Audi A3 2.0 TDI vs. BMW 120d; Diesel Hot Hatches do Battle

Which one it the winner? That is a good question. Auto Bild declares the Audi the winner. They say that the "The AUDI triumphs clearly: It is roomier and also quicker." Both were equipped with 2 liter diesel engines. The Audi made 170 horsepower and the BMW 163. The Audi sprinted to 62 mph in 8.2 seconds while the BMW required 8.8 seconds, the Audi was also much quicker in highway acceleration. Both cars achieved great fuel economy, the Audi averaged 36 mpg and the BMW 37. The editors also weren't taking it easy as you can see by the photo. In the end the Audi got 427 points to BMW's 411. Read on to find out why and take a look at the video as well. Which diesel hot hatch would you take? Hopefully we will soon be able to decide for ourselves.
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chewy - 12/19/2006 1:34:44 AM

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Here is a Google translated article:

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autobild.de%2Ftest%2Fneuwagen%2Fartikel.php%3Fartikel_id%3D12898&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools

chewy - 12/19/2006 2:04:54 AM

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BTW, Car and Driver got the same BMW to 60 in only 7.1 seconds, so the Audi could proably to 0-60 well under 7 seconds.

http://www.caranddriver.com/minitest/10592/bmw-120d.html

StepYaGameUp - 12/19/2006 11:03:42 AM

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id take the a3 anyday.. much betterlooking, obviously more roomier and more practical, and (accorindg to this test) faster.
i believe the a3/s3 is best looking hatch on the market.

Rupert - 12/19/2006 11:12:03 AM

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a3, way better looking, roomier and quicker.

Boss8can - 12/19/2006 11:25:50 AM

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Yup, but the whole article was about comparing several models from both companies. I think BMW came out on top. They compared the 1er and A3 plus some other models like the 3er and A4. The final tally was BMW ahead with three or four wins I believe.

Good comparo though.

Heyhuub - 12/19/2006 2:22:05 PM

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I disagree about the looks, i like the A3 better then the Leon.

But you certainly are right that the Leon is great valeu for money.
For example you can get the new Seat Leon Cupra with 240HP for the same price as a Golf GTI.

chewy - 12/19/2006 5:14:52 PM

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Where are the diehard BMW fans that would pick the slower and uglier car over the faster and better looking one? And if you take a look at the price, it is just about identical.

AmazingBimmer - 12/19/2006 9:08:16 PM

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HAHAHAAHA. what a joke. A vw?/ fwd?. have fun, you cheapos.

chewy - 12/19/2006 10:59:12 PM

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Take a look at the price: 25,650 € for the Audi and 25,700 € for the BMW. But you know those Germans are definatley are biased against BMW, they will never have a BMW win a comparison. Too bad that the VW/Audi diesel is better than the BMW one, TDI is still the best. The Audi is QUICKER than the BMW, by a lot. You are getting sadder and sadder every minute.

BMW_DRVR - 12/20/2006 8:47:50 AM

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As you can see by my name i am a BMW person but that not why i would choose the BMW. I prefer the styling of the Audi but i would have to go with the BMW for the RWD.

Marcdegroof - 12/22/2006 12:14:16 PM

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I know all those car magazine editors claim that their publicity department is severely disconnected from the writers desk.. BUT : have you noticed the real AVALANCHE of AUDI ads in this article... hard to resist such sponsorship, I'd say....