Drivers are rewarded for giving the wheel a workout, too, thanks to the Q3’s balanced nature and grippy tyres.
Those familiar with sitting behind the wheel in the Audi Q3 will note there’s little different inside the updated model. That’s a good thing from a quality perspective, as the cabin abounds with soft-touch and silky plastics, leather surfaces, brushed metal highlights, and buttons and controls that feel nice in your fingertips.
The Q3 lacks a modern tunnel-mounted rotary dial and touchpad to operate the infotainment system like those seen in other newer Audis, instead featuring smaller buttons on the centre stack for the 6.5-inch monitor that rises out of the top of the dashboard.
It’s criminal that no Q3 gets satellite navigation as standard, with customers given no choice but to option it as part of the $2990 Technik package. The pack also adds semi-automated reverse parking and an enhanced sound system.
Also, unlike newer Audi models that have scored USB ports, Q3 drivers are still forced to make do with the brand’s propriety ‘music interface’ system, which connects to phones via a cable in centre console bin.
Heated and electric seats and an electric tailgate are also options, available as part of the $2490-$2990 Comfort package, while Audi charges a premium for its advanced safety features, bundling side assist, active lane assist, high beam assist, hill hold assist and hill descent control, and auto folding, dipping and dimming mirrors into the Assistance package for another $2490.
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