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5 out of 5 stars

Love our Q3

CapeOKW56, 01/20/2020
2020 Audi Q3 Premium Plus 4dr SUV AWD w/45 TFSI (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
49 of 53 people found this review helpful

We've had our 2020 Q3 for a couple of months and it is certainly a step up from our previous Fords. It rides and handles extremely well, just rock solid, and has plenty of power around town and on the highway. The tech is outstanding and the B&O sound system is awesome. As for the gas mileage, don't believe the negative numbers. Our salesman told us that Audi underestimates the mileage and he was right. We're getting 30.5 mpg on the highway and averaging 25.5 mpg all around. And, that's on Regular gas, not Premium that the other brands require. We're looking forward to the next few years with our Q3 and then another Audi after that.

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5 out of 5 stars

2020 Q3 is great

Marylander, 01/09/2021
2020 Audi Q3 Premium Plus S line 4dr SUV AWD w/45 TFSI (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful

We got this 2020 Q3 certified pre-owned with low miles at a great price from Audi Hunt Valley. While it is not quick (like an A4) it accelerates when you need it. This vehicle feels solid on the road and has alot of room behind the back seat for cargo. My wife was not a big fan of the Q3 because we had looked at one in 2017 and found it too small and underpowered. Now, she wants this to be her car :-). The one down side of Audi's is the cost for regular maintenance (which is not included). It adds to the final price, but we are still looking forward to many years of pleasurable driving with our Q3.

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4 out of 5 stars

Q3 very nice vehicle

Sandra, 03/01/2020
updated 09/06/2022
2020 Audi Q3 Prestige S line 4dr SUV AWD w/45 TFSI (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
36 of 40 people found this review helpful

We have had our 2020 Q3 for 2 weeks now. So far we are very pleased with our choice of the Q3. We purchased the Prestige model. The reason for not giving this vehicle 5 stars as I really think the Prestige model should have been equipped with memory seats and Audi Connect for emergencies. We discovered just before our purchase that this vehicle was lacking those two items which we assumed would be on the Prestige model. The car is fun to drive and the ride is great. Other reviews state the pickup on the car is slow. We disagree. Pickup is fine. No issues to date. Update 09/03/2022 - We still love our vehicle but miss having memory seats. Audi stopped the Prestige model after 2020 but added memory seats availability after we purchased our vehicle (on 2021 model per my understanding). I also don’t find the navigation system that friendly. Love the birds eye view camera and would not buy another car without that feature. Blind spot monitoring is also very good. I do use the kick opening on hatchback quite often which I thought I would never use. Alarm system goes off in a car wash if doors are locked. We need to make sure doors are unlocked before entering a car wash.

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4 out of 5 stars

Great handling, nice car overall, but…

JohnBoy from Chicago, 01/18/2020
2020 Audi Q3 Premium Plus S line 4dr SUV AWD w/45 TFSI (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
46 of 53 people found this review helpful

In summary, this is a great handling car that has me scratching my head sometimes and saying why did they do something this way. Whereas all of the Japanese cars I have owned have been very intuitive and everything worked as expected, I can't say the same about the 2020 Audi Q3. Pros: Burns regular gas, handling is solid and secure, good acceleration and braking, roomy interior is laid out nicely for a smaller SUV, touch screen, the transmission is smooth and responsive, seats are good, looks nice. Cons: Remote start not available for cold weather warm-up, 2 driver memory seat only on prestige model, many features like tripometer are only available via confusing steering wheel buttons that require multiple steps to view, infotainment (radio, nav) system occasionally locks up and I need to turn the car off to reset, can't lock the car without having key in hand, no dedicated radio presets (common in all cars now), need to turn on rear window defogger and heated mirrors separately, takes some getting used to finding things that are normally easy to find on other cars, no mobile phone APP for this model. I like the car a lot and would buy this car again, but it takes some time to get used to and some things should be changed on future models.

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4 out of 5 stars

Great suv, but missing some features for premium+

My21AudiQ3, 01/29/2021
2021 Audi Q3 Premium Plus S line 4dr SUV AWD w/45 TFSI (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
23 of 26 people found this review helpful

We bought s line premium plus. The vehicle runs great. Hiwever, it's a bit disappointed that memory seat and heated steering wheel are not included in the top trim or even be an option for upgrade.

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