Audi Q3 [2012-2015] User Reviews

I'm from Chennai & I bought AUDI Q3 in May 2014. My Audi q3 is cobalt blue, Excellent double-shade. I had really tuff-time before deciding on this model. My budget was around 30-35 Lacs. So I had to extend the budget more further and Im happy about it. I was driving Hondy City VT and I wanted to move to Small-SUV as Ground Clearance a Major issue with Honda-City. The options were BMWx1, Volvo v40, Cross-Country, Land-Rover, & Hyundai Santafe(New). I started reading many reviews, watched youtube and after seeing all the cars. I dediced on Audi Q3 and most importantly my 3-yr old son knows all brand of car, his face glows when he see's AUDI on road. I here by sum-up my review about the car.

Good's

The car makes me feel proud and inspires others to buy one.

Drive is excellent. The car is so easy to drive and never makes you feel uncomfortable on any terrain. This is best part of AUDI Q3. Please take a test drive without fear, drive for longer distance, atleast 3-4 KMS to feel the car.

Pick-Up: Excellent!! It Zooms beyond your thinking. It can take you by suprises., S-Drive.(S-for-Suprise) 

Need not worry about mileage.Its pretty decent., 

Bads

There are few basic features which are very necessary and important are missing in Audi Q3. (Key-Less Entry, Reverse Camera, Rear Seat-Arm Rest, Blind-Spot Mirrors). The worst-part is we can not get these done out-side as Audi says “there will cancel warranty”

Head-Lights, very poor!!! For the speed you drive at high-way, the lights doesn’t support and illumination is very less, I wanted to change head-lamps, I’m not allowed!! Warranty goes off!!

Seats!!! are very very hard, The cushion inside the leather, needs to be changed!!! After 2-Hours drive, you feel the pain in your back., and no good thigh support in Rear and seats are not very comfortable.

Damn Expensive accessories: a normal cable to connect your iPhone is Rs 7500/. I don’t find any reason, how a aux cable can be so expensive, if otherwise the wire is gold-coated. Even other accessories are expensive.
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Still I'm "Lord of Rings". 

In Detailed ReviewIn Detailed Reviw

Exterior - I bought the Samoa Orange colour. It looks stunning. The day time running lights are attractive and draws attention, 

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) - Feels a bit cramped, I expected a bit more spacious interiors. The interiors of my car are Beige and look very sober. There is lighting provided at the right places and it makes the car interior appear like an aircrafts cockpit.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox - I have found that in the city the economy shows about 7 ltrs / 100 km of diesel and on the highways it is about 6 ltrs / 100 kms. The engine is very responsive and the pressure with which the accelerator is pressed determines how quickly the car shifts to higher gear. So far I have found that at 80 km /hr (the max pseed suggested during the running period of 1500 km) the car is in 7th gear. Have tried the 'Sports' mode but found that the gear change is delayed and hence not using it. Have not tried the manual transmission yet.

 

Ride Quality & Handling - Ride quality is comfortable. The handling is good.

 

Final Words - Overall I have got value for the money.

 

Areas of improvement  - The owners instruction book lists many features which are not available in India (park assist, lane change, down hill assist, etc). Audi should print specific booklets for India so that we are not left wondering whether the particular feature is available in the car or not.

 

 

Looks stunning, Ride quality is good, fuel efficiency in abt 14 km / ltr in the city and abt 16 kmSpace could have been better

Exterior-Good exterior with suv look specially

 the head lamp & new day time running LED light,nice new diamond shape grill,16inch alloy wheel

will add more gound clearance for indian roads and give good stability to vehicle.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)- nice Intreior as good as q5 ,space is little but cannot

complent as this is entry level compace SUV,Comfort and richness as always in Audi.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Good compace 2 litre diesel engine enough for the car for this size,can give better fuel economy.and automatic gear box can give driving pleasure in traffic.

