Audi A3 Sportback 2018 in-depth review | Mat Watson Reviews

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[@sayeedsiddique7226]

audi make better looking cars than most manufacturers that is my opinion

[@manny3332]

Yes 100%

[@isak7239]

Sayeed Siddique Mercedes is 10 times better

[@ridhaay3441]

isa k IKR

[@ps3aciv]

@@isak7239 disagree

[@Ouaziz186]

isa k now they are no where near

[@QullVideo]

Having lived with a Mk 7 Golf over the past few years, I can say I am looking forward to getting the A3 with its lack of a touch screen. Almost all new cars can be purchased with a touchscreen on the centre console but unless you're stationary, using the touchscreen is a pain. However with the A3 there is no reaching over and trying a thousand times to press the screen in the right place. It's just sit back and press a few buttons and swivel the knob. The one good thing about touchscreen is you don't need lots of buttons which is good for small cars. But the Golf is not a small car and has the space for the buttons like in the A3.

[@snkhuong]

this guy never skips arms days

[@stricklybidnezz]

I recently have been looking for da best allrounder to buy. I know a golf is a good and cheaper alternative but those 4 rings bring a bit more elegance and desirability

[@jamiebp24]

What golf were you thinking of getting? Fair enough the TDI's aren't very nice, but in my opinion the Golf GTD is just that bit nicer than the A3 S-Line. Don't get me wrong though the A3 is lovely, and you wouldn't be making a mistake buying it

[@700x45]

Thank you for the reviews. It really helped on buying the A3! Super happy with the car :)

[@nickcobra4638]

I love the new rear lights, a great improvement over the previous ones

[@Ztxk94]

They’re both sexy asf, i wouldn’t mind a pre-facelift, but the facelift has somehow improved even more especially so with virtual cockpit😆

[@aonachmor9840]

2:38 Completely flat? This must be a new definition of completely flat where the folded down seats are at an angle, i.e. not completely flat.

[@Horizon301.]

Mat, great review I always say that Audi make the A3 feel as good as our A6 as we used to get it as a courtesy car when ours got serviced and it's very impressive for the price

[@zoran123456]

I drive Audi A3 from 2008. I so much love this car! I will most likely buy another one. Mine has 140hp and it goes soooooo fast, haha.

[@Nekcip]

As an Audi A3 14plate owner i can say the car is fantastic, on the looks alone it is stunning inside and out but its quiet and easy to drive aswell. Apart front the new headlights and the virtual cockpit not much else is different.

[@vladcristian1451]

I think the 12v socket is located in the netting on the left on the boot. That's where it's on the 2013 model

[@nsoper19]

Not standard though so not every car has it.

[@macontwowheels8210]

The 12v socket is just inside the storage bit with the netting in the boot, great vid matt as always!

[@xBuzz996]

0:08 that's the A3s new rear??? Shit it looks like an RS3 or something

[@TheEmeraldBlockYoutubeChannel]

xBuzz996 s-line model

[@r3h4n786]

Yea it does look nice

[@TheEmeraldBlockYoutubeChannel]

Franky Elite sportback in Audi means 5 door..

[@TheEmeraldBlockYoutubeChannel]

Franky Elite sportback for the hatchback.

[@MegaHussain17]

Watching this review makes me even more excited for my sister's A3 arriving next month

[@gerardov.9716]

Europeans get all the great hatchbacks. Americans get heavy SUVs.😭

[@LaMOi1]

Just bought my A3 (used) 1.5 TFSI Sport 5dr, petrol, manual. 2018. Love it… So smooth. My only gripes. So far can’t work out how to auto fold in my wing mirrors - surely you don’t have to do it manually? And…. No parking cam. It seems in this day and age, these are basic mod cons to have no? But it is a joy to drive! Ps. Slightly concerning Audi placed quite low on reliability! Hopefully mine will be ok….

[@yurislalala]

Hi, just having the same problem right now. Did you discover how to auto fold mirrors?

[@2busy426]

Auto fold is an extra which u don’t have

[@AverkiGaming]

You have to do it manually mate, I was trying to figure it out for hours hahah.. It's an extra :) got the same car last week.. I bloody love it :) enjoy!

[@MasterAppels]

What's the obsession with the big bottles? Most people drink out of 500ml bottles. I don't think it should be a negative if Sally, the yoga instructor, can't fit her big bottle in the door.

[@Nekcip]

Its just general comfort. You need places to put things like your phone(exactly where I put mine as the rubber bottom keeps it still) or purse for the ladies. Better than trying to fit everything in the glove box or throw things on the passenger seat etc.

