Audi A3 Sportback: 0-100 and simulated times
Caralogy physics simulation - lap times, acceleration curve, segment positioning.
Result
Full-throttle acceleration curve
Accelerations · standing start
- 0 → 30 km/h
- 2,2 s
- 0 → 40 km/h
- 3,0 s
- 0 → 50 km/h
- 3,8 s
- 0 → 60 km/h
- 4,6 s
- 0 → 70 km/h
- 5,7 s
- 0 → 80 km/h
- 6,9 s
- 0 → 90 km/h
- 8,3 s
- 0 → 100 km/h
- 9,9 s
- 0 → 110 km/h
- 11,8 s
- 0 → 120 km/h
- 13,9 s
- 0 → 130 km/h
- 16,4 s
- 0 → 140 km/h
- 19,3 s
- 0 → 150 km/h
- 22,7 s
- 0 → 160 km/h
- 26,8 s
- 0 → 180 km/h
- 38,5 s
- 0 → 200 km/h
- 64,8 s
Distances · top speed
- 400 m (1/4 mile)
- 17,2 s
- Trap speed 400 m
- 133 km/h
- 1,000 m
- 31,3 s
- Top speed reached
- 209 km/h
Detailed performance measurements
All measurements produced by the Caralogy simulation engine for this vehicle.
- Power
- 116 ch · 85 kW
- Torque
- 300 Nm
- Drivetrain
- Traction
- Kerb weight
- 1 355 kg
- Weight / Power
- 11,7 kg/ch
How Caralogy calculates these lap times
All values are produced by the Caralogy physics simulation engine from mass, SCx, power curve, max wheel torque, transmission ratio and traction. They may differ from published measurements as lap times vary by test protocol, specimen and conditions. Our goal is to provide comparable lap times across vehicles.
Front-wheel drive: weight transfer at launch lightens the driven wheels, limiting available traction.
Analysis
Audi A3 Sportback performance analysis
-0,2 s under the manufacturer figure
The Audi A3 Sportback reaches 100 km/h in 9,9 s in our simulation, i.e. -0,2 s against the 10,1 s quoted by the manufacturer. Performance times vary with many factors: test conditions (temperature, road surface, wind, tyres), the specific car tested (press vehicles are often in optimal trim), the measurement protocol of each tester, and the driver. That is why Autocar, Car and Driver or MotorTrend can quote different times for the same model. Caralogy does not try to reproduce those conditions — they are not reproducible at scale — but to provide times that are comparable between vehicles, computed under identical simulation conditions.
Front-wheel drive — weight transfer at launch
With front-wheel drive, weight transfer at launch unloads the driven wheels. On a powerful car, this can limit available traction in the first few metres.
0–200 km/h and high speeds
The Audi A3 Sportback reaches 200 km/h in 64,8 s. At high speed, aerodynamic drag grows with the square of velocity. On the Audi A3 Sportback, going from 100 to 200 km/h takes 5,5× longer than 0 to 100 — 54,9 s against 9,9 s. CdA (frontal area × drag coefficient) and peak power become the deciding factors.
Position within the {0} segment
Where does the {0} stand against the other cars in its segment? Audi A3 Sportback sits among the cars of its segment. Times are compared under identical simulation conditions, so the ranking is fair.
Against its rivals: 0-100 km/h
Compare with a rival
- BMW 118d xDrive vs Audi A3 Sportback duel150 ch · 5,2 L/100 km8,5 s · 1,4 s faster
- Fiat New 500e 118 vs Audi A3 Sportback duel118 ch · 37,3 kWh9,0 s · 0,9 s faster
- Citroen C3 Hybrid 136 e-DCS6 vs Audi A3 Sportback duel136 ch · 4,7 L/100 km8,5 s · 1,4 s faster
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