200 hp is enough 😊😊

Me too. Lol. The best. A3 2023. Great car.

I know you say 200Hp is enough but I have a 2023 s3 and 306Hp is so much better. I still get 42mpg on highways (flat not too many hills). 0-62 (100kmh) in 4.4s is super nice...

@@boodits what do you drive in? What mode. Auto, comfort, dynamic etc? Do you ever go into sports mode? Can you let me know. I’m new to Audi. Cheers.

I always wondered: Are you guys in the US just speeding with such cars or why would you need a lot of hp? I am German, so I think in terms of Autobahn. But if all cars are just allowerd 120km/h or so, why get a quick car? Here you get it, because you want to sometimes drive with 200-300km/h on the Autobahn and reach your destination quicker, but in the US you would probably go to jail for that, or not?

Thanks, will do!

glad you enjoyed it!

I'll put that on the shooting schedule!

I don’t know why unless they didn’t want it to really overlap with the a4 in price?

Thanks!

Thats the camera or light hitting it during filming.

Agreed, from a value stand point, a luxury car will basically never beat a car like the Civic touring or Mazda3 premium plus. However, it's the construction, handling, powertrain refinement and aesthetic that make a luxury car like this attractive. All a matter of what's important to you!

Inflation and expensive technology. Mostly the former, I think cars in the 90s, when adjusted for inflation, were actually more expensive than new ones now!

@@Realistick "cars in the 90s, when adjusted for inflation, were actually more expensive than new ones now!" - Perhaps by inflation numbers alone, but I do not believe people's incomes have kept up with inflation. Just look at housing prices. Anyway, I know this is not a discussion of economic policies, it was just a casual observation.

@@mountainhobo Fair, housing has definitely shot up much higher than cars. Supply and demand or something😮‍💨

In germany an a3 with this spec would cost 50K+

Rip.off. Stop.paying for stolen money or greedy shareholders!

Sheesh, I'd love to do some reviews the next time I go to Europe, it seems like the prices are all over the place there.

@@Realistick Unfortunately yes, cheapest price for European cars is North America, you´re lucky customers there. We must pay for the same cars 20 - 40% more.

A3. I have the 2023 a3. I went to even buy the A4. But I fell in love with the A3. It’s a little smaller but not tiny. Smooth drive. Beautiful car. The trunk like he said is actually awesome. A lot of room. I for my golf clubs in it and all my outside sales samples. I love Cadillac but my Audi A3 is beautiful. The A4 felt a bit long to me. So I went with A3.

No 1L in the US so I can’t speak for other markets

if it has lounch control: - put into dynamic (says S1 in the display - make sure it does not say D1) - turn off stability control - step on the break and then the gas - lift the break

Really depends on your priorities, the gti is more fun, practical and a little quicker, the a3 feels much more high quality and is easier to use and live with. It’s also awd! I’d personally go with a manual base gti but if i was getting an auto, id go a3.

Agreed, If the A4 could do this style but then improve the materials, it would be a big hit imo

Q4 E-tron and other newer models have a fairly similar design.

The A3 is better in that regard than all other Audis but yeah, definitely not an easy car for upkeep, wouldn't recommend it to someone expecting normal small car maintenance.

Well that seems to be a taste thing, can't argue with that. I personally like the new design more than the old - however the old one has better materials used. You guys in the US are however very lucky with Audi. You pay the same, but even your standard version comes with leather seats. In Germany thats a couple thousand Euros extra.

Apples to oranges really, the accord is better for 95 percent of people but if you want something a little more fun to drive with a german personality, A3

Accord is "lipstick on a pig" compared to this car

Nope

Drove a 23 A3 and a 24 BMW 2 Series today. Beemer very firm ride, A3 much better

interesting. i owned a new A1 with standard sound - which was good. and now i sold my A1 for a new S3 with B&O sound and it is miles better. i love it. Only when i put it very loud sometimes the sunroof blend thingy can rattle from the vribrations. so dont get a sunroof if very loud music with B&O is important to you. Go to another audi dealer to test a B&O in one of the displayed cars to see if it is the same as yours.

@@Jonathan-kraai agreed, I have a 2023 S3 with the upgraded B&O sound system. I'd say my G37x with the upgraded Bose was a touch better but that could be to the fact that i have more crap in the side pockets and i hear the change rattling.

Took me 15 mins to get the best settings for the 15 speaker B&O on my A3 (which I'm very happy with).

Do you need me to send a link to the Audi USA website?

It is in the US, which is the target audience of this video. In the US, the A3 is the smallest and cheapest Audi on offer. Don't watch videos from other countries then whine and complain that it's not localized.

They do, audi Q3!

@@Realistick Looks nice, but not VW Golf nice.

@Realistick I wonder why VW Golf gets so many comparisons. They are 2 separate cars and each have their own drivers and enthusiasts. They always put the Golf R against the s3 when they should be comparing the Golf R to the RS3 and the GTI to the S3 but they never do and always want the Golf to crush the Audi but I just don't think Golf has the line to compare to the Audi line up of cars. Can you even compare an S8 to a Jetta? VW is a great line of cars. My old GTI cabriolet is one of my fave cars I've ever owned but it can't compare to an Audi S4 Convertible in performance and style well maybe style.

@@boodits Derp. The R and S3, similar AWD (minus the R having the torque vectoring rear diff), have the same engine and are somewhat-reasonably closely priced. The RS3 is around 50% more expensive than the R, has a different engine entirely. You can get an S3 for almost DOUBLE the cost of a GTI. (Juuuust under 60k for S3 Prestige with options vs 32k for the base GTI.) The S8 and Jetta don't: share an engine, share a platform, share the same horsepower rating (+/- 6 horsepower), share a transmission, much of the drivetrain, etc. etc. etc. Your comment makes zero sense.