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21 mpg city, 30 highway (manual 2.0T); 22/28 (DSG auto); 21/28 (quattro); 30/42 (TDI)
During hard sport driving, the trip computer settled in with a 32 mpg average, but it shot way up into the mid-40s during steady freeway and highway driving.
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21 mpg city, 30 highway (manual 2.0T); 22/28 (DSG auto); 21/28 (quattro); 30/42 (TDI)
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During hard sport driving, the trip computer settled in with a 32 mpg average, but it shot way up into the mid-40s during steady freeway and highway driving.
CNET
As the smallest Audi, the 2013 A3 is relatively fuel efficient. But its the TDI turbodiesel variant that really delivers the goods, with a combined 34-mpg EPA rating that many owners say is lower than their real-world daily average. It's made up of a 30-mpg city rating and a remarkable 42 mpg on the highway.
Our editors once logged 45 mpg in steady highway use, an almost unthinkably high number for a German luxury vehicle that holds four people. In steady stop-and-go traffic, we saw 30 mpg and better.
The regular 2.0-liter turbo gasoline engine is rated at 24 mpg combined when ordered with the S tronic dual-clutch gearbox and front-wheel drive. The quattro all-wheel drive option cuts your city mileage by only 1 mpg, so there's very little penalty for the improved performance and safety of powering all four wheels.
Conclusion
Both engines in the 2013 Audi A3 deliver decent fuel efficiency, but the TDI diesel is truly a standout.
