Inside, any pretensions the Citycarver is anything but an A1 on stilts is abandoned as the cabin is identical other than the higher ride height affording a better all-round view for the driver. That’s a good thing in our book and makes the Citycarver a little better suited to dealing with congested town roads than its sister A1 Sportback model. Contents. S tronic is an automatic gearbox with double clutch, installed on Audi models since 2005. Before that it was called DSG, as in other cars manufactured by the Volkswagen Group. It combines the advantages of automatic and manual transmissions, ensuring maximum driving comfort, while also allowing the driver to change gear manually I've been in talks with Ricky REP in the UK regarding converting our R-Tronic to the S-Tronic gearbox. He needs someone in the UK with the R8 R-Tronic transmission interested to do this conversion so that he can take measurements of the structural mods required. Let us know here if you are interested in such a conversion and Ricky might be able Handsome, refined and fun to drive, the latest Audi A3 Saloon has plenty going for it. Its only real downside is the inevitable hit to practicality that comes with a traditional, saloon-style boot. More engaging to drive than other saloon cars in the Audi range. Efficient engine options. Handsome styling. Engine, 0-60mph and gearbox. Our pick of the Audi A3 Saloon engine options is the 148bhp 1.5-litre 35 TFSI petrol. It’s gutsy throughout the rev range, and has a respectable 0-62mph time of 8 Audi A3 2.0 TDI Sport S tronic; Used Audi A3 2012-2020 review road test review but the good news is that you can delete the sports suspension from the standard Sport trim set-up for no cost Expect to pay between £12,000 and £14,000 for good 2015 cars, £14,000 to £16,000 for 2016/2017 ones and around £18,000 for the final 2018 cars. Audi Q3 2.0 TDI SE S Tronic Quattro Euro 5 What’s the Audi A3 Saloon 1.6 TDI S tronic like inside? The A3 Saloon is 15cm longer than the Sportback, and this extra length has increased boot capacity by 45 litres (to 425 litres). All latest Audi A6s come with an automatic gearbox and Quattro all-wheel drive is available across the range. The diesel is the 40 TDI, a 204PS 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine with mild hybrid technology as standard. Fuel economy is very good and it’s a more responsive and smoother-running engine than many expect. 48 posts · Joined 2014. #6 · Jul 7, 2014. Thanks for the reply's, I kind of stuck in my choice. I'm deciding between an A3 1.8FSI S-Tronic with Panoramic roof and a V40 D3 R-design Geartronic. The Volvo is about 15% more expensive and the fact that Geartronic seems so inferior to the S-tronic is getting to me. KnWAH5.