Audi confirmed UK pricing and specs of the 2012 Q3 as they are preparing to take orders from June. Deliveries will arrive from November.
The trendy new crossover will start at £24,560 and goes up to £31,360. It can be had with directly injected and turbocharged and all optimised by start-stop and energy recuperation systems including 2.0 TFSI 170PS, 2.0 TFSI 211PS, 2.0 TDI 140PS, and 2.0 TDI 177PS. The 2.0 liter TFSI and TDI can be had with S tronic twin-clutch transmission, while the basic diesel model with front-wheel-drive takes the crown as the most economical with 54.3mpg.
AS you expect form Audi they offer a long list of standard available features, including some high-tech stuff including MMI navigation plus, online Bluetooth car phone enabling access to Google services including Google Earth, WLAN connectivity, Audi drive select with efficiency mode, parallel and perpendicular park assist.
Here’s the official pricing and specifications:
Pricing
SE model pricing
| Engines | Drive | Power | Transmission | Recommended OTR |
| 2.0TDI | front | 140PS | 6-speed Manual | £24,560.00 |
| 2.0TDI | quattro | 177PS | 7-speed S tronic | £28,460.00 |
| 2.0TFSI | quattro | 170PS | 6-speed Manual | £25,690.00 |
| 2.0TFSI | quattro | 211PS | 7-speed S tronic | £28,610.00 |
S line model pricing
| Engines | Drive | Power | Transmission | Recommended OTR |
| 2.0TDI | front | 140PS | 6-speed Manual | £27,310.00 |
| 2.0TDI | quattro | 177PS | 7-speed S tronic | £31,210.00 |
| 2.0TFSI | quattro | 170PS | 6-speed Manual | £28,440.00 |
| 2.0TFSI | quattro | 211PS | 7-speed S tronic | £31,360.00 |
SE specification
As standard all Audi Q3 models feature the following equipment:
Engine
- Automatic start-stop function
- Recuperation for optimal energy utilisation
- Efficiency tips feature in the DIS, including gearshift indicator for manual models
Wheels, tyres and suspension
- 17-inch 10-spoke design alloy wheels with 235/55 R17 tyres
- Tyre mobility system
- Locking wheel bolts
Audio and communication
- Concert radio with single CD player (with MP3, WMA, AAC file playback functionality) and SD card reader – 8 speakers
- 6.5 inch display screen – manually retractable
- Audi Music Interface
- Bluetooth interface – for telephone connectivity and audio streaming
- Voice dialogue system
- Preparation for SD navigation (for SD card navigation retro-fit)
Seats
- Standard seats in ‘Initial’ cloth upholstery
- Driver and front passenger seats with manual height, forward and backward adjustment
- ISOFIX child seat mounting for front passenger (with airbag deactivation) and outer rear seats
- Split folding rear seats
Safety and security
- Light and rain sensor with automatic headlight and windscreen wiper activation
- Rear parking sensors
- Thatcham Category 1 alarm and immobiliser
- Remote central locking
- Driver, front passenger and front side airbag system and sideguard airbags
Exterior equipment
- Contrasting exterior trim in anthracite metallic finish
- Aluminium roof rails
- Aluminium window trim framing the exterior side windows
- Electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors with heated windscreen washer jets
- Front fog lights
Interior equipment
- Four-spoke leather trimmed multi-function steering wheel
- Front centre armrest
- Driver’s Information System in monochrome
- Dual-zone electronic climate control
- Door sill trims with aluminium inlays
- Luggage compartment sill protection in stainless steel
- Monometallic inlays
S line specification
Wheels, tyres and suspension
- 18-inch five-twin-spoke design alloy wheels with 235/50 R18 tyres
- Standard suspension (S line sports suspension, lowered by 20mm, available as a no cost option)
Seats
- Front sports seats including electrically adjustable lumbar support
- Black ‘Sprint’ cloth/leather upholstery with embossed S line logo in front seats
Exterior equipment
- Xenon headlights with LED daytime running lights and LED rear tail lights
- S line badges on the front wings
- S line bodystyling including S line front and rear bumpers with platinum grey rear diffuser
- Full body colour paint finish
- Chrome-plated trims for the exhaust tailpipes
Interior equipment
- S line inlays in matt-brushed aluminium
- Three-spoke leather multi-function steering wheel
