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New car lines
publication date: Nov 23, 2009
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author/source: Robin Roberts
 | | The ongoing Audi crackdown on emissions has yielded
another efficiency breakthrough within the A3 range, this time for the
140PS 2.0-litre TDI models which this month become the cleanest at
their level in the premium sector.
Thanks to the addition of engine start-stop and recuperation
technology, the ever-popular common rail diesel three-door, five-door
Sportback and Cabriolet variants benefit from major CO2 cuts of up to
20g/km or around 16 per cent, bringing output down to as little as
115g/km for three-door and Sportback versions.
The improvements apply immediately to all 140PS A3 2.0 TDI models equipped with six-speed manual transmission.
They help to increase economy by at least 8mpg across the board, and to
cut CO2 output by up to 20g/km or 16 per cent, boosting the three-door
and five-door A3 2.0 TDIs from a combined total of 55.4mpg to 64.2mpg
and cutting emissions from 134g/km to 115g/km.
The Cabriolet benefits from an 8.1mpg increase to 61.4mpg and a 20g/km
CO2 reduction to 119g/km, another lowest-in-class figure in the premium
Cabriolet category.
In terms of company car taxation, this significant downward shift
repositions the A3 2.0 TDI in the 13% BIK category, the movement from
its original 18% position equating to a saving in annual tax liability
of £373 for the three-door standard hatchback model, which will now
cost a 40% tax payer £972.
Three-door A3 2.0 TDI prices from £18,860 to £23,090, Sportback from £19,400 to £23,630, Cabriolet from £22,635 to £26,865. |
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