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You don’t really get engines that will put a grin on your face every time you drive this Audi saloon. But when it comes to performance, the German brand has managed to appoint potent motors that takes care of a lot of factors on the whole to provide a decent drive. There is one diesel and one petrol motor on offer on the A3 and both are quite good when it comes to performance. Packed with a 1.8 litre TFSI petrol heart, this engine manages to churn out a total of 180 hp at 5100 rpm along with a decent torque of 250 Nm available as early as 1250 rpm. The petrol motor is surely the best performing A3 on offer mated to a 7 speed S-tronic dual clutch automatic transmission that changes gears faster than the blink of an eye. Its linear torque delivery remains its USP and one can clearly see the throttle response the moment you step foot on the accelerator pedal. The other and the more frugal (that’s why popular) motor on offer is the 35 TDI 2.0 litre unit that churns out a decent 143 hp at 3500 rpm and can provide its 320 Nm of peak torque when the rev meter crosses 1750 rpm. The diesel offering gets a 6 speed S-tronic dual clutch automatic gearbox (instead of the 7 speed in petrol) which should basically mean longer gear ratios and the rev counter to go more high when changing gears. But what really lets the fun down is the dearth of power available under the hood for this engine that somehow stops it from being a peppy drive. On the whole, the A3 gets proper Audi treatment with well suited suspension setup for Indian roads to soak in bumps with pleasure. 

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