Audi A3 2.0 TFSI: A GTI with added cream

iAfrica reviews the Audi A3 2.0 TFSI and is convinced that it's a GTI with added cream.

With its discreet badging and subtle body styling, the Audi A3 3.2 V6 encroached on the performance hatchback market like a thief in the night when it hit our market early last year.

Now there's a new rival that not only matches it on the drag strip, but can also rightfully claim to be just as stylish, safe and comfortable — all for R74 000 less! As with the V6, the new A3 2.0 T FSI is available either as a three-door or in the five-door Sportback guise you see here.

Ditching the heavy V6 engine and all-wheel drive hardware for the Golf GTI's 147kW turbocharged 2.0-litre four-pot linked only to the front wheels results in a car that's equally swift in most respects.

While not quite as much fun as the GTI in overall terms, the A3 2.0 T Sportback offers a more mature alternative, with performance to even match that of the A3 3.2 V6.

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Source: iAfrica, picture by Audi of America

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