Comments on: 2013 Audi A3 TDI

By: paully wally

paully wally — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:43:28 +0000

a little appreciated aspect of diesels is that the high compression ratios require very high engine tolerances that necessitates much longer break-in periods than gas engines. Most MPG tests are on brand new cars, but optimal mileage usually doesnt peak until around 10,000 miles. Hence, official tests can greatly underestimate the real economy that they offer drivers in real life obtain.

By: pauly wally

pauly wally — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:36:37 +0000

subaru has been selling a wonderful boxer-format diesel forester and outback in australia for a couple of years now. Definitely the smoothest diesel ive driven (even more than my jetta tdi sportwagon), and has stil has that great low center of gravity that really helps the handling of these SUVs. WHen running on biodiesel blends of 20% or more, they use less fossil fuels and pollute less than a prius too!
SUch a great car- would love to own one here in the USA.
my only guess as to why they are not available here is due to political pressure and propaganda by the oil lobby...

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By: DannyD

DannyD — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:38:49 +0000

I've owned a US version 2011 A3 TDI (with sport package) for 1.5 years. My overall AVERAGE is 40.3 MPG and I regularly achieve over 51 MPG on highway trips (at 75+ MPH). And... I drive the car like a sports car around town (read... heavy foot). This car SOOOOOO blows away either the Prius or CT200H in both styling, handling, performance, carbon footprint and engine longevity (how long will those batteries last?)!!

It would be the perfect car if offered with Quattro, but... I just saw Audi announce the 2013 Q5 is adding a TDI as an option (albeit a 3L V6, but I'm still excited). Love diesels!!!!

By: davehead

davehead — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:02:57 +0000

Quoting 1998 is really out-of-date. A lot has happened since then:

- Diesel was made as clean as gasoline, by lowering its suffer content to 5ppm.
- Engines have improved. They run cleaner then they once did... Ford even claims their Focus diesel could meet SULEV standards.
- Diesels are not the only cars the emit particulates. Gasoline cars do too, except much smaller in size so they can enter your lungs & into the bloodstream. California will soon start limiting gasoline particulates too.

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By: Audi a3 in Ireland

Audi a3 in Ireland — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:19:37 +0000

I love Audi a3 cars. I have my Audi a3 in Ireland. It is a dynamic car which is model of beauty. It has beautiful sensibilities in drawing and use of equipment that distinguish modern Audi a3 from other cars. It has specific engine and fuel type which provides great performance of this car. It has four diesel engine and petrol engine. It is simply a mixture of open-road vitality, long-haul sociability, around-town utility and fuel saving.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:32:52 +0000

That's Great Smart Guy. You really don't know anything about this.
Somehow the advancements that have progressively occurred in the European market have slipped right past your eyes and ears, thus you speak of the old Diesel or 80's technology
The new to the US clean TDI technology was not introduced here until October 2008. We did not have the new Lower Sulfer based fuels until then.
If you had any incling of an idea how stupid you sound you would read prior to touching the keyboard or just turn the thing off understanding that all things true in 1980 are not the same today. It's pitiful to hear someone sspeak so strongly and simultaneously be ignorant. Fill up the head before you open the mouth.

By: UX-admin

UX-admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:54:36 +0000

"It's a misnomer to call any diesel burning engine 'clean'."

Actually no, it is not a misnomer. Clean diesel engines employ a diesel particulate filter (DPF), and depending on vehicle manufacturer and design, implementation and weight, some even employ an after-treatment Urea subsystem.

These ultramodern, clean diesels emit less pollution than the cleanest partial zero emissions vehicle (PZEV).