The Q3 hails from a barely easier time for Audi inside design, when digital expertise was plentiful however gear selector knobs had been nonetheless reassuringly giant, air flow controls had been bodily, and steering wheels had been (largely) spherical. Getting into this automotive is, on one degree, a little bit like assembly an previous buddy, then – and though this cabin doesn’t fairly have the fabric highlights of Ingolstadt’s greater fashions, it holds its personal for tactile high quality and solidity of really feel amongst loads of so-called ‘premium brand’ choices that basically don’t.

Opting for a plug-in hybrid TFSI e mannequin will get you Audi’s S Line gear degree as a departure level, which brings with it some glorious sports activities seats with a number of guide adjustment (cushion size and angle, and lumbar help, with separate head restraints). Even taller drivers may simply discover a snug driving place, in entrance of a transparent and configurable set of digital devices, and a touchscreen infotainment system which, whereas it lacks any bodily cursor controller and is usually a little unresponsive, stays pretty straightforward to navigate whereas driving.

Second-row house is barely averagely roomy by compact SUV class requirements; so taller adults gained’t discover the again seats particularly snug, significantly within the case of the Q3 Sportback with its lowered roofline, however rising youngsters oughtn’t complain.

In the boot, whereas the hybrid system takes away any potential for actually helpful under-floor storage, there may be at the least a flat loading space, which might be rigged out with elasticated cargo nets, and has helpful storage hooks too. The Q3 Sportback’s boot is, in actual world use, notably shallower than the common Q3’s although, and wouldn’t be fairly as helpful for carrying cumbersome objects like pushchairs and enormous suitcases.