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More reviews. Continue Reading Engines, performance and drive. Next Steps Find a dealer New car deals. Which Is Best Cheapest Cheapest vehicles Our 'cheapest' pick is the model with the lowest on the road retail price. See More Stats. In this review 1 Verdict - currently reading Premium quality and style, plus impressive practicality and class-leading tech, make the Audi Q3 a great all-rounder.

Engines, performance and drive Much improved ride comfort makes the latest Audi Q3 a real contender for class honours. Interior, design and technology With typically stylish design inside and out, the Audi Q3 is a technological tour de force. Practicality, comfort and boot space The Audi Q3 is bigger than the previous model, which means useful extra room for passengers and luggage.

Share this on Twitter Share this on Facebook Email. More on Q3. Show me: SUV. Used Audi Q3 Mk1, review. Audi Q3 4 Dec Audi Q3 4 Feb Audi Q3 10 Sep The Q3 is, thankfully, in the sweet spot. All Audi Q3s get a set of digital dials with sat-nav functionality and more, which is great to see — and the standard infotainment screen is sharp and easy to use. The Q3 scores highly for tech, as it feels like a more expensive model in that regard.

It has a typically high-up SUV driving position with plenty of adjustment, which means you can get comfortable quite easily. With them set forward, the boot is really big and practical.

There are a few engines to choose from, starting with a hp petrol engine in the 35 TFSI model going right up to a hp petrol in the 45 TFSI, with hp and hp diesels in the mix as well. The Audi Q3 is a great all-around family SUV, with strengths in the key areas buyers of these cars want.

Still, you should be able to find a good deal by heading over to our deals page. Manual seat adjustment comes as standard, but you can upgrade to a mid-range S line model to get electrically adjustable seats with added lumbar support to help prevent annoying backache on long drives. Space in the back seats is very good, too. Shoulder space is still pretty good though, so you can carry three adults side-by-side for reasonably long journeys without them having too much to complain about.

Fitting a large child seat is much easier with the seats slid backwards. In the back, you get another folding armrest between the rear seats with two built-in cup holders and space for a litre bottle in each rear door bin. The boot floor itself is height adjustable to minimise the load lip by the boot opening, too. The Convenience package is new this year as well and includes eight-way power front seats with memory for the driver, auto-dimming exterior mirrors that fold, and an integrated garage door opener.

Premium Plus trims get a new degree camera system and a brown wood trim is now optional on the Premium model. Although it's the most expensive model, the Premium Plus trim still represents the best buy in the Q3 lineup. Its relatively affordable price tag equips it with many desirable features, including a wireless charging pad, blind-spot monitoring, passive entry with push-button start, LED headlamps, and adaptive cruise control.

We'd also suggest the aforementioned Technology package, which unlocks the coolest tech features Audi has to offer. We'd also choose the more powerful 45 model. The Q3 is powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder engine that makes either or hp; either way it comes standard with an eight-speed automatic transmission and Quattro all-wheel drive.

In our time behind the wheel of a Q3 with the more potent of the two engines, we noted that the engine provided ample power, but our test vehicle wasn't as quick as some rivals, and we noticed a delay between our right foot's action and the engine's response read: turbo lag. Still, its transmission shifted smoothly during normal operation and provided sportier reactions when shifted into S mode.

Thankfully, its suspension damped out all but the harshest road imperfections. Hardly any of those existed when the first Q3 was born. For the new Q3, another variation of Audi's scary-goth LED eye make-up sits outboard of a socking great eight-sided grille frame and more angular front 'intakes' most are actually blanks.

The body's metalwork is fashioned into a set of sharp creases, amped up further by a dose of Ur-Quattro in the front and rear wings. It's German, so of course the base wheels, in this case 18s, look weedy and you'll want to step up an inch. Inside, the infotainment moves to a touchscreen. Under the body, another sea-change.

It's the same wheelbase as the VW Tiguan. Top Gear asked the project chief if there were any fundamental chassis differences between the two. He was candid. Well… the wheels. That said, the Audi feels surprisingly more nimble than the VW, on account of its different set-up: springs, dampers, bushes and so on. And also because you sit 4cm lower in the Audi. It launches with more petrol engines than diesel.