[@MasterAppels]

Nekcip I normally put my phone and garage/gate remote in the cup holders in the center, not in the door's bottle holders.

[@sebstefan3934]

USE LESS PLASTIC YOU BASTARD!!!

[@eponymous7910]

The answer is plonk plonk plonk. Easy to whack one in there en route to a gathering/dinner party etc. It won't roll around and you can leave the other compartments free for smaller items

[@duncanidaho7494]

I love this car👏. Practical, simple, quiet compact and has decent built quality.

[@TekNeez]

I love the 2017 model. It looks so much more dynamic.

[@NK-kj1tv]

Do a review on A3 sedan

[@MrDeanWinchester86]

+carwow a 12V socket is locatet in die storage area on the left (the bottom of the small grid pocket)

[@AkiffHssn]

Wow those New Rear Taillight design looks great and sharp!!

[@gerardov.9716]

Akiff Hssn, absolutely.

[@Harpreet06]

Are you going to do a Audi S3 review?

[@tudoriusmaximus]

Great review Matt, as always! Please do the Volvo S60 next :)

[@Ghostblaze1]

"Not very exciting" and yet its "Lovely to drive", right.... I wish Audi brought the sportback to US with the 2.0T engine, not the e-tron setup that we have. I have the 2015 A3 sedan, for me the car is a perfect blend of sport/comfort. Autox is dam fun in it, snow is no obstacle, bluetooth audio streaming is awesome, xenon headlights standard, real leather standard, great dual clutch tranny. I have little gripes with it here and there, but overall a fantastic little car. I can't wait for the 2017 with the new engine and 7 speed DSG!

[@gholi13601]

you're the best Mat, thanks for the review.

[@Birdie_]

Carwow flick test™

[@carwow]

We like this. We should call Mat Herr Flick...

[@iot1452]

put that on a t-shirt.

[@aysbg]

He needs a hat, coat and a cane then. :)

[@filipinoguy6097]

Carwow Space Test

[@nicetoluque4904]

Nice reviewMat!! I would love to point out that the rear axle in the A3 1.6 tdi and 1.0 tfsi is not fully independent but a torsion beam rear suspension.

[@paul-k5q5z]

i love all your audi a3 reviews youve done matt i like my old a3 2010 8p1.6 tdi sportback

[@craig1553]

I love the fact that the rear seats when folded are sitting at an angle of at least 15 degrees and Matt claims they are completely flat 😁, priceless. I wouldn’t let Matt lay a patio or driveway for me.

[@yoannlecorre5628]

Mat this is great as usual thank you so much my friend

[@danny-9988]

Gonna buy one of these later this year, look's gorgeous

[@ali78610121012]

Same here

[@musiconvinylisbetter.1449]

No, the new one is ugly!

[@jackstar3653]

Audi interior is head and shoulders above the competitors. Mercedes just stuck an ipad in the centre console.

[@duncanidaho7494]

jackstar a fake iPad...

[@ridhaay3441]

Duncan Idaho not anymore

[@kikomano96]

This comment did not age well

[@seifyboy2832]

The Jolly Naranja bmw have the worst

[@vvrta]

You are very funny and always describe the cars in a realistic way .... thanks ;)

[@issiewizzie]

What it all boils down to is reliability and without that it doesn't matter how great the dynamics are

[@jamesoneill1840]

Matt spot on short review l drive a 2015 S3 Sportback and as you say....you can get carried away with Audi's expensive options keep up the awesome work

[@carwow]

Thanks, we will. Got bored of launch control yet?

[@paulm3965]

I have had my new 2.0 petrol A3 for twelve months...... love it lots of extras all worth it.

[@manny3332]

Best looking car interior and exterior IMO!!!

[@musiconvinylisbetter.1449]

Especially the interior!

[@Thechino231]

@@musiconvinylisbetter.1449 What’s nice about the interior, everything is plastic

[@juancarlosdelgado970]

Thanks Matt. Always looking good!

[@b4real653]

I love Audi, I'm gonna get this car

[@jackcaskie]

Don't get this car

[@tottorookokkoroo5318]

Why?

[@JasonTeow]

Just get an Audi A4 which has way better practically and more performance

[@andreydavydov6417]

'cos golf is just the same but for less money

[@jackcaskie]

andrey davydov golfs are much better this is over priced and underpowered

[@turquoisecat761]

They didn't say because it suddenly cut off, but the easter egg was obviously the A3 size paper pack in the boot's storage well

[@d0718]

A3 is by far the best car in its class. 1 series is also good, especially if you can get the M140i. And A-class (unless its A45) is just sad. I had an A-Class as a loan car and it was completely rubbish, way worse than cheaper VW Golf, maybe because its getting old now (A class interior is like from 1990s). The only thing which annoys me is that Audi still haven't released the facelifted version of the RS3 and the old one is no longer available for orders. Like wtf? If you stop producing the old model, you should start selling the new one immediately.

