OpenRoad Driver Volume 12 Issue 1 | Page 59

Volume 12 Issue 1 » 57 2015 Audi Q3 » I instantly felt at home in the Q3, not only because it comes suited up in Audi’s usual high style and quality accoutrements, but also because it rides on the Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) platform architecture that also underpins the old A3 Mk2 (loved that car). Quite simply, it drives wonderfully. It all starts off with VW Group’s impressive 2.0 TFSI four-cylinder, a 2.0-litre direct-injected and turbocharged, DOHC, 16-valve engine that makes 200 horsepower and 207 lb-ft of torque.