In Geneva, debuted the new - the third in a row - a generation Audi A3. This is the first model of the concern Volkswagen, built on a modular platform, the new MQB. Not only is the body became stiffer and stronger, so - safer, so more and weight of the car dropped to 80 pounds, compared with the previous generation model. For example, the version with a turbocharged 1.4 TFSI weighs only 1175 pounds. Slightly increased the length (c 4238 to 4,240 mm), but the width and wheelbase increased by 12 and 23 mm respectively, in connection with this, the cabin was a little roomier, but the trunk has turned bigger - previously it was 350 liters, is now 365. A choice of three four-cylinder engine, two petrol - 1.4 TFSI (122 hp) and 1.8 TFSI (180 hp), as well as the 180-strong diesel TDI. Reduce weight and improve the process of mixing in the engines led to the new generation A3 by 12% ekonomichnee. 1.8-liter engine is already in the basic version with a seven agregatiziruetsya preselektivnoy gearbox S tronic. "Diesel" and "small" gasoline engine will initially only be combined with the six "mechanics." However, increasing the number of modifications would have to wait long - just a few months after the debut of A3 will be sold to other power units, all-wheel drive. From the perspective of motors is particularly interesting new diesel 1.6 TDI, which is in mixed mode consumes just 3.8 liters per 100 kilometers and emits 99 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer. All innovations that were previously available in the premium Audi, is now in A3. This adaptive cruise control and a new multimedia MMI Plus c function touch (the touch pad is round like the one used in the A6, A7 and A8, built right into the washer control of multimedia systems), working with maps Google, and auto parking, and suspension with adjustable shock absorbers ... Dynamic stabizizatsii ESP, can operate as a transverse differential lock, of course, in the database ... The starting price in Germany - 21 600 euros. Our model is a tradition worth waiting for no earlier than six months.
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