Audi is fashionably late to the plug-in hybrid sporty game as it’s the last PHEV of the Volkswagen Group’s quartet to get the electrified treatment in a more performance-oriented method. Following in the footsteps of the Skoda Octavia RS iV, VW Golf GTE, and the Cupra Leon, the new A3 Sportback 45 TFSI e combines a turbocharged 1.4-liter gasoline with an electric motor and a 13-kWh battery pack.
To the surprise of no one, the beefier PHEV version of Audi’s posh compact hatchback offers the same combined output as its VAG siblings – 242 hp (180 kW) and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm).
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