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Audi has toyed with the idea of offering a sedan bodystyle for its A3 before, and now it looks like they’re pushing ahead with the plans. The sketches you see here are of a concept car that’s bound for the upcoming Geneva show. It’s a four-seater notchback sedan “based on the coming generation of the Audi A3” and “offers a glimpse of the future expansion of the A3 family”.
In other words, the new A3 family will include a sedan in addition to the current 3dr/5dr hatchback and cabriolet. The current generation A3 made its debut back in 2003 and is due to be replaced next year. The A3 sells very well in Europe, but less so in America and China, where saloons are favoured.
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Audi says that this booted A3 concept is is 4.44 metres long, 1.84 metres wide and 1.39 metres high, which makes it about 150 mm longer than the A3 Sportback. It’s also wider and lower than the current 5dr. Audi’s current smallest sedan, the A4, is 4.7 metres long, so this “A3 Sedan” slots in comfortably below.
These sketches show nothing to shout about – what we see here is a neat, taut shape with cues from recent Audis. The trademark single-frame grille with tapered upper corners, fancy headlights with LEDs, dome roof and “coupe-like low C pillar” are among the elements.
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The concept’s engine bay will house a 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbocharged engine with 408 hp, as found in the Audi Quattro concept from Paris 2010. Drive goes to all wheels via a seven-speed S-tronic twin clutch transmission.
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Audi Jetta?
Exactly what I was thinking too.
I wonder if Audi Quattro Concept + 2 more doors = Audi A3 Sedan.
More like a Audi’fied Polo saloon if anything.
Sketches are deceiving. The Jetta is a whopping 200mm longer
Given how the A3 looks, It would probably end up as stubby as a BMW 135 coupe since they share almost similar dimensions (the BMW being slightly shorter at 4360mm)
But the A3 is a Golf, not a Polo. They could stretch the A3 for the A3 notchback as well?
I realize that the A3 runs on the Golf platform… just that the Polo saloon (aka Vento MK5) also has a 4.4m length.
It could very well be a Jetta platformmate, but just that given the dimensions it would look more like a stubby Vento (or past generation Jettas)
They could be giving the A3 sedan a roofline like the A7 or the A5 sportback that would even out the stubby look. Anyway this car is far wider than the Vento (Polo Sedan)… 1.84m wide vs 1.69m wide.
Nice. I would buy one.
wow…nice!
or this was audi idea of new generation “quattro” rally car??
the front light looks like lancer
the c-pillar looks like tuah
hmmm…design globalization :P
A more upmarket luxury version of Jetta? Looks like Audi is trying to reach out to almost every car segment , maximizing its product portfolio.The preview looks nice!
looks like a rival to the 1 series coupe to me
a copy of a Hyundai i35 SUV and transform into Audi?
good idea. hope they put it into pruduction soon. bmw had a prototype 1 series sedan but did not manufacture it. i think it was a wrong decision. hopefully audi will proceed with this and show bmw that they should have made a 1 series sedan as well.
maybe is time to trade in my cooper s for A3 :)
lancer/inspira headlamp?
Very nice and familiar design by deja vu, now with size s
“2.5-litre five-cylinder turbocharged engine with 408 hp”? Hell Yeah!!! Where can I get one :p
What’s so special about that?
The 2.2-litre five-cylinder turbocharged engine in the Audi Sport Quattro S1 from 1985 had 480hp.
I’m not talking about the racing car btw.
Make in Indo?
1 series killer. Go Audi!
yeap…if this comes out …its a another feather in the cap…most likely on the new jetta platform…seems to share the same profiling..i dun mind parts sharing if its not done BLATANTLY ..toyota..plz take note….