi logo becomes bright as in the last A6. As in the front, the drawing of the lights is also customizable, complemented by a long backlit band.
The volume of the trunk is at least 488 liters and can reach up to 575 liters. The Q3 retains a certain modularity with a rear seat that can slide in ten centimeters.
A rechargeable hybrid that gains autonomy
In the launch in France, this new Q3 will be offered with a new rechargeable hybrid motorization: the 200 kW e-hbrid, or 272 horsepower. The 19.7 kWh battery of net capacity offers 120 km of WLTP autonomy. It allows you to recharge in direct current to 50 kW, enough to go from a load of 10 to 80% in less than 30 minutes.
Also in the program, the 150 horsepower TFSI engine, a four -year cylinder supported by a light hybridization system and the 7 -speed tronitic box. This 1.5 -liter block can also deactivate one or two cylinders to reduce consumption.
The rechargeable hybrid version will begin at 55,000 euros in France with the opening of orders this Tuesday, June 17. The TFSI Q3 will be placed at 43,850 euros.
Later, a 150 -horsepower diesel engine must be offered, especially for those who wish to take advantage of the Quattro traction system.
Full of technologies
This new Audi Q3 recovers many technologies of higher segments of Audi. What we find at the level of the micro-lideros headlights capable of projections of lines on the road, but also inside.
A “digital scene” is now in front of the driver, with a meter screen with, in the extension in the same slab, the tactile screen for infotainment. Everything is on Android Automotive, the Google system that also equips the latest Porsche models such as Macan. Which guarantees a great response capacity, regular updates and access to a large catalog of applications.
We also discover a new steering wheel. Main novelty: Traditional products are replaced by a long bar that incorporates the changes in the transmission of the automatic gearbox to the right, to change backwards, neutral and parking and, on the left, the activation of windshield wiper and indicators.
The driving attendees are, of course, the game, with an adaptive cruise control along with the monitoring of the road lines and the semi -autonomous functions. In theory, the system can work even in the absence of recognized track edges based on online data.
Finally, the parking assistant can now memorize a maneuver, with the possibility of maintaining five different scenarios of more than 50 meters to enter only in different parking lots.
Source: BFM TV
