Audi A3 Sedan To Be Launched in China
Audi showed its A3 Sedan in concept form at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show. The real thing will be shown in Audi’s most important market, at the Shanghai Auto Show, end of April. The car will be sold in early 2014 in the United States and China, Reuters says.
In the U.S. , the car will be sold as a 2015 model, and will compete with the Mercedes CLA in the entry premium segment.
Like the Volkswagen Golf and the Audi A3, the A3 sedan will be built using the MQB kit architecture.
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Keep in mind that photo is of the A3 Concept shown in 2011. The production car has a slightly taller greenhouse, does away with the fancy door handles, carbon fiber trim and will have the current MQB side mirrors instead of the very nice ones you see here. Otherwise, and according to Audi themselves, the production car should carry over about 90% of what you see on the concept car's exterior design language. Private reveal in New York in two weeks.
Does not look like A4B5 to me, not one little bit. Looks like A4B9. I can't wait. Want to see the wagon and hope for small diesel 6mt.
"Would you like an A4?" "Heck no, that's too big for me. And I'm kinda poor." "Oh well here, A3 then."
I see a conspicuous similarity between this "new" A3 and that vehicle for India in Faisal´s article above this one on the main page. The same silhouette, about the same wheelbase.....hhhhmmmmm......