The compact SUV segment is one that many of us struggle to grasp, despite the rampant popularity. At the very peak of the segment sits the Audi Q3 and on test this week, we have the 2016 Audi Q3 2.0 TFSI S tronic quattro Sport.
It has to be said that with prices starting from $52,300, you can’t accuse the Audi Q3 of being especially cheap. Our test model costs a whole lot more , too, but we’ll get to that shortly. The offset of the pricing structure, though, is premium build quality, plenty of ‘street cred’, and that feel-good factor that only a beautifully-built European vehicle can give the buyer.
Once upon a time, you had to pay the equivalent of a whole lot more than 53 grand to get that feel good factor, too.
So, back to pricing, which starts from the aforementioned $52,300 plus the usual dealer and drive away charges. Our test model has a hefty options list, adding nearly ten grand to the price.
It’s hard to believe you can build on the starting price by nearly 20 percent with options, but let’s take a look at how you can do exactly that.
There’s the $2490 ‘assistance package’, which brings side assist, active lane assist, high beam assist, hill hold assist, hill descent control and exterior mirrors with electric folding action, auto dimming on driver’s side and kerb view function on passenger’s side.
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