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Audi A3 Sportback e-tron price and specs – costs £34,950

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron (pictured) costs £34,950 If governments are going to base car taxation on Co2 emissions, then car makers are going to build cars that ‘game’ the official tests. A perfect example of which is the new Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid. It’s expensive at £34,950 (although the government bribe for plug-ins does drop the price you pay to £29,950), but thanks to its ‘up to 31 miles’ range on battery power only it comes complete with official economy of 176.6 mpg and emissions of 37g/km.

Europe trailing on ESP safety

NOT ENOUGH new cars in Europe are being specified with an electronic stability programme (ESP) that is proved to be most important safety system in prevent collisions. Research by Frost and Sullivan has found Europe is lagging behind North America, where there is almost 100% success with fitting news cars with ESP. Despite ESP being included in the European New Car Assessment Programme since 2011, the study shows there has been only a minimal increase in the number of cars sold that have ESP.

Audi RSQ3 (2014) CAR review

Skip to content Audi models, news & reviews Click Thumbnails to Enlarge Statistics How much? £43,000 On sale in the UK: Now Engine: 2408cc 20v in-line five-cyl, turbocharged, 306bhp @ 5200-6700rpm, 310lb ft @ 1500-5200rpm Transmission: Seven-speed dual-clutch, all-wheel drive Performance: 5.2sec 0-62mph, 155mph (limited) 32.1mpg, 206g/km CO2 How heavy / made of? 1655kg/steel Need to know CAR's rating 4 Handling 4 Performance 4 Usability 4 Feelgood factor 4 Readers' rating 3.5 By Ben Pulman First Drives 19 December 2013 06:30 The first performance 4x4 built by Audi’s Quattro tuning division was the unhinged Q7 V12 TDI, a lofty two-and-a-half-tonne leviathan with a 493bhp twin-turbo 6.0-litre diesel engine.