Thread: Audi A3 1.6 TDI Sport first drive review

Most frugal model in the Audi A3 range thrills with impressive economy, but it lacks dynamic sparkle. The lowest-powered but least CO2-emitting diesel in the Audi A3 range, bringing with it all the broad appeal of the latest model with (at least until legislators change the boundaries) the added attraction of VED road tax and London congestion charge exemption. For just under 1000 more than the equivalent Sport-trimmed petrol model, this lower-powered 1. 6 diesel delivers CO2 emissions of 99g/km and a claimed 74. 3mpg, thanks to stop-start and other eco tech. We're testing it here in mid-spec Sport trim, which brings with it kit including dual-zone climate control, sports seats and, perhaps most controversially, sports suspension, which sits the car 15mm closer to the road.