Plunking myself in the very comfortable leather seats, I looked around the cabin and it was just as I’d imagined it would be – very similar to the A4. At first it felt very close and claustrophobic, but in reality it wasn’t – there’s plenty of headroom. Grabbing the fat leather wrapped steering wheel, it felt comfortable in the hands. The wheel tilts and telescopes and has the audio controls positioned in the thumb area. I loved the volume and station controls because they were actually scroll wheels and not the typical buttons that have appeared in just about every car on the road these days. The scrolls wheels work perfectly and allow the volume to be adjusted in tiny increments. The driver’s seat is 12-way power adjustable with 4-way power lumbar, and is set up exactly the same was as the VW Jetta, making it one of the best and most comfortable seats available. The 6-setting heated seats were welcome and worked very well during the cold winter days and nights. The front passenger is left to make seat adjustments manually, but still gets a 6-setting heated seat.

2007 A3 Review at PaddockTalk (www.paddocktalk.com)