67.7kW/t
Half of every A3 on the road is below this. Power divided by mass in running order — the one figure that compares across model and era.
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There are 96,605 of them on Dutch roads, built between 1998 and 2025, weighing anywhere from 1,165 to 1,640 kg. They share a name and not much else. Here is the spread.
Half of every A3 on the road is below this. Power divided by mass in running order — the one figure that compares across model and era.
A typical A3 has more power per tonne than 66% of the 8,248,168 combustion cars in the Netherlands.
For the median version, from power, mass and body shape. A prediction, not a measurement.
The slowest in this sample makes 53.7 kW per tonne and the quickest 112.2 — a factor of 2.1 between two cars wearing the same badge. Any single number for a A3 is an average over that.
| Engine | Share of the sample | kW per tonne |
|---|---|---|
| 110 kW 150 hp | 22% | 87.6 |
| 85 kW 116 hp | 19% | 67.7 |
| 92 kW 125 hp | 14% | 73.3 |
| 77 kW 105 hp | 10% | 61.4 |
| 81 kW 110 hp | 10% | 64.5 |
| 90 kW 122 hp | 7% | 71.7 |
| 118 kW 160 hp | 5% | 94.0 |
| 103 kW 140 hp | 4% | 82.1 |
Of 300 sampled: 198 petrol, 73 petrol + electric, 22 diesel, 6 petrol + cng, 1 cng.
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Everything above describes 96,605 cars sharing a name, spanning 1998 to 2025 and 1,165–1,640 kg. Your A3 has one engine, one mass and one registration. Put the plate in and the answer is about that car rather than about the name on it.