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Audi Q3 in India 2012 Review,Specification, Road Test

Audi Q3 - A commitment to urban sportiness.

Audi, the premium car brand from Volkswagen Group is a well known name in India. Audi India has been known for offering high class, luxurious and technologically advanced cars. This time around, the company is ready with a lavish and sporty SUV, called Audi Q3. It is basically a five door SUV from Audi. Compared to Audi Q5 which is the mid-luxury compact SUV and the true SUV Audi Q7, the Q3 is targeted as more of a lifestyle automobile rather than a full grown off-roader. It shares its year of launch with the arch rival-BMW X1.

However, till date it is the smallest SUV by Audi. Audi Q3 has come out in just the diesel trims and the company is going to launch Q3 petrol version as per demand. Audi Q3 2.0 TDI is the base diesel variant and the high end variant is named Audi Q3 WCI; both the versions are fraught up with features. Audi launched Q3 with great proud and with this SUV, it managed to showcase how innovative the German engineering is. The brand new Audi Q3 has been blessed with a powerful, strappy and dynamic 2.0 litre of TDI Quattro diesel engine, which is capable of churning out high power output of 177 PS at the rate of 4200 rpm along with 380 Nm of maximum torque at the rate of 1750 to 2500 rpm . This robust and aggressive engine has been coupled well with seven speed S tronic automatic transmission, which makes the ride in this car absolutely wonderful. With the seven speed automatic transmission, the car is successful in delivering a decent mileage of 5.9 to 7 km per litre.

Variants of Audi Q3

- Audi Q3 2.0 TDi Base Grade
- Audi Q3 2.0 TDi High Grade

Audi Q3 is available in two variants: Base Grade and High Grade. Base grade comes with 16-inch 7-spoke alloy wheels, halogen headlamps, manual AC, rear parking sensors and cruise control. The High grade comes equipped with 17-inch alloy wheels, rain-sensing wipers, LED tail lamps and xenon headlamps, automatic climate control and a panoramic glass-sunroof.

Price of Audi Q3

- Audi Q3 2.0 TDi Base Grade - Rs. 26.21 lakhs
- Audi Q3 2.0 TDi High Grade - Rs. 31.49 lakhs

Audi Q3 Exteriors:-

Talking about the exteriors of the Audi Q3, the car is bestowed with new and amazing features; it has the 16” Forged aluminium alloy wheels in 7-arm design in the TDI variant and 17 ” Cast aluminium alloy wheels in the 10-spoke design in the WCI variant to give this car a remarkable look. Some of the basic features include the roof rails and the black trim strips. To add to the beauty a single frame grille is added between the wedge shaped Halogen headlamps in the front of the car. The bonnet of the car and the adjustable exterior mirrors with the ORVM’s provide this car a very appealing look. The car is equipped with the heat insulating glass to avoid the entry of direct heat in the car. When it comes to the WCI model which is the high end variant of Audi Q3, the car has some additional features like the light and the rain sensors, the acoustic windscreen to reduce the structural and the airborne noises. There is also LED rear light, headlight washer and the grey tinted windscreen to make the high end variant stand apart.

Exterior

16” Forged aluminium alloy wheels, 7-arm design, size 6.5J x 16
Roof rails
Heat-insulating glass
Trim strips, black
Exterior mirrors, electrically adjustable, heated and electrically folding
Halogen headlights with separate daytime running lights
Headlight range adjustment

Audi Q3 Interior:

As we all know that Audi is known well for offering luxurious cars with gracefully designed interiors. All the features provided in the car as per the expectations. The materials used in designing the interiors of the car are of high quality to give a lavish and a comfortable look. The seat upholstery is L-grain/leatherette B-grain with the interior lightning package, front and rear floor mats and luggage compartment mat. The Leather covered multifunction steering wheel in 4- spoke design, the gear shift paddles on the S-tronic model are quite impressive. The interior of the car has Monometallic or truffle beige colour with the headlining done in cloth. When we move over to the WCI variant there are only few changes which include the High gloss package and Inlays in Walnut balsamic brown. The interior lightning is also changed from the normal lights to the LED lights to make it look more pleasing.