Ride Quality & Handling

 When it is Audi no one can complent about ride quality,Good for indian road for handling also it has all the goodies such as ABS ,EBD,AIR BAGS to make ride more comforable,Audi have done lots of reasearch before launching the car,and small things also have taken care of.so this will give all the driving fun in city also for long drives

Final Words

 Good package and valur for money can give taugh time to his rivals

Areas of improvement  

 Space could have been more by increasing base lenght or by small boot space

 

Nice exterierLess space

Exterior

Looks really great from the outside,Audi has changed their lights from the typical glowing beads to a simpler and gentler looking rectangular pair of xenons

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Good finish and lots of gadgets to accompany your needs ,u can enjoy the starry sky from the decently wide sunroof,too many led's to help you find your stuff with ease :D,Electronically adjustable seats which is a basic trend with the luxury brands these days,leather seats are standard and really comfortable

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Great throttle response,decent economy, be careful with the acceleration if this your first luxury car because at full throttle the car really jolts forward ,very minimal noise compared to other diesel cars ,Engine is a quattro 2.0 Tdi packed with around 180bhp and 380Nm of torque so feel free to take ur car to a spin in the himalayas  gearbox is a standard electronic one 

Ride Quality & Handling

 handles really well,parking in a stiff place might be an issue for some but park assist guides really well really comfortable ride 

Final Words

Great car for a small family who enjoy a regular  weekend getaway  

Areas of improvement  

 Pricing,A little more boot space 

Styling,space,comfortOdd pricing

Exterior Very well proportioned, clean lines and looks good from almost all angles. The Sun roof also gives the vehicle a very sporty feel. The headlights look very well proportioned and so do the taillights.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Typical Audi interiors, loaded with features. The MMI interface is very tactical to use. The Air con is very powerfull and even with the sun roof, keeps the interior chilled.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Great highway cruiser, very easy to do overtaking, can do some bit of off roading as well. Put the gear in sport mode and the exhaust note changes and the car revs even better. Also, since this a dual clutch 7 speed auto, the gearbox is very responsive. I am getting around 12 Kmpl in city and around 14.5 on highways.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality gets better as speed goes up. Size is such that feels compact in city traffic conditions.

Final Words This is the compact SUV for today's young.

Areas of improvement None. Except that the base varient should have been given Auto Aircon as standard factory fitment.

Joy to drive around, good fuel economy, relatively light on the pocketlow speed ride is a bit hard, steering feedback is artificial

Exterior Has good looks with impressive Audi signature lights.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good music system, a good ride for front seat passangers, not enough leg room at the back. would seat 4 comfotably, 5 is a squeeze. The moon roof with the retacting cover gives a great sense of space.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Has a quick pick up and responsive engine , an average fuel economy.

Ride Quality & Handling Drives like a car without any roll like other SUV'S. Impressive pick up and speed for a 2 L diesel engine. Takes corners well and can do off roads with ease.

Final Words Great for a couple with small kids, urban driving and parking made easy.

Areas of improvement Not enough leg sapce at the back and seats are too hard.

Sporty drive , all time 4 wd and off roadBack seat leg room

Exterior Classy and smart, the LEDs look beautiful.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Spacious and the glass roof adds to the charm.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox It runs and how. guess it gave us roughly 13 Kms/litre of mileage.

Ride Quality & Handling Superb ride quality and handling.

Final Words OVERALL EXCELLENT. I can easily recommend it to everyone. Well, as they say, its worth living a Q life!! And it had some road presence man, we got a lot of second glances.

Areas of improvement Nothing much really, its a sleek, smart and young car. Just like the indians today. the steering is ultra smooth and when we went on off-road, the performance matched our expectations well. The tyres gave a good grip, as if they were stuck to the road. yes, it is slightly expensive but if you are an adventurous person, you will feel every penny is worth. Office meetings to Mountains, you can safely take this vehicle anywhere. 

looks, technology, comfort, panoramic glass roofslightly expensive

Exterior Is to perfection with a size of a baby SUV and bulk of a roadstar with splendour rocking all around the car the car being light almost like a city car is also a powerful off roader.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The features are to perfection with sunroof and Audi mmi screen making this car a tempt while space is fine for 5 and the support is good as well but the seats are a bit hard.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox This small 2 l motor maY sound u quite but u will be totally ashtonished to hear that it produces a powerfully 177 hp and 380 nm torque and zooms 0-100 in just 8 sec and top speed at 212 while the duel economy is adequete and the 7 speed stronic gearbox is as good as always.

Ride Quality & Handling The car is refined and light so is fun to drive and a tempt to handle.

Final Words Just a package.

Areas of improvement The seat should be a bit comfy.

the engine is good and the car has all features and a cheap pricethe seats are hard