2015 Audi A3 1.8 TFSI Cabriolet long-term car review, part 1 - Wheels Magazine
I mean, a car says a lot about its owner, and they don’t know it’s a press car. To them, it just looks like I reckon this is the best way to spend $52K. Well, from the outset, let me say I don’t think that. In all likelihood, too, the majority probably see a good-looking compact Audi rag-top when they look at my new Scuba Blue long-termer. Either way, I begin three months with the A3 cabriolet like any good road-tester, with my mind as open as the cabin. I want my car to reflect my offbeat tastes and, ideally, the effort I’ve put into owning and customising something a bit different. Admittedly, this is difficult with a new car, especially a trendy one like this. Hubcap removal is a proven way to give a base hatch a bit of eff-off cool, but wouldn’t apply here, while a Nurburgring map decal has never improved any car. Perhaps a tongue-in-cheek ‘Real Aussies Drive Utes’ bumper sticker, though that might upset utilitarians as much as Audi HQ. Fortunately, the rest of the A3 line-up,. including the cylinder-on-demand 1. 4 TFSI sedan in which I’ll spend a second three months, is largely free of image issues. I don’t dig their look-at-me personality or getting sunburned while stuck in traffic. Source: www.wheelsmag.com.au
