This vehicle has a 3 door hatchback type body with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.2 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 103.5 bhp (105 PS/77 kW) at 5000 rpm and 175 Nm (129 lbft/17.8 kgm) at 1400-3500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1225 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 193 km/h (120 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 5.9/4.4/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 114.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2601 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4237 mm | 166.8 inches | |
| Width | 1777 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1421 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1225 kg | 2701 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.11 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1197 cc (73.045 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 71 × 75.6 mm
2.8 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 105 PS (103.5 bhp) (77 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 175 Nm (129 ft·lb) (17.8 kgm) at 1400-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.5 kW/litre 87.7 ps/litre 86.5 bhp/litre 1.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
146.2 Nm/litre
1.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1837.2 kPa (266.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 299.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 193 km/h (120 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 85.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 84.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.87 kg/kW 26.51 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.9/4.4/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.9/4.4/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 16.9/22.7/20.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 47.9/64.2/57.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 39.9/53.5/48.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 114.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | C | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.65 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 355179 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Audi A3 1.2 TFSI added 2013-08-27. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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