Best review I’ve seen on this car, I was going to buy a Volvo v40 but after seeing this I did a test drive in the A3, loved it straight away and bought one last week, cheers Bob!

You do all the camera work- and the review, and still manage to churn out a cracking video. :D

I really dig the music You choose for Your videos.

Great car and great review. Very informative.

Great review as ever - the only ones I trust these days...!

Good review. Amazingly the A3 looks more or less the same for the past 10 years so design is small tweaks here and there. Its rivals can't really compete with them for practicality and finish.

Good video,completely agree about the engine, I have the 2.0 170 bhp engine previous shape sportback and its superb!

What is tha red color called? is it the brilliant red or some type of pearl effect or something else?

im about to order the new S3, now that is one awsome machine!!!

Good review, but would like to see more of the dash and controls.

In the UK I priced the Golf GT 2.0 litre diesel and the Audi A3 sportback with the same engine in sport trim (with sport suspension deleted!) with options to make them comparable (metallic, climate control etc.) and the Audi was £24275 and the Golf £24565! That definitely makes the Audi cheaper to buy and it will depreciate slightly less too! Interestingly the Seat Leon FR (I own a 2010 diesel FR) is £23900 so only about £500 difference and will depreciate like a stone in comparison!

Cheers! The answer is, it depends. My millage per year would need a diesel, most of what I do is on motorway so the 2.0tdi is the way to go. If you're more town bound or low millage the 1.4tsi is a plum engine.

someone has been on a camera training course!! Another good review! Did i miss the GT86 review?

This is a quick test, there's a full review coming after I get the car with more shots of everything.

Hey Bob, I'm looking to get the A3. Is the red Audi brilliant red or Misano red? Cheers

Interesting you reckon it sells more to private buyers in Ireland. Over in the UK these are mainly bought by the fleets and then filter through to the used market 2/3 years later. That's why most of them are diesel even though the petrols are very good.

Loving the review and the car , look after that man flu it's a serious condition . Daz

I am driving the Rapid this week and we'll be filming it on Wednesday so video out the week after. It's the 1.2tsi model I have

Love your down to earth reviews Bob. Would you pick the 1.4 TSI or 2.0 TDi in this car if it was your money

All the engines will be available this year and as far as I know you can have quattro as an option right now.

whats the song at the end?

The fleet market here is focused on the saloon market, A4, 5 Series, Mondeo, Insignia and the like. Hatchbacks don't really sell to fleet unless it's hire drives but then it's the other end of that, cheap and cheerful stuff.

I'll keep that in mind, thanks

Any idea when the 2.0 TDi 184bhp engine will be available? Also do you know if it will be available in Quattro? Cheers :)

Hi there, really need your help.I bought a BMW X1 20D AUTO with an 11 plate last October.after 1 week of driving i noticed the steering wheel vibrates at exactly between 2200-2400 mostly on higher gears as the rpm tends to stay longer at that range,its worst when going uphill.its a high frequency vibration ,not the kind you get from out of balanced wheels.its been back and fort at Bmw ever since.Last week after intervention from BMW UK.SYTNER SUTTON COLDFIELD BMW finally agreed to test(continue)

I quite like Audis and A3 Sportback is just amazing. The equipment levels are much more improved as the previous A3 lacked quite a bit of stuff for its price tag. Would you have this over the new A class?

Thanks Steve!

"That's a nice job Bobby"? If that's what you said, thanks very much!

Thanks!

Love you man - I like the sound of "tree", better than "sri"

Hi Bobby!.. I'm upgrading to this babe in June, do you think I'd be flashing my money or this is the car to buy at the moment?!

Bob for the love of god can you please show us more of the interiors of the cars you review!

The song at the beginning and end are the same song, it's UNKLE- Hold my hand

Full review still to come

That's a tough one, it's not something I've come across before and even doing some google searches hasn't turned up anything similar. Seeing as it's RWD it seems unusual that the steering wheel would vibrate during acceleration. You could pay to have the car independently inspected by the AA or RAC and see if their report throws light on the problem. I'm sure if it's a normal characteristic of the X1 they could let you drive another one and the same thing would happen.

Car companies don't talk about take overs, actually they only talk about themselves. Both the Golf and the A3 are brilliant to drive but the A3 does that luxury and status a bit better than VW. Brand image is a huge part of buying a car so it's hard to ignore. If you're on a budget get a Golf, if you can afford it buy an A3

Love Audis

Hi Bob , My mom want's to change her car and I want her to take an A4 but It's out of budget so I told her why not an A3 sportback , And she's leaning toward the Passat . I wanted to know what do you think and Thank you so much :) Ps I love your reviews

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(continuation)SYTNER SUTTON COLDFIELD finally agreed TO INTENSELY TEST THE CAR.they said they found the vibration im referring to but said that it is a normal characteristic of the BMW X1.now i really dont believe that this expensive car would vibrate as normally designed by BMW.Are they BS-ing me?please advice

There's no good in holding on to the money, you might as well show everyone you're doing well for yourself and buy an A3. It's a decent car and worth the bucks, just go with the saying from the shampoo company "because I'm worth it"

Audi + UNKLE = eargasm

The Passat is much bigger than the A3, remember if she's thinking of something A4 size the A3 won't work. Some people like saloon cars and others hatchback. Best thing to do is take Her to an Audi dealer and get a drive in the A3, if it's big enough problem solved.

whats the word on a skoda rapid review bobs

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy :D.

Thank you! I did have Leah to help me with this video though

Dats a nees job Bobby!

Ok, if talking about highline model.

bUen Carro....Panamá

38 grand for a family hatch back. Madness.

The Golf isn't 10k cheaper, there isn't much in the price of the two entry level versions.

Yes I think I would take this over the A Class, there's a better driver feel.

Actually I could've posted my last comment actually on the Q3 review..erm yeah...you get my drift though.

Hey Bob,

Audi a"TREE"

Hey Bob. Ignore the morons you do a grand job. The only thing is of all the audi videos I've watched you love them all. The Q3? I mean you loved it. No downsides. But it looks like the boot is the same size as the one on my A1 virtually? Isnt it a little cramped for a car aimed at families costing that much? But like I said, otherwise a grand job!

Does he come with fucking subtitles

Welcome to Irish pricing and taxes.

The golf isn't that much cheaper.

Audi Air Tree! LOL.

Nice car,but golf is almost the same and 10k cheaper.I know its audi,but c`mon:)

i don't want to see you i want to see the car , your voice is enough .