Audi A3 2016 vs Opel Astra 2015
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.4 Petrol | 1.4 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 150 HP | 150 HP | |
| Torque: | 250 NM | 245 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 8.2 seconds | 8.9 seconds | |
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Audi A3 is more dynamic to drive. Audi A3 and Opel Astra have the same engine power, but Audi A3 torque is 5 NM more than Opel Astra. Audi A3 reaches 100 km/h speed 0.7 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.1 | 5.4 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 6.9 l/100km | 7.4 l/100km | |
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The Audi A3 is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Audi A3 consumes 0.3 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Opel Astra, which means that by driving the Audi A3 over 15,000 km in a year you can save 45 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Audi A3 consumes 0.5 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Opel Astra. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 50 litres | 48 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 980 km in combined cycle | 880 km in combined cycle | |
| 1110 km on highway | 1090 km on highway | ||
| 720 km with real consumption | 640 km with real consumption | ||
| Audi A3 gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.31 m | 4.37 m | |
| Width: | 1.79 m | 1.81 m | |
| Height: | 1.43 m | 1.49 m | |
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Audi A3 is smaller. Audi A3 is 6 cm shorter than the Opel Astra, 2 cm narrower, while the height of Audi A3 is 6 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 380 litres | 370 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1220 litres | 1210 litres | |
| Even though the car is shorter, Audi A3 has 10 litres more trunk space than the Opel Astra. The Opel Astra may have more interior space, so the cabin could be more spacious and more comfortable for the driver and passengers. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Audi A3 (by 10 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 11.1 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Audi A3 is 0.2 metres less than that of the Opel Astra. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`800 | 1`815 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | high | average | |
| Audi A3 has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Opel Astra has serious deffects in 55 percent more cases than Audi A3, so Audi A3 quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 16 600 | 9000 | |
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