In the mid 80s the car to have was the Peugeot 205 GTI and I was fortunate enough to be able to graduate from the 1.6-litre to the top performance 1.9-litre.It was the combination of a big responsive engine in a compact and nimble chassis that made it such an inspiring car to drive. ...Audi boasts that its A3 has the widest range of engines in its market segment and, when you stop to think about it, this 3.2-litre quattro is exactly double the capacity of the 1.6-litre entry model. With considerable reserves of power at your disposal, it is perhaps not surprising that this range-topper comes with Audi’s quattro four-wheel-drive system as standard. Even with the power being shared between four wheels, I found the traction control system sometimes reining in the power, to prevent the wheels spinning from a standing start....Gearchanges are not only smooth and almost imperceptible, but the shift is achieved so rapidly, and with the throttle still open, that you can retain the power balance through a series of twists and turns. ...In automatic sports mode the gearbox even drops a gear on the entrance to corners to balance the car and allow you to apply gentle power through the bend. ...The combination of the responsive and refined 3.2-litre engine, the quattro four-wheel-drive system and the DSG gearbox creates a driver’s car that brings a whole new sensation to some of Grampian’s best driving roads. ...In keeping with the car’s sporting character, the ride is firm, but compliant and I never found it jarring – even on the increasingly dreadful road surfaces in this country. ...The whole car is stretched by just over 8 cm and this space has been put to good use to boost both knee and headroom for rear seat passengers.Perhaps to highlight the difference and emphasise the Sportback as a different model, it is currently distinguished from its three-door siblings by the use of the full-height Audi front grille on the front....The price of the Audi A3 Sportback 3.2 quattro Sport is £24,625, which pitches it well into prestige territory – especially if you add the £1,400 DSG option.
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Powerful, responsive and exciting - the Audi A3 quattro Sportback DSG 
