While Audi’s testers put the finishing touches to the A3 Cabriolet, its engineers have been busy with the standard hatch. The result is the arrival of two economical new powerplants: a 103bhp 1.9 TDI, which returns 62.7mpg, and a 123bhp 1.4-litre TFSI petrol.
The former is available from £16,660, and emits only 119g/km of CO2. Meanwhile, the 1.4 TFSI replaces the naturally aspirated 1.6 FSI, and is more than a second faster from 0-60mph. It now takes 9.6 seconds, but the car returns 43.5mpg. The 1.4 is the third unit to use Audi’s TFSI technology, joining the 1.8 and 2.0-litre. Prices start from £16,365.