Running costs
34.9mpg (WLTP)
£114 fill-up/£165 or 37% tax
Practicality
Boot (seats up/down)
530/1,400 litres
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
7.3 seconds/136mph
MODEL TESTED: Audi Q3 Sportback 40 TFSI quattro S line
PRICE: £39,970 ENGINE: 2.0-litre 4cyl, 187bhp
THE Audi Q3 has been around for some years now, but does it still have the ability to match the newcomer from BMW? While the car pictured is a 35 TFSI, we’re testing the Q3 in more powerful 40 TFSI guise, which at £39,970 in S line trim and the Sportback body, undercuts its rival on price.
Design & engineering
AT 4,500mm long, the Q3 is the same length as the BMW to the millimetre. The X1 is only 2mm wider and has a 12mm longer wheelbase, too, yet up close, the Q3 looks
