Volkswagen Golf 2024 vs Audi S3 2024
| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.5 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 150 HP | 333 HP | |
| Torque: | 250 NM | 420 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | n/a seconds | 4.7 seconds | |
| Volkswagen Golf engine produces 183 HP less power than Audi S3, whereas torque is 170 NM less than Audi S3. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.6 | 8.7 | |
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The Volkswagen Golf is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Volkswagen Golf consumes 3.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Audi S3, which means that by driving the Volkswagen Golf over 15,000 km in a year you can save 465 litres of fuel. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | Front wheel drive (FWD) | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.30 m | 4.35 m | |
| Width: | 1.79 m | 1.82 m | |
| Height: | 1.45 m | 1.47 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Volkswagen Golf is 6 cm shorter than the Audi S3, 3 cm narrower, while the height of Volkswagen Golf is 1 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 381 litres | 325 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down, if possible |
1237 litres | 1145 litres | |
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Volkswagen Golf has more luggage capacity. Even though the car is shorter, The Audi S3 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 Volkswagen Golf (by 92 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 11.1 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Volkswagen Golf is 0.2 metres less than that of the Audi S3. | |||
| Gross weight: | 1`840 kg | 2`035 kg | |
| Net weight: | 1`274 kg | 1`535 kg | |
| Load capacity: | 566 kg | 500 kg | |
| Volkswagen Golf load capacity (permitted cargo and passenger weight) is par apmēram 12 procentiem more than Audi S3. Therefore, Volkswagen Golf is more suitable for longer family trips or transporting heavier loads. | |||
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 38 800 | no data | |
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