The Audi A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI reaches 60 mph in 7.22 s (100 km/h in 7.63 s) and covers a standing quarter mile in 15.64 s, tripping the lights at 90.1 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 2.56 s and the eighth mile in 10.18 s.
Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and
drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures.
Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.
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Down the strip
Standing start
Audi A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI
0–60 mph
7.22 s
0–100 km/h
7.63 s
0–100 mph
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60 ft
2.56 s
1/8 mile
10.18 s
1/4 mile
15.64 s
Trap speed
90.1 mph
About the A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI
The 2008 Audi A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI is a front-drive turbocharged car of 1,320 kg with 158 bhp, which works out at 120 bhp per tonne. Front drive caps what it can put down off the line — 60 ft takes 2.56 s — so most of what it has to give arrives once it is already moving. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 5,051st quickest to 60 mph, and the 639th quickest of the 1320 Audis here. Its 90.1 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 9 of 9 published acceleration figures for this car.
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Questions
What is the Audi A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI 0-60 time?
The Audi A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI reaches 60 mph in 7.22 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 5,051st quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.
What is the Audi A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI quarter mile time?
15.64 s at 90.1 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 10.18 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.56 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
How much power does the Audi A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI have?
158 bhp and 1,320 kg, which is 120 bhp per tonne. It is front-drive, turbocharged, with 6 gears and a quoted top speed of 222 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What cars are comparable to the Audi A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI?
Closest here on pace: Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2.0 JTDM 170 (7.25 s), VW Scirocco 1.4 TSI 160 (7.25 s), VW Golf VI 5dr 1.4 TSI 160 DCT (7.20 s). Each one can be raced against the Audi A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Audi A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 9 of its 9 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.
Figures regenerated 2026-10-16. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.