New Audi A3 Will Be Free To Charge Into London

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Londoners may breathe slightly easier in the knowledge that a specially developed A3 1.9 TDI joins the Audi range this month with extensive revisions that ensure it will fall under the proposed 120g/km CO2 limit permitting exemption from the congestion charge.

Available in three-door and five-door Sportback body styles, the new A3 1.9 TDI is priced from £16,660 OTR.

The car benefits from a specially modified version of the already frugal 105PS diesel with new friction minimising components and redeveloped ancillary units, combined with a manual gearbox with remapped, economy-biased ratios and an in-dash indicator telling the driver when the best time to change gear is.

The A3 boasts new tyres with reduced rolling resistance, better aerodynamic efficiency. As well as a CO2 output of just 119g/km, the A3 1.9 TDI has a fuel economy of over 62mpg. Acceleration from rest to 62mph in the three-door model with five-speed manual transmission takes 11.4 seconds, and a top speed of 120mph is possible where conditions allow, down from previous models.

Audi plan to extend the economy and emissions steps to other models in their range in the near future.  Audi also promise that UK customers will have shorter delivery time as more of their Bavarian Ingolstadt plant is given over to right hand drive cars.


 

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