[@Kinzicco]

It is called the M135i.

[@johannesmaximilian848]

The A-class interior looks like from the 90s? Haha it may be the most futuristic one in this class. But the Golf interior really looks from the 80s.

[@d0718]

Kinzicco the old one is. The new one is M140i. I know what I'm talking about m8, I sell cars myself :)

[@jackstar3653]

The M135i has become the M140i. The new name doesn't indicate a swelling in engine size, but they do mark an increase in power. So it can produce 335bhp and 369lb ft, up 14bhp.

[@ilovecars2558]

Dmitry L I can't wait to the new one comes

[@rmellul]

@Carwow - there is a 12V socket. it is in the storage area on the left under the stowed net.... I found it there in my 2017 Sline trim A3 :)

[@vh9network]

The Audi A3 isn't based on the Golf, it's based on the MQB modular transversal toolkit that underpins it.

[@tjfSIM]

Oooh, someone's been reading Wikipedia, a gold star for you!

[@vh9network]

tjf4375 facts not greater than opinion?

[@ilian903]

vh9network He didn't say that the a3 was based on the golf, he said that it is from the volkswagen group and thats true

[@LightStormVisuals]

bet you're fun at parties

[@ChristianErikJurickovic]

If we all want to be correct it is based on same platform as golf, and many many many other cars from them use this platform

[@hannesvestberg5180]

Im late, but i just bought myselfe one of these. A3 S-line Black series. I can't wait to collect it

[@cionheart]

Perhaps the "best car you'll ever need". Very good quality and ride, not too big and not too small.

[@loungeapp1847]

İf you saw it İs that realy not too small I realy liked but afraid to look to smaall

[@AlbertArrabal]

The A class is claustrophobic in the rear seats...

[@magooccna]

Albert Arrabal the guy is just a bias moron. I hate his reviews now. a class is one of the worst hatchback ever designed. not practical yet cost more. and idiots like this guy will be push people to buy badges.

[@TheEmeraldBlockYoutubeChannel]

It's not, my brother drives one and sometimes I have to sit in the back because you know, "shotgun", but I don't struggle for space in the back at all, and I'm 5'10

[@PhilbyFavourites]

I don't buy a car for those in the back! Can I chuck a good amount of stuff in the back? Has it got good leg room in the front? Is it supremely comfortable for those long hours sat in UK traffic when you dream of clipping an apex down a country lane!

[@JackKing12.]

Actually...the sport suspension I find is alright on UK roads...the A class is poor for rear passenger space than the A3 S/B and Sal.

[@dananderson9708]

Seriously this would be my go to daily drive, interior is gorgeous (after all you spend most of your time in the car) 😊

[@JMigUK]

best car reviews in YT, thank you

[@sabir8497]

Im gonna get this car

[@ahmadawawdi4628]

Wow!! Very Fast responding for my comment on your last video .. Really thank you very much Audi

[@KB-xo1zg]

Agree with few points. S line with sport suspension gives a lot of tire noise inside. Auto gearbox is generally great although car isn't so smooth at lowest speeds, not sure if this is more due to gearbox or brakes. Seats are fantastic. Car is super easy to drive, but the flat bottom steering wheel annoying

[@cesarcastillo2405]

Matt, did you break your phone's screen from throwing around the cars on the reviews?

[@cezao93]

Best channel for car reviews.

[@chinyeap692]

I bought one and it's lovely to drive

[@paulgardner7847]

Question is would you buy or finance? Is there better for the price? I mean golf GTI is better specs and similar prices?

[@MiTTXx]

There is a 12v socket in the boot. It’s under the net in the storage space he showed us.

[@hasans5410]

Amazing video once again

[@carwow]

Cheers :)

[@hasans5410]

+carwow no way OMG you actually replied! I'm dead

[@carwow]

That's not really the effect we wanted. Say sorry to your family for us.

[@hasans5410]

+carwow Lol I changed my mind LOL, you have a great sense of humour

[@DavidMCT996]

This is better than the new 2022 Audi A3

[@aldobecerra3139]

Manual hatch A3... bring this to the US!

[@InteriorDesignAnderson]

Is worth thr upgrade over the past A3 from 2013 or should you just keep it

[@alimuhinda9870]

He is always representing different year of the car comparing to his title headline

[@ZigZag9639]

Audi A3 does look kind of nice to have, esp to start off with...

