The Audi Q3 is a very important model for the German firm. Competing with the likes of the BMW X1 and Volvo XC40, it’s a well-proven entity that customers seem to like. The launch of this third-generation model perhaps marks the biggest step forward yet for the Q3, which now features the same modern styling and interior cues from the upmarket Audi Q5. With more and more alternatives entering the sector, Audi hopes this move upmarket will help the Q3 stand out.
While there isn’t a pure electric Audi Q3, there is a full range of other powertrains, from petrol and diesel, to mild hybrid, to the plug-in hybrid reviewed here. Called e-hybrid, it now has a much larger 19.7kWh battery that gives an electric range of up to 74 miles – more than double the range of the previous Q3 TFSI e (yes, Audi has confused things by changing the name of its plug-in hybrids).
