James Wong
2025 Audi A3 price and specs
The base Audi A3 has received more standard equipment with its facelift, but it's pricier than before while the all-wheel drive 40 TFSI has been dropped.
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About the Audi A3
Last updated Dec 18, 2024Audi Australia has increased the asking price of its A3 range, including the high-performance S3 and RS3, by up to $3831 for the 2024 model year.
The range now starts at $49,600 before on-roads for the A3 35 TFSI Sportback, and extends to $96,200 before on-roads for the RS3 Sedan.
As recently detailed, the A3 and S3 now receive a range of new features. These include adaptive cruise control with stop and go, Audi pre sense basic, active lane assist, as well as rear USB-C ports.
Pros
- Genuinely efficient mild-hybrid donk
- Thoughtful tech and equipment list, mostly
- Attainable entry point
Cons
- Adaptive cruise optional
- Some plastics don't feel premium
- Road noise on optional '19s not premium either
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2024 Audi A3 Price
Base
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| 1.5L, 7-speed auto, 5-door Hatchback, Petrol, FWD | $49,600 |
| 1.5L, 7-speed auto, 4-door Sedan, Petrol, FWD | $53,100 |
S line
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| 2.0L, 7-speed auto, 5-door Hatchback, Petrol, 4x4 | $57,700 |
| 2.0L, 7-speed auto, 4-door Sedan, Petrol, 4x4 | $60,200 |
S3
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| 2.0L, 7-speed auto, 4-door Sedan, Petrol, 4x4 | $77,373 |
*excl. on-roads
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2024 Audi A3 Dimensions
1449mm
1816mm
4343mm
The dimensions shown above are for the base model.
See all 2024 Audi A3 Dimensions2024 Audi A3 Boot Space
he Audi A3 range has following boot capacity figures:
- A3 35 TFSI Sportback: 380 litres
- A3 35 TFSI Sedan: 425 litres
- A3 40 TFSI Sportback: 325 litres
- A3 35 TFSI Sedan: 390 litres
- S3 Sportback: 325 litres
- S3 Sedan: 325 litres
- RS3 Sportback: 282 litres
- RS3 Sedan: 321 litres
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2024 Audi A3 Exterior
The new A3 rides on 18-inch alloy wheels as standard, and features LED headlights across the range.
Ibis White is the standard colour on the 2022 Audi A3, with Brilliant Black a no-cost option on the 35 TFSI.
2024 Audi A3 Interior
For its generational change the A3 has adopted Audi’s latest interior design and layout, with elements like the air vents inspired by Lamborghini.
Your eyes are immediately drawn to the beautiful 12.3-inch Virtual Cockpit instrument cluster and the 10.1-inch MMI touch infotainment display, both offering the crispest of graphics and buttery smooth animations.
The inbuilt satellite navigation system offers Google Maps, online traffic updates and hazard alerts, parking information, weather updates and fuel prices, thanks
Even the base A3 35 TFSI has a creamy leather steering wheel that feels great in the hand, and wheel-mounted paddle shifters are fitted if you want to take control of the transmission yourself. We also appreciate the proper climate controls.
Comfort up front is good even in the standard, manually-adjustable first-row pews.
Row two in the regular A3 is slightly more spacious than the performance-oriented S3 as you don’t have the tall S seats with integrated headrests up front. Forward visibility in the rear is also improved as a result.
Speaking of kids, there’s ISOFIX anchor points on the outboard pews and top-tether points behind all three positions.
While Australians tend to see SUVs as family cars, Europeans have used cars like the A3 as family runabouts for decades – it’s more than up to the task.
2024 Audi A3 Safety Rating
The 2024 Audi A3 range has the following standard safety equipment:
- Seven airbags
- Pedestrian detection
- Cyclist detection
- Audi pre-sense basic (NEW)
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Safe exit warning
- Lane departure warning
- Lane keep assist
- Active lane assist (NEW)
- Adaptive cruise control with stop and go (NEW)
- Semi-autonomous parking assist
- Reversing camera
- Front and rear parking sensors
A surround-view camera is optional on the entire range besides the flagship RS3 which is standard
2024 Audi A3 Fuel Economy
The 2024 Audi A3 range has the following claimed combined fuel economy figures:
- 35 TFSI Sportback: 5.0 litres per 100km
- 35 TFSI Sedan: 4.9 litres per 100km
- 40 TFSI Sportback: 6.7 litres per 100km
- 40 TFSI Sedan: 6.6 litres per 100km
- S3 Sportback: 7.4 litres per 100km
- S3 Sedan: 7.3 litres per 100km
- RS3 Sportback: 8.3 litres per 100km
- RS3 Sedan: 8.2 litres per 100km
All A3 models require a minimum of 95 RON premium unleaded petrol, besides the flagship RS3 which requires a minimum of 98 RON premium unleaded petrol.