[@melking8557]

Hi Mat, what did you think of the road noise in that car? I've been reading several owner reviews and seems to be a recurring theme that it has, in particular, a lot of tyre noise. Wanted to get a 2.0 TFSI Quattro and ask them to ditch the sports suspension but worried that the noise won't improve. Anything advice you would suggest?

[@carwow]

+Mel King it's quiter than an A Class and BMW 1er.

[@curseknight5]

Why is there such a difference between JD Power and Consumer Report for Audi's reliability? I do want to invest in the new Q5 or A4

[@aaronhussain3873]

I just don't think you should pay extra for this than you would do for a Golf 2.0 tdi bluemotion.

[@hasans5410]

Amazing video once again

[@bogdanm3562]

the rear really looks awesome on the face lift model..still having mix feelings about the front...

[@namdor11]

This is the 2016 model not'18!

[@gokselsezginer2978]

matt could you please start adding metric values in addition to imperial . you,re not only followed in the UK

[@msanad86]

Was the video cut off a tiny bit early?

[@tharimahmed9679]

Great review Matt!! Keep up the good work

[@Maurice_Moss]

iv never got the a3 sport back either, it's neither an estate or a regular hatch

[@Aarontlondon]

I do like Audi, and I love the inside of the car, and the attention to detail all around but its just such a dull, drab car to look at. There's no wow factor, or fun. I prefer the 1 series M

[@happyhero1093]

Age related - more for matured minds I would say.

[@SenerS10]

Please review A3 Sedan as well.

[@TheNelson2k]

I have an older version A3... one prhase "REAR WINDOW WIPER"... check out ANY AUDI... at some point that back wiper WILL FUCK UP

[@michaeljames3364]

Would you be able to do a review of a a3 saloon on this channel with the new 1.5 TFSI engine, thinking about ordering one but want to see a good review first.

[@lorenioooooas]

The signals just like the headlights are also automatic, that's why i don't bother turning mine own.

[@sean6648]

Love the puns under the boot floor in each video

[@jh5kl]

this is the looks that the a3 should have when it came out, its now stunning but not shouty. very complete review but still unfairly criticizes price when it comes with equipment that most upper class cars don t.

[@polle3600]

Can't wait to buy this! In ten years time...

[@cristianogiancola5497]

Good video, to the point and very clear. I m driving an Audi A3 since 2 years and I fully agree with Mat. Good quality, good materials but pricy

[@hryank33]

I wouldn’t say the back seats fall down completely flat, completely flat means that it can go down like the toyota matrix.

[@mikerix4470]

I hate to tell you this Mat but as is well known about manufacturers telling porky pies about the mpg figures the same is true with that 'average mpg' figure that you keep pointing out on the dashboard.....I have the 1.4 TFSI version and have ACCURATELY(by filling it up right to the top and using the 4.5461 ltrs per gal conversion factor) checked it twice now and the figures were 47.39mpg and 47.47mpg, the car was trying to tell me it's been averaging 49.9mpg.

[@mokhan9436]

I have the exact same one,great car.

[@benkimber8285]

I have the Golf GTD and I've rented this car too. I don't like where Audi have placed the buttons e.g. Near the handbrake so when you want to press them you have to look down and it's really dangerous. Yes after a couple of months you will learn but I personally don't like that. Also you feel squashed in the driving seat. Compared to the Golf GTD it's soooo much smaller. I also think it's rather boring inside. The Apple play system is brilliant, you can even connect your phone on google maps and this will load up on the screen whilst driving. Really surprised by this. Anyways good luck on what you decide to choose but in my opinion go Golf GTD 😝

[@rainers.2080]

Got one of those. Expensive spare parts but nice to drive. And it looks good too. Which you can't see for most Asian cars.

[@joaoantunes7207]

make the review of a3 limousine and the review of ds5 please

[@ravpreetsingh7021]

Why don't you do a review of the Skoda Octavia or the Skoda Supern.. I guess superb is the daddy of A3 and other 2 german brands

[@matteotc]

wich is the best version? sport design or business?

[@EV-Diary]

Could you do a review of the A3 Saloon?

[@philliphoffman3979]

A3 is Soooo much better looking than the A class and 1 series pieces of shit

[@strviper9393]

very nice video 👏

[@simplaykidtremaynestudio-ko3ld]

Matt is my favorite car reviewer

[@sxcsmith1]

audi S3 review?? thinking of buying and wonder how its different to golf R?

[@colinharvey1049]

What's it like compared to the new Mini Clubman?

[@ElChus]

Exposed torx screws on both front and rear doors interior panels... so much for quality details IMHO.

[@jaimran89]

Getting mine mondayyyy