Car review: Audi A3 — Pushing the envelope to beat out the competition - The Mail & Guardian

The Audi A3 is the Naomi Campbell of hot hatches. That may sound like an absurd, forced comparison but the parallels are undeniably there.

Today it is joined by rivals from high-end competitors BMW and Mercedes-Benz — with the 1-series and A-Class achieving quick popularity over the past decade. This has manifested itself in a contoured body with plenty of generational essentialities. Which goes double for the S-line version.— the ubiquitous poster of the teenage motor-obsessed of a certain era. Squint your eyes to the left a little and maybe the influence on the car’s shoulder becomes clearer but really this is mostly marketing jazz.

Inside things get a lot more polarising. Once more we have a supposed Lamborghini influence: the hexagonal vents. There’s been some rumblings from some corners about the oddity of the design but really it’s a ballsy move and helps the A3 stand out. Where the car is undeniably, objectively good is in the drive. With incisive steering, it bites into every corner with sublime effortlessness. Acceleration is as responsive and delivers a solid nip through tight spaces. For the burdened roads of an area like Johannesburg you would be hard-pressed to find a better choice.

Indeed unfazed, pretty yet a good all round. A leader in it's segment, almost flawless.

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