Audi Q3 and Q3 Sportback can be rented (also private) from 519 euros: diesel, petrol or PHEV

Audi Q3 is Audi’s trump card in Italy because it represents the best-selling model of the house of rings, and also the one with the youngest clientele of the market in the premium segment. But what are the reasons for its success?

We are in Italy, a country that pays more attention to car design than others and does not want to overlook style, regardless of the segment. The car must be liked, and Q3 has intercepted the tastes of Italians (and not only), both with the restyling of the SUV version and with the arrival of the Q3 Sportback, one of the main representatives of the SUV Coupé segment.

Nicola recently told us how the Plug-In hybrid variant of the Q3 range is going, but one of the secrets of success on the market is precisely the possibility of choice, satisfying a much wider range of customers since the basic version has a 150 engine. HP and the most powerful is the 400 HP RS with its 5-cylinder petrol engine.

Moreover, thanks to the initials TFSI and TDI, there is still the choice between petrol and diesel engines, as well as both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive with Haldex clutch on the rear are available. From a single model, therefore, it is as if we had a series of different cars and combinations suitable for everyone’s needs: those who use it most in the city can benefit from about fifty kilometers in electric if they have the possibility to recharge at home. or at work. Those who cannot recharge, on the other hand, will save on the purchase price by choosing petrol, while the great travelers still have diesel available, all with four-wheel drive for those looking for a safer car in conditions of low grip.

The car is always the same, but behind the wheel of the different engines, you actually realize how the engine changes the car, at least in this case. It is not just the difference in power: here the RS is the host and puts us behind the wheel of a car that almost forgets to be an SUV thanks to a dedicated set-up and the pleasantness of the “unicorn” engine, a 2.5-cylinder five-cylinder. liters.

Without bothering the top of the range, in fact, the driving dynamics changes a lot, passing from two to four-wheel drive. And between a 2WD petrol and a plug-in, also 2WD since the electric motor is integrated in the gearbox, we perceive how that instant torque of the 89 kW unit is pleasant and ready even in the mountains when we press the button. EV and we travel exclusively with zero local emissions, with a pleasantness that exceeds the limits of the entry level heat engine.

Active safety is at the top, but usually this phrase must be accompanied by an asterisk when talking about semi-autonomous driving of LVL 2: it is true that Audi has one of the best systems in circulation, but unfortunately it is often linked to options even in the car in the premium segment.

But things are starting to change: by now anti-collision and lane warning (with steering correction) are standard, and here the pre sense front recognizes pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles. Furthermore, with the 2023 range, the Assistance Package with adaptive cruise control and emergency assist comes as standard already from the second trim level of the Q3 Sportback, which slows the car until it stops at the edge of the lane if the driver does not react to the warnings. activates the four arrows and starts the automatic emergency call.

Still in terms of safety, Full LED light clusters are standard from the second trim level for all the Q3 and Q3 Sportaback 2023 ranges.

The new Audi Q3 rental formula for individuals allows you to choose between different configurations and covers all the management and maintenance costs of the car: registration, putting on the road, roadside assistance and towing (24/7, in Italy and Europe), limitation of liability for fire and theft, RCA insurancerecovery of the stolen vehicle, ordinary and extra-ordinary maintenance.

Audi NLT Retail, this is the name of the long-term rental formula for individuals, allows you to choose between a total of 45 combinations of duration and distance, exchanging five choices (from 24 to 48 months) and nine mileage options from 10,000 to 50,000 km nodded.

Another novelty is the possibility, after the first year of rentalfrom change the parameters such as the kilometers available, for example: if needs change (example: a more distant workplace), you can change while running and change the formula.

An example? Audi Q3 Sportback 2.0 35 TDI S tronic with 150 HP, in S line edition, costs € 49,550, can be rented with an advance of less than € 13,000 and in the combination 36 months (3 years) / 45,000 km per year the fee costs € 519 per month.

The Audi Q3 range starts at € 36,700 in the SUV version while the SUV coupé, Audi Q3 Sportback, starts at € 40,600. To enter the world of plug-ins it takes € 48,800 and € 52,450 respectively (Ecobonus incentives excluded), while the Audi RS Q3 starts at € 72,200.