PILL PUSHER

A3 Specs? Weight and Cubic feet?

April

Passenger space

Front headroom
A3 38.1 inches
A4 38.4
BMW 325 37.4
MINI 38.8
Mazda3 (hatch) 39.1
Volvo V50 38.9

Front shoulder room
A3 54.3
A4 55.1
BMW 325 55.4
MINI 50.9
Mazda3 54.9
Volvo V50 55.2

Front legroom
A3 41.2
A4 41.3
BMW 325 41.5
MINI 41.3
Mazda3 41.9
Volvo V50 41.6

Rear legroom
A3 34.8
A4 34.3
BMW 325 34.6
MINI 31.3
Mazda3 36.3
Volvo V50 34.4

Rear shoulder room
A3 52.8
A4 53.4
BMW 325 55.1
MINI 44.7
Mazda3 54
Volvo V50 54.1

Luggage space
A3 13.1 cu ft
A4 (avant) 27.8 cu ft
BMW 325 (sedan 12 cu ft
MINI 5.2 cu ft
Mazda3 17.1 cu ft
Volvo V50 (non-awd) 27.4 cu ft

Length
A3 168 inches
A4 180 inches
BMW 325 178.2
MINI 143.9
Mazda3 176.6
Volvo V50 177.7

Wheelbase
A3 101.5
A4 104.3
BMW 325 108.7
MINI 97.1
Mazda3 103.9
Volvo V50 103.9

Weight
A3 3329lbs
A4 3748lbs
BMW 325 3627lbs
MINI 2679lbs
Mazda3 2826lbs
Volvo V50 3331lbs

Turning radius:
A3 35ft
A4 36.5ft
BMW 325 36.1ft
MINI 34.8
Mazda3 34.1
Volvo V50 34.9

Economy
A3 city (DSG+2.0T) 25
A4 city (Tip+2.0T) 22
BMW 325 (auto) 21
MINI S (auto) 23
Mazda3 2.3 (auto) 25
Volvo V50 turbo (auto) 22

A3 highway 31
A4 highway 32
BMW 325 (auto) 29
MINI S (auto) 32
Mazda3 (auto) 31
Volvo V50 (auto) 30

0-60mph
A3 (DSG+2.0T) 6.7
A4 (Tip+2.0T+QTR) 7.5
BMW 325 (auto 2wd) 7.2
MINI S (auto) 7.7
Mazda3 2.3 (auto) 8.6
Volvo V50 turbo (auto) 7.0

There tends to be a dearth of 0-60 numbers for automatic equipped cars in the bottom ranges, simply because auto makers don't want weak performance results to muddy the image of their cars. I had to take some data from 3rd party testing on the Mazda and Volvo. It is also unclear how Volvo measures the volume of the luggage area.

MuRaN0Daddy

April......any idea current lease rates on the A3 2.0 ? Thanks.

scotchy

Interesting comparison...Nice

scotchy

Don't know if they have any lower rates to clear out 06's yet.
Anyone know when the 07 models come out?

PDXA4

Great numbers April, thanks...Just shows how well packaged the A3 is.

Dougman

Thanks so much for posting this. Yes, the A3 is well packaged, but take a look at the Golf!! The only suprise is the weight.

If a four-door R32 were available in the US, I'd pause, but as it is the A3's still right for me.

Front headroom
*GTI 39.3 in
A3 38.1 inches
A4 38.4
BMW 325 37.4

Front shoulder room
*GTI 54.7
A3 54.3
A4 55.1
BMW 325 55.4

Front legroom
*GTI 41.2
A3 41.2
A4 41.3
BMW 325 41.5

Rear legroom
*GTI 35.3
A3 34.8
A4 34.3
BMW 325 34.6

Rear shoulder room
*GTI 54.6
A3 52.8
A4 53.4
BMW 325 55.1

*Rear Headroom
* GTI 38.5
* A3 36.9

Luggage space
*GTI 15.1
A3 13.1 cu ft
A4 (avant) 27.8 cu ft
BMW 325 (sedan 12 cu ft

Length
* GTI 165.8
A3 168 inches
A4 180 inches
BMW 325 178.2

Wheelbase
*GTI 101.5
A3 101.5
A4 104.3
BMW 325 108.7

Weight
* GTI 3350
A3 3329lbs
A4 3748lbs
BMW 325 3627lbs

April

Alas the GTi has proportions closer to the Scion xB ;-)

MrAngry

I don't get the cargo volume:

Luggage space
*GTI 15.1
A3 13.1 cu ft (actually 12.4 on Audi site)

These are basically the same car and the Audi has a longer rear overhang. I'd expect them to be the same or the Audi have more. Where did the 2 cu ft go?

scotchy

2 cu ft in there above the spare