Audi A3 Sedan Technical Study with 408 horsepower!

Audi A3 Sedan Technical Study with 408 horsepower!

This is the new Audi A3, which slots below the Audi A3 in the company’s product range, as the A4 has become quite a large car now. For now, Audi is still calling it a technical study, but undoubtedly this will go into production.

Audi A3 Sedan Technical Study with 408 horsepower!

As this car has been called a “notchback sedan” by Audi rather than a full fledged sedan, many were worried that it would end up looking awkward and stubby but the end result you see here is actually quite handsome, with a coupe-like roofline helping to smoothen out the side profile. It measures 4,440mm long, 1,840mm wide and 1,390mm tall, with a 2,630mm wheelbase. It weighs about 1,540kg.

Audi A3 Sedan Technical Study with 408 horsepower!

The Audi single frame grille at the front is made of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic. The headlamps are powered by LED, as expected from all modern Audis launched in the past 2 years.

Audi A3 Sedan Technical Study with 408 horsepower!

The concept is powered by a 2.5 litre inline-5 engine making 408 horsepower and 500Nm of torque between 1,600rpm to 5,300rpm, which is some very tasty specifications and it would be awesome if a compact and explosive RS3 sedan made it into production to compete with the 1-Series M Coupe. The engine is mated to a 7-speed S-Tronic DSG transmission, sending power to all four wheels via quattro permanent all wheel drive. 100km/h is reached in just 4.1 seconds.

Audi A3 Sedan Technical Study with 408 horsepower!

Audi has chosen to give the A3 sedan a rather bright and light interior which seems to clash with the aggressive exterior and engine specifications. The MMI system is full-fledged, complete with connectivity features like using a UMTS connection to turn your car into a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Look after the jump for a small photo gallery.

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Comments

  • Roberts on Mar 01, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    Amazing! That power in such a small car? Really blows my minds off.

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  • imbarabbit on Mar 01, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    reasonable weight. if only BMW would engineer something like this. is the chassis based on the golf?

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    • Paul Tan on Mar 01, 2011 at 4:05 pm

      Yeah, it’s Golf-based. Transverse mounted engine rather than longitudinal.

      http://paultan.org/photo/index.php?album=Audi-A3-Sedan-Concept&image=G110039_large.jpg

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  • rival for M3

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  • arrif yusuf on Mar 01, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    the 2nd audi that i really love after R8~
    =)

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  • Exterior is ultra modern, interior is way too retro. Love the specs tho!

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  • 4G63tDSM on Mar 01, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    I stand corrected then. It wasn’t as stubby as I though it would be.

    Does look a lot like the B5 Audi A4 in side profile.

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    • Paul Tan on Mar 01, 2011 at 4:43 pm

      BMW could certainly learn from this for the next generation 1-Series Coupe.

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    • Danny Tan (Member) on Mar 01, 2011 at 5:23 pm

      Love the proportions and the minimalist dashboard!

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  • bobby on Mar 01, 2011 at 4:35 pm

    Somehow I felt this car is a bit big in size..

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  • amonrei on Mar 01, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    I love the fact that even with a downsized engine it still makes a lot of power. Good for our market perhaps if ever. :P

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  • no more jet-fighter cockpit? boring man…n the exterior still the same old audi style..boring also lol…

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  • CamPor on Mar 01, 2011 at 7:37 pm

    wow…cool…definitely i will take this instead of M1…

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  • akizz on Mar 01, 2011 at 7:44 pm

    i feel like i wanna buy this car rightaway…

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  • armandd on Mar 01, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    even a small sedan weights 1.5 tons nowaday.. sigh.. that’s a nice car by the way=)

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  • acerman on Mar 01, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    Simple yet stylish.

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  • This is a looker! It’s pretty on the outside but it’s ‘mean’ on the inside!! Hope that the production is as close as this concept. This is for sure going to be my 1st audi! I’m saving $$$ now. LOVE IT!!!!!!

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