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Sales will