Hi, I currently have an A3 8V but am considering the 8Y for my next car. I'd like to know what people think about the 48V 'mild hybrid' system on the car. Is the system available with the manual gearbox or is it only the DSG, as on the Golf.
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Only on DSGs and on the 30 and 35 TFSIs in UK. Although I believe in other countries (like Australia) you can get MHEV in 40 DSG TFSI quattro even.
It's good for economy. I mean I used to have the same 1.0TSI engine in a Seat Ibiza (smaller car), and the A3 could better than one mpg wise by 2-3 mpg like for like. For instance, I normally do a Sunday 0830 AM trip from East to West London of 13 miles. So there is no traffic at all, so my trips are always exactly around 35 mins, and a certain mpg. Ibiza it would do 49-51 mpg (had a Leon 2.0TDI DSG doing the same mpg), but the A3 would always do at least 53-56mpg. Once even 59! Don't get me started on the inefficient Volvo V40 1.5 I had, that would do (if I'm lucky) 40 mpg on that trip!
Engine restarts on MHEV doesn't even have the starter motor sound (which is great!), and if you are slowing towards a traffic light, and you lift off prior, it would shut the engine off and coast. Once it must have done this with engine off for what felt like a minute. Apparently it also can give you 50nm and 10 or 12 bhp boost when accelerating. Although I haven't felt this 'boost' I did notice a quirk at low revs, that my speed was increasing, without the rpms correspondingly increasing, maybe this is the small electric boost happening.
It's good for economy. I mean I used to have the same 1.0TSI engine in a Seat Ibiza (smaller car), and the A3 could better than one mpg wise by 2-3 mpg like for like. For instance, I normally do a Sunday 0830 AM trip from East to West London of 13 miles. So there is no traffic at all, so my trips are always exactly around 35 mins, and a certain mpg. Ibiza it would do 49-51 mpg (had a Leon 2.0TDI DSG doing the same mpg), but the A3 would always do at least 53-56mpg. Once even 59! Don't get me started on the inefficient Volvo V40 1.5 I had, that would do (if I'm lucky) 40 mpg on that trip!
Engine restarts on MHEV doesn't even have the starter motor sound (which is great!), and if you are slowing towards a traffic light, and you lift off prior, it would shut the engine off and coast. Once it must have done this with engine off for what felt like a minute. Apparently it also can give you 50nm and 10 or 12 bhp boost when accelerating. Although I haven't felt this 'boost' I did notice a quirk at low revs, that my speed was increasing, without the rpms correspondingly increasing, maybe this is the small electric boost happening.
What issues with reliability? I’m on my 2nd DSG and given the choice would never go back to a manual again. Try it and you will be converted.
I wouldn't worry about DSG issues. VAG have been making them for nearly 20 years and 10's of millions produced to date. I bought an early (2006) s-tronic and ran it for 103K miles from new which was faultless. The latest version is great also. Sure, there will be some people who've had issues who have posted about them on the internet, which then becomes an urban myth about widespread unreliability issues.
I've been impressed with the 48v mild hybrid set up. It works really well, without being really noticeable and returns good economy, which is welcome in these high fuel price times.
I've been impressed with the 48v mild hybrid set up. It works really well, without being really noticeable and returns good economy, which is welcome in these high fuel price times.
That's the PHEV(1.4 petrol + e motor). There was a 40 TFSI (2.0 petrol, quattro) available on the UK configurator for a while, but it's not on there anymore.
So the only MHEV currently are the 30 and 35 TFSI s-tronic
I have quattro with mild hybrid and 7 speed DSG here in the US. I came to this car from a MK7 GTI with 6 speed DSG. I like this new Audi transmission much better and the mild hybrid is pretty cool! It does 2 things I like; 1) when you let off the gas when rolling it "coasts". I thought it was weird at first but I quite like it now. 2) Not positive but I think it add lots of torque off the line. Sounds silly but the 0 to like 30 is really quick! The car overall would be like 50 more HP but maybe I'll tune down the road.
