2016 Audi A3 e-tron: The dawn of the electric Audi (CNET On Cars, Ep. 80)

[@neorick27]

The only thing wrong with this show is that it's not weekly. I love learning from Mr Cooley.

[@MichaelD8393]

11:04 "Or they're gonna deny you like Steve Jobs' daughter". Easily one of Brian's best lines in a while.

[@mrabudi1]

+MichaelD8393 that was absolutely savage

[@MichaelD8393]

mrabudi1 Is that good or bad?

[@Silver_o]

+mrabudi1 The savagery is strong with this one!

[@Middle-of-nowhere]

Hi Brian We missed you Nice show

[@SmartTechReviewer]

"They want Mercedes to die". That line is pristine

[@tayinternational]

+Smart Tech but Is it accurate? because Mercedes makes parts for the Tesla model S , like the steering wheel and I would guess that the electric mercs have tesla batteries in them

[@donreflexink100]

we love you Brain :)

[@sakifabdallah8765]

Cooley might be the only guy who doesn't look too bad even at 360p lol

[@mikestoxx]

i love the way Brian Cooley presents this cars and ideas! thumbs up

[@osamaFXX]

Love the 60fps. smooooooth

[@dominic18000]

great show as always!

[@mumbojumbo159]

Waiting for this all weekend

[@craig2web]

I'm getting ready to go used car shopping and was not aware of NICB - thanks for the tip Brian!

[@NK-iw6rq]

I love CNET on cars!!

[@adu919]

Seems like forever since you guys uploaded a new video. Been waiting everyday for a release

[@redriver15262]

"........Or theyre gonna deny you like Steve jobs' daughter" Dayum savage AF lol

[@mirlumhoxha8262]

You are the Best man Keep working ;)

[@Tepekegoat68]

Cooley rocks. Watching this today xmas day. \m/

[@biker1581]

love this show,

[@Ravenaboo]

Great review. Do you have any idea how the power of this car compares to a Prius in "Power" mode? Thank you.

[@farshidroshan9324]

good show

[@JosephBrown83805]

Another great "tell it like it is" clip for the intro; "Tesla wants Mercedes to die!" Another great show! This is my favorite CNET podcast. I'm guessing it is on broadcast TV some place with the setup for commercial breaks?

[@UhhhhhnooOOo00oO]

I'd really like to know...what the best HP to MPG engine is out there (hybrids/electrics as well)

[@mx5hong]

I had a Mini Cooper S with auto climate and it lets me turn off the a/c in auto mode. I usually just keep it in auto and let it sort things out by itself. But during the fall/winter months, I still keep it in auto but turn off the a/c. But I turn the a/c on once in a while to keep the a/c compressor lubed up.

[@NeXMaX]

115 metric horsepower? Odd for a car with 204 horsepower. (Yes, it's a blunder. It should be 215PS) Still an interesting episode, though. Loving them.

[@waynesutton4235]

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[@A_guan]

Hmm this a3 is a hatch so does it mean we might get the avant wagons back?

[@AAIC1]

"They're gonna deny you like Steve Jobs' daughter" you're the man Cooley!

[@ehgusrnjs3623]

can you do genesis g90 when it comes out

[@xxthehuskycaboosexx]

Brian Cooley is a God among car reviewers!

[@sweetbean5139]

where is the metric numbers you ve promised? i meant for the weight, MGP etc.

[@BChan1991]

This? or Lexus CT?

[@chriswayne8122]

The car is out for a year now?!

[@xxthehuskycaboosexx]

wait so i actually had my 2011 E550 flashed with aftermarket software, though a Couple months later I flashed it back to stock becuase it just wasn't doing it for me. since then I have cleared all the codes, and whatnot, can the dealer still know? it's a naturally aspirated engine so it's not like I increased boost on a turbo or SC, so boost can't be logged.

[@tonydano]

+xxthehuskycaboosexx Yes easily. Once the computer is hooked up it can tell when when the last flash was done, unique serial of the uploaded data which can only be obtained from the MB online portal, and version code.

[@TenshiR]

Brian Cooley should run for President with Brian Tong as Vice president.

[@ABCDE710]

Cnet!!! Y U NO GO 1080p?!?!?!?!?!?

[@darksidenation]

It is not MPGe because it is not a liquid you can not fill up a gallon with electricity besides putting it into a gallon sized battery which does not really count ! So its called MPC or Miles Per Charge because you do in fact have to charge most if not all EV's .

[@us3r1ng]

What is the episode where he said "Ugly is included in the cost?" It looks like a Volkswagen of some sort- maybe the Jetta because of the black interior and steering wheel.

