More space, more stylishness and – in its ABT Sportsline version – also
more sportiness. The new Audi A3 Sportback is a compact lifestyle
vehicle that goes down well with everyone. A real premium car through
and through, it forms the ideal basis for the traditional Bavarian
company’s tuning skills. “It has been our objective to come up with huge
dynamism and a self-confident design”, says Hans-Jürgen Abt, the CEO of
ABT Sportsline: “The new ABT AS3 Sportback is a winner.”
And its “intrinsic” values are also quite something. Two upratings have
already been conclusively tested for their dependability and
roadworthiness: Thanks to ABT POWER “New Generation“, the very
economical 1.4 TFSI now shows 160 hp (118 kW), up from its serial 122 hp
(90 kW). Torque has been increased from 200 to 250 Nm. The 2 liter
turbo diesel now has 170 hp or 125 kW (serial version: 150 hp/110 kW).
Its torque is up from 320 to 360 Nm. Two further engines are currently
being developed: the “little” 1.6 TDI and the 1.8 TFSI, which will also
make the new ABT AS3 Sportback an economically and ecologically equally
creditable car for a both pleasurable and sensibility way of driving.
The dynamism of the Audi A3 Sportback from ABT is also reflected in its
design: It comes across as assertive, powerful and at the same time
elegant without even having been moved an inch. The large front spoiler
lip and the ABT grille are fully in line with the fender inserts and
side skirts. The rear skirt set with its typical 4-pipe exhaust and the
rear spoiler make this compact car appear even more compact. On the
road, it presses down on the black top, which is also due to its chassis
springs with which ABT lowers the car’s CoG by 35 mm. The ABT brake
system with its huge discs (345 mm in diameter) and the matching
steel-flex brake lines make for ideal retarding values.
A perfect match for this perfect lifestyle car are the DR alloy wheels,
available in 18 and 19 inches. It goes without saying that the tuning
company also sells the wheel in combination with premium sport tires.
After all, the chic ABT AS3 Sportback is also supposed to be a safe
driver.
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