Audi A3 2013 vs Mercedes SLK 2011
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| Gearbox: | Manual/Automatic | Manual/Automatic | |
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| Wheel drive type: | Front wheel drive (FWD) / All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | Rear wheel drive (RWD) | |
| Audi A3 is available with front wheel drive and four wheel (4x4) drive, while Mercedes SLK can be equipped only with rear wheel drive. | |||
| Engines: | 1.4 - 2.0 | 1.8 - 5.5 | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 110 - 184 HP | 184 - 422 HP | |
| Torque: | 200 - 380 NM | 270 - 540 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 7.6 - 11.4 seconds | 4.6 - 7.3 seconds | |
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Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 3.9 - 6.6 | 5.0 - 8.4 | |
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Audi A3 petrol engines consumes on average 1.5 litres less fuel per 100 km than Mercedes SLK. On average, Audi A3 equipped with diesel engines consume 0.5 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Mercedes SLK. This comparison does not take engine capacity into account, so to compare the fuel consumption of specific engines, select the car version! | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.42 m | 4.14 m | |
| Width: | 1.79 m | 1.81 m | |
| Height: | 1.41 m | 1.30 m | |
| Audi A3 is 28 cm longer than the Mercedes SLK, 2 cm narrower, while the height of Audi A3 is 11 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 320 litres | 225 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
678 litres | 335 litres | |
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Audi A3 has more luggage capacity. Audi A3 has 95 litres more trunk space than the Mercedes SLK. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Audi A3 (by 343 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 10.5 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Audi A3 is 0.4 metres more than that of the Mercedes SLK, which means Audi A3 can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | ~ 1`936 | ~ 1`846 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | high | high | |
| Average price (€): | no data | 19 600 | |
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