[@artvandelayimports]

jetta sportwagen tdi i think

[@patrickpelletier6315]

im sure Brian was just using Mercedes-Benz as an example but im pretty sure although they didnt really announce anything Tesla and Mercedes-Benz are working side by side at least on some projects. as Tesla's "autopilot" controls are the same found in Mercedes's products and i believe the way you turn it on is the same as you do their adaptive cruise control with radar and camera like assisted steering. so im not sure they want mercedes to die. im sure they dont want mercedes to take over their market however

[@fringehouse]

ACTUALLY Ellon Musk has said he wants his success from Tesla to inspire other automakers into improving their electric car quality etc, so he DOESN'T want other manufacturers to "die". He actually said he wants other companies to out-do him; he wants the world to improve as a whole

[@ilikecorn500]

Jaibreaking your phone does not allow your phone to work on other carriers, that's what unlocking does. They are two VERY different things.

[@jaydenthompson1747]

You can unlock with jailbreaking

[@FuzzyTechBird]

Great show Brian. I have to admit I'm a bit let down on the Audi foray into its commercial electric car. They haven't tried to innovate or stand out with amazing specifications. It's just rather... Acceptable. I hope they use this general release as a baseline to compare a much better second gen product. Or else we might see the German car maker lose pace in the future tech field.

[@luc7976]

Missing are some things that should have mentioned on the A3 E-tron: It was already released almost 2 years ago in Europe. And still you can't find one in US dealerships as it was supposed to arrive in October. January most likely. Efficiency is bad: 86 MPGe and 16 mile AER trails pretty much all current US PHEV's. Larger full size PHEV's get about 20% better efficiency. E.g. much larger Sonata PHEV gets 99 MPGe and almost double the EV range- hybrid mpg is poor considering the car of this size. Accord and Malibu hybrid surpass this by 20%. Since this PHEV hatchback model is only one US gets I can see though people buy it just for the model and with the incentives it's priced almost the same as without.

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

VW has no choice but to push towards EV and PHEV now after dieselgate. The market will react warmer to PHEV than to full-EV. Since PHEV can use relatively weak displacement engines as backups - VW should EASILY be able to bounce back as a "green" company.

[@frankmagana1408]

Its sad because diesel is so much better than gas/electric. Im not a fan of hybrids, in the long run they defeat the purpose of what a hyrbid is supposed to be, "green"

[@electrictroy2010]

+bigtruckseriesreview VOLKSWAGEN makes unreliable engines anyway (ranked in the bottom 10 for breakdowns). I will simply buy my diesel from Mercedes, BMW, or General Motors instead .

[@Trades46]

I cannot see myself in an Audi unless it has its signature quattro AWD. That alone will keep me away from this particular car.

[@yhiiloong]

Where's the Top 5?

[@maxpowers3732]

Was Cnet on Cars cancelled? It's by far my favorite car show. Now when I go to the cnet car site all I see is something called roadshow, that looks like a lesser version of every other car website. Where is Brian Cooley telling it like it is? I don't want to hear from the guy that talks like a radio DJ or the black guy with a lisp

[@Caparo479]

+maxpowers3732 They're not the same thing, On Cars is still on (Cooley explains this in the CES/Detroit Auto Show special)

[@maxpowers3732]

+Caparo479 Thanks! I'm so glad to hear On Cars is still on. Colley is the best and I don't know what I'd do without the show

[@cadsux]

I disagree with Mr. Cooley's statement that Tesla wants "Mercedes Benz to die." Elon Musk doesn't want the competition to die. Tesla has open patents for all automakers to see and use. He wants them to develop electric cars further, hence, cooperation.

[@sisay7]

I guess Audi is late for electrify car b/s they can't rush perfection ....happy they took a decent time engineering this

[@jh5kl]

+sisay7 this car is released in Europe ages ago

[@joeantonio2669]

You can actually buy a 2005 Hyundai Tucson for less than $5,000 and those come standard with stability control.

[@user-jc9yf1mp9j]

As a teen who had to work for his car, even $5,000 is way too much. I'll take my '91 Deville anyday.

[@rwh_]

I know, all these people who buy their kids brand new cars piss me off. I worked over the summer and spent $3000 on mine

[@DanielSilva-fy6bo]

Same, I'm 14 and my parents say they won't buy me a car at all, so I'll stick to using my board/bicycle because I don't see a car being the best investment

[@rogerthat24]

Audi without Quattro? No go in Canada!

[@MacoveiVlad]

Actually... Tesla wants Mercedes to continue collaborating with them on developing the drive train and to buy Tesla built drive trains that are used in curent Mercedes EVs. I know, it's weird. I saw this on a engineer's youtube channel that bought a Tesla branded motor from a Mercedes car. He wanted to build a controller for that motor and he was saying the motors are the same and that they are developed in a partnership with Mercedes.

[@UhhhhhnooOOo00oO]

Seems like there is a lot of suspension travel. I don't really trust Audi anymore with MPGs. (offense intended) Not the best looking Audi either. (still no 1080P on this "Tech" channel) Cooley is the man or your father.

