New Audi Q3: A bigger deal

Audi's Q3 has grown in size, and is endowed with more features inside. But is it a better car to drive?

The Audi Q3 has a 12.3-inch virtual cockpit, 10.1-inch infotainment screen and wireless phone connection with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
The Audi Q3 has a 12.3-inch virtual cockpit, 10.1-inch infotainment screen and wireless phone connection with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. ST PHOTOS: ALPHONSUS CHERN
The Audi Q3 has a 12.3-inch virtual cockpit, 10.1-inch infotainment screen and wireless phone connection with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
The Audi Q3 has a 12.3-inch virtual cockpit, 10.1-inch infotainment screen and wireless phone connection with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. ST PHOTOS: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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The new Audi Q3 exhibits an inordinate amount of body roll. I think it is because I have just come from driving the incredibly taut and grounded Lotus Elise.

Then I get into my 13-year-old Toyota Wish, a multipurpose vehicle which is not known to have exceptional body control. But compared with Audi's newest compact crossover, it is impressively settled.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 30, 2019, with the headline New Audi Q3: A bigger deal. Subscribe