The 2018 Audi A3 offers lively performance, dynamic handling, and an upscale style, but one of its most appealing aspects is its array of innovative technology features.
Drivers in Wilmington, Newark, and West Chester can find out more about the 2018 Audi A3 technology features with our in-depth auto technology review.
Audi Virtual Cockpit
The Virtual Cockpit is available as an option for most A3 models and includes a 12.3-inch driver's gauge cluster display screen. This feature replaces your usual analog dials with a virtual screen that works like an infotainment system to access all your features, like navigation, music, and local information. Unlike most infotainment systems, however, the Virtual Cockpit uses sharp voice-recognition technology or steering-wheel-mounted controls to navigate, which makes it much easier to use.
This adaptive system allows you to adjust the size and configuration of the instruments as well, so you always have the perfect images at a glance. It also provides you with information as you use it, such as media information while you listen to music, contact information while you're using the phone feature, and vital vehicle statistics while you're driving.
The best advantage of the Virtual Cockpit, however, is the fact that all this information is found directly below your eye line, which helps to limit driver distraction and ensures that you never need to take your eyes off the road ahead to benefit from all the features and capabilities.
Other Technology Features
All trims of this model give you a sharp infotainment system with a 7-inch touchscreen with physical knobs and buttons for some functions, two USB ports, a rearview camera, and a 10-speaker sound system.
Like the Virtual Cockpit, the Audi infotainment system is state-of-the-art and syncs with your smartphone devices through Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™. This allows you to access your favorite apps and features quickly and conveniently, and the handwriting recognition technology lets you write your directions into the navigation system for faster service.
Advanced Safety Technology
All A3 models come with Audi pre sense front, which includes brake assist and Forward Collision Warning to help you avoid and mitigate a frontal crash, and Audi pre sense basic, which includes a system that prepares the vehicle for a crash by closing the windows and sunroof, tightening the seatbelts, and activating the hazard lights. A rearview camera and rain-sensing wipers and headlights are also included.
Optional safety features include front and rear parking sensors, Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop-and-Go, Blind Spot Monitoring, Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, and Lane Keeping Assist. Safety features can also be bundled with a few available options packages.
Explore the 2018 Audi A3 Technology Features at Audi Wilmington
With the Virtual Cockpit, the sharp infotainment system and the array of standard and available advanced safety technology, few vehicles on the road are more connected than the 2018 Audi A3.
Drivers in Wilmington, Newark, and West Chester can experience the 2018 Audi A3 technology features in person by visiting Audi Wilmington. Call or stop by our dealership today to schedule your test drive!