[@MatrixDiscovery]

Toyota is 12 years ahead of everyone.

[@pseudos1436]

Big daddy!

[@ryanatta]

whatever happened to metric conversions ahhhhh

[@mat33n1]

clean efficient diesel? lol isnt that the same ones VW uses hahah

[@cls63amgwagon34]

Wait you can't even autocross your car??

[@whitemailprivilege2830]

All praise to our lord and savior Brian Cooley. Amen.

[@saiprasadrao283]

An electric lawnmower

[@jhindson88]

If any fossil-fuelled car has a competitor in its market segment with 20 miles or more of all-electric range it should be ineligible for any award for anything. All such vehicles are hazardous to the environment and therefore obsolete and also ineligible for any good or best but rating in any category.

[@arellano408]

I don't like snack size viewing

[@Humz864]

8th

[@AVISAP]

1st ✌😄

[@nicolasbozzo2364]

Turbo, diesel and cheating!!!

[@DiHandley]

"A lot of electric cars make nasty electric sounds"!!! Are you serious. What about noisey gas car noises? You sound like a real "petrol head"!

[@eduardopaz7661]

David Handley sponsored by oil companies!!!!!

[@nikb6528]

Is this the same shit, just overpriced immensely, as Golf GTE? Probably, huh?

[@nikb6528]

just noticed the VW sticker in the engine bay at 3:32 hahaha lmaoo!

[@Dinty51]

the mpg isn't even that great

[@nikb6528]

Dinsdale Drummond yeah, I noticed that too ..

[@tvanb]

+Nik Brudar obviously, they're the parent company...youll probably see a VW sticker somewhere on a Porsche too. And no, it is not like a GTE as this car has a gasoline motor too.

[@patrickpelletier6315]

+Torrey B i dont know if youll see it on a Porshe although i am aware VW own them but i know you can find parts with the VW logo on Bentley's like the Flying Spur and i think the Continental. then again it could just be as a symbol of the VW Group but nevertheless when you buy a Bentley thats not something you want to really see. On a side note, most car owners of that type dont do any work on their car. if they think something is wrong they tend to bring it in for a check up. sometimes even because they claim the brakes clamped on too hard yet they didnt realise they pressed the pedal harder than usual.

[@Cyberslug1]

worthless car. still waiting for the Bolt or Model 3

[@patrickpelletier6315]

i wouldnt lose sleep over the Bolt. And the Model 3 will take a while.

[@vh9network]

+Cyberslug1 you have a lusting for "range anxiety"? Both Bolt and Model 3 electric only will be sure to give you that. Expect the Model 3 to have shorter range than the Model S. Chevy Volt is the best hybrid to own right now.

[@patrickpelletier6315]

vh9network the volt is definitely the best hybrid i totally agree but to me i wouldnt bother buying a hybrid unless it was a sports car with a hybrid system. It works fine sure but i think they shouldnt get distracted with making a hybrid powertrain and instead make a full EV, most of us know GM can do it. Theyve done it before with the EV1 but that was scrapped for a reason they have not given an actual reason

[@vh9network]

Patrick Pelletier The new 2016 or 2017 Chevy Volt looks sportier. Chevy finally took notes of people's complaints with the old Volt that looked like it was created out of a laboratory and made this new Volt look much better. Now the Bolt on the other hand, I saw that concept car and it looked dorky as the old Volt. Not sure how the Model 3 is going to look. But if Model X is any indicator ... it's not going to look so hot if they go outside the formula that was the Model S design.

[@patrickpelletier6315]

vh9network yea the new volt looks pretty good. The old one was a publicity stunt that they were basically forced to make but the styling when it was a concept was pretty good at least back then and it didn't vary from it that much. The Model X was that they wanted to make it look somewhat similar while still having some distinctive details (perhaps so that you can chose which to crash into if you couldnt avoid either the X or the S) the 3 will likely keep a similar face and maybe the rear aswell but they will definitely have to differentiate them or voluntarily will. It probably wont look like the X as much as it does to the S however.

[@Itsuser_1234]

the background music is annoying. i'm unsubscribing.

[@David-eh9nw]

Y? He's the best

[@Itsuser_1234]

you know maybe you are dumb. i said background music is annoying. Did i say anything about Brian? No. so stfu. thanks.

[@DanielSilva-fy6bo]

+black light I think he said that because it's something very little to complain about and doesn't outweigh Brian's reviewing skills

[@Itsuser_1234]

who cares why he said it?

[@Ravenaboo]

Great review. Do you have any idea how the power of this car compares to a Prius in "Power" mode? Thank you.

[@A_guan]

Hmm this a3 is a hatch so does it mean we might get the avant wagons back?

[@AAIC1]

"They're gonna deny you like Steve Jobs' daughter" you're the man Cooley!