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Audi A3 A3 8L

Audi A3 A3 8L (1996 – 2003) has 7 published engines in the catalogue, and 305 cars in our dataset. Engine ranges cover the trims and gearboxes stored for that engine.

Engines

Combined mpg and CO₂ are the ranges stored for the engine. The official test cycle is shown on each variant.

EngineFuelPowerCombined mpg rangeCO₂ rangeDataset
1.6 petrol 100PSPetrol100.4 PS37.2 mpg182 g/km11
1.8 petrol 125PSPetrol124.7 PS33.6 mpg188.5 g/km15
1.8 petrol 150PSPetrol150.1 PS36.7 mpg190 g/km52
1.8 petrol 182PSPetrol182.5 PS31.4 mpg230 g/km10
1.8 petrol 213PSPetrol212.9 PS30.7 mpg223 g/km32
1.8 petrol 224PSPetrol224.4 PS39.8 mpg226 g/km40
1.9 diesel 132PSDiesel131.8 PS55.4 mpg140 g/km20

Trims

Trim names stored for this generation.

  • 130 SE
  • 130 Sport
  • Quattro Sport T
  • S3 Quattro
  • Sport
  • Standard
  • T Sport

Variants

Filters apply to the published variants. The engine and trim lists above stay in the page HTML.

VariantFuelGearboxBodyPowerCombined mpgDataset
Standard 1.6 petrol 100PSPetrolManualHatchback100.4 PS (99 bhp)37.2 mpg (NEDC)11
Sport 1.8 petrol 125PSPetrolManualHatchback124.7 PS (123 bhp)33.6 mpg (NEDC)15
T Sport 1.8 petrol 150PSPetrolManualHatchback150.1 PS (148 bhp)36.7 mpg (NEDC)52
Quattro Sport T 1.8 petrol 182PSPetrolManualHatchback182.5 PS (180 bhp)31.4 mpg (NEDC)10
S3 Quattro 1.8 petrol 213PSPetrolManualHatchback212.9 PS (210 bhp)30.7 mpg (NEDC)32
S3 Quattro 1.8 petrol 224PSPetrolManualHatchback224.4 PS (221.3 bhp)39.8 mpg (NEDC)40
130 SE 1.9 diesel 132PSDieselManualHatchback131.8 PS (130 bhp)55.4 mpg (NEDC)10
130 Sport 1.9 diesel 132PSDieselManualHatchback131.8 PS (130 bhp)55.4 mpg (NEDC)10
8 variants

Specifications

Recorded dates
1996 – 2003
Engines
7
Power
100.4–224.4 PS
Fuels
Diesel, Petrol
Gearboxes
Automatic, Manual
Body styles
Hatchback
UK dataset
305 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest power

Published variants in this generation with a stored PS figure, highest first.

Bar length is the stored PS figure. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted here.
VariantPowerGearboxBody
S3 Quattro 1.8 petrol 224PS224.4 PS (221.3 bhp)ManualHatchback
S3 Quattro 1.8 petrol 213PS212.9 PS (210 bhp)ManualHatchback
Quattro Sport T 1.8 petrol 182PS182.5 PS (180 bhp)ManualHatchback
T Sport 1.8 petrol 150PS150.1 PS (148 bhp)ManualHatchback
130 SE 1.9 diesel 132PS131.8 PS (130 bhp)ManualHatchback

Fastest 0–60

Published variants with a stored 0–60 time, quickest first.

Bar length is the stored 0–60 time. A longer bar is a slower time.
Variant0–60 mphGearboxBody
130 Sport 1.9 diesel 132PS6.4 secondsManualHatchback
130 SE 1.9 diesel 132PS6.4 secondsManualHatchback
S3 Quattro 1.8 petrol 213PS6.8 secondsManualHatchback
S3 Quattro 1.8 petrol 224PS6.9 secondsManualHatchback
Quattro Sport T 1.8 petrol 182PS7.5 secondsManualHatchback

Fuel economy

NEDC combined mpg

These variants share the NEDC test. They are not compared with figures from another cycle.

Combined mpg on the NEDC test only. A different official cycle is not on this chart.
VariantCombinedCO₂Fuel
130 SE 1.9 diesel 132PS55.4 mpg (NEDC)140 g/kmDiesel
130 Sport 1.9 diesel 132PS55.4 mpg (NEDC)140 g/kmDiesel
S3 Quattro 1.8 petrol 224PS39.8 mpg (NEDC)226 g/kmPetrol
Standard 1.6 petrol 100PS37.2 mpg (NEDC)182 g/kmPetrol
T Sport 1.8 petrol 150PS36.7 mpg (NEDC)190 g/kmPetrol
Sport 1.8 petrol 125PS33.6 mpg (NEDC)188.5 g/kmPetrol
Quattro Sport T 1.8 petrol 182PS31.4 mpg (NEDC)230 g/kmPetrol
S3 Quattro 1.8 petrol 213PS30.7 mpg (NEDC)223 g/kmPetrol

Registration statistics

305 cars in our dataset. Shares below are calculated inside that dataset.

Fuel type

  • Petrol244 · 80%
  • Diesel61 · 20%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Body style

  • Hatchback305 · 100%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Transmission

  • Manual283 · 92.8%
  • Automatic22 · 7.2%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Colour

  • Blue88 · 28.9%
  • Silver71 · 23.3%
  • Black66 · 21.6%
  • Red23 · 7.5%
  • Grey19 · 6.2%
  • Green17 · 5.6%
  • Other21 · 6.9%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Registration year

  • 121997
  • 231998
  • 171999
  • 342000
  • 512001
  • 892002
  • 732003
Cars in the VehicleScore dataset by registration year. This is not a sales chart.

Other generations

(8P, 2nd gen)
  • Recorded datesMay 2003 – August 2012
  • Dataset13,491 cars in our dataset
Audi A3 (8V)
  • Recorded datesSeptember 2012 – May 2020
  • Dataset17,972 cars in our dataset
8Y
  • Recorded datesJuly 2020 – Present
  • Dataset5,191 cars in our dataset

Length, width, height, and wheelbase are listed on each variant page, where the catalogue stores them for one configuration.

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Questions

Which engines are listed for the Audi A3 A3 8L?

1.6 petrol 100PS, 1.8 petrol 125PS, 1.8 petrol 150PS, 1.8 petrol 182PS, 1.8 petrol 213PS, 1.8 petrol 224PS, 1.9 diesel 132PS

How many Audi A3 A3 8L cars are in the dataset?

305 cars in our dataset. Registration-year, fuel, body, and gearbox shares on this page are counted inside that sample.

How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.