Audi S3 2013 vs BMW 3 series 2012
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| Gearbox: | Manual/Automatic | Manual/Automatic | |
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| Wheel drive type: | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | Rear wheel drive (RWD) / All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
| Audi S3 is available only with four wheel (4x4) drive, while BMW 3 series can be equipped with rear wheel drive and four wheel (4x4) drive. All-wheel drive models tend to consume more fuel, so if you don't need off road capabilities, BMW 3 series also offers 2-wheel drive versions for fuel economy. 2WD versions also have lower maintenance costs. | |||
| Engines: | 2.0 (petrol) | 1.6 - 3.0 (petrol, diesel) | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 300 HP | 116 - 313 HP | |
| Torque: | 380 NM | 220 - 630 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 4.9 - 5.3 seconds | 4.8 - 11.3 seconds | |
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Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 6.9 - 7.0 | 4.1 - 8.2 | |
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On average, the Audi S3 petrol engines consume nearly the same amount of fuel per 100 km as BMW 3 series. This comparison does not take engine capacity into account, so to compare the fuel consumption of specific engines, select the car version! | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.47 m | 4.62 m | |
| Width: | 1.80 m | 1.81 m | |
| Height: | 1.39 m | 1.43 m | |
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Audi S3 is smaller. Audi S3 is 16 cm shorter than the BMW 3 series, 2 cm narrower, while the height of Audi S3 is 4 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 390 litres | 480 litres | |
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BMW 3 series has more luggage space. Audi S3 has 90 litres less trunk space than the BMW 3 series. | |||
| Turning diameter: | no data | 11.7 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | ~ 1`990 | ~ 2`024 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | no data | average | |
| Average price (€): | 24 800 | 11 600 | |
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