A3 35 TFSI variants have a 50-litre fuel tank, whereas the rest of the range has a 55-litre fuel tank.
| Audi A3 | Fuel Type | Combined |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5L, 7-speed auto, 4-door Sedan, Petrol, FWD | Premium Unleaded | 4.9 L/100km |
| 1.5L, 7-speed auto, 5-door Hatchback, Petrol, FWD | Premium Unleaded | 5.0 L/100km |
Cost of ownership
What are the running and servicing costs of a Audi A3?
Logbook servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever occurs first. Audi offers a five-year service plan which is priced as follows:
- A3 35 TFSI/40 TFSI: $2520
- S3: $2890
- RS3: $4010
How does the 2024 Audi A3 drive?
Our expert take on Audi A3 drivability.
The Audi A3 35 TFSI variants are powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with a 48V mild-hybrid system producing total outputs of 110kW of power and 250Nm of torque.
Audi claims the A3 35 TFSI can do the 0-100km/h sprint in 8.4 seconds.
The A3 40 TFSI quattro is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine producing 140kW and 320Nm. Audi claims the A3 40 TFSI quattro can do the 0-100km/h sprint in 7.0 seconds.
The S3 is also powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine but produces 228kW and 400Nm. Audi claims the S3 can do the 0-100km/h sprint in 4.8 seconds.
The flagship RS3 is powered by a 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder petrol engine producing 294kW and 500Nm. Audi claims the RS3 can do the 0-100km/h sprint in 3.8 seconds.
All Audi A3 variants have a seven-speed dual-clutch transmissions, with all but the entry-level A3 35 TFSI sending drive through an all-wheel drive system. The A3 35 TFSI only sends drive to the front wheels.
What’s new with the latest A3 is the powertrain.
This new generation of 48V mild-hybrid technology is possibly the best implementation of the tech I’ve experienced thus far, and it’s genuinely efficient in the real world based on our time with the A3 35 TFSI.
Audi says the new mild-hybrid system uses vehicle sensors to know when to turn the engine off or on, and it’s now able to coast when you’re creeping in traffic rather than firing up the petrol engine once you lift off the brake pedal.
It seems to know what you want, when you want it, which in previous cases wasn’t necessarily the case. Seeing the stop/start display in the digital instruments was interesting, and refinement is so good you rarely notice when the engine is off or on.
While it offers effortless performance, the 35 TFSI’s 110kW and 250Nm mean it’s not quite as fast as the Sportback’s chunky design and 19-inch alloys might suggest.
Peak torque is on tap from just 1500rpm and sticks around through to 3500rpm, so you have this effortless wave to ride. This car is best driven in a measured manner as designed.
Speaking of ‘cruise’, the standard cruise control system takes away from the luxury experience. I’d definitely be ticking the box for the Comfort package ($2600) to get the excellent adaptive cruise assist function that basically enables Level 2 semi-autonomous highway driving.
Ride and handling is pretty well balanced as you’d expect, with a taut chassis bringing tight body control and an almost sporty balance in corners, though a level of give in the suspension that irons out the lumps and bumps of city driving nicely – even on the optional 19-inch wheels seen here.
2024 Audi A3 Colours
What colours are available for the Audi A3
The 2024 Audi A3 range, depending on the variant, is available with the following exterior paint colours:
- Arkona white
- Brilliant black
- Glacier white metallic
- Mythos black metallic
- Navarra blue metallic
- Phython yellow metallic
- Floret silver metallic
- Manhattan grey metallic
- Daytona grey pearl effect
- Kyalami green
- Kemora grey metallic
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Audi A3 FAQs
The cheapest Audi A3 is the 35 TFSI MHEV that starts from $46,800.
The most expensive Audi A3 is the 40 TFSI QUATTRO that starts from $58,200.
The best towing capacity of a Audi A3 is offered by the 40 TFSI QUATTRO which can tow 1600 kg
The largest Audi A3 is the 40 TFSI QUATTRO which measures 1816mm wide, 4495mm in length and sits 1425mm tall.
The most powerful Audi A3 is the 40 TFSI QUATTRO which has 140kW of power from its 2.0L TURBO DIRECT F/INJ engine.
The Audi A3 is built in Germany and shipped to Australia.
The heaviest Audi A3 is the 40 TFSI QUATTRO which weighs 0 kg (kerb weight).
The Audi A3 uses Premium Unleaded Petrol.