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 0.1 seconds faster.
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, if possible
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1210 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:
1`790 kg
1`820 kg
Net weight:
1`230 kg
1`203 kg
Load capacity:
560 kg
617 kg
Audi A3 load capacity (permitted cargo and passenger weight) is par apmēram 10 procentiem less than Opel Astra. Therefore, Opel Astra is more suitable for longer family trips or transporting heavier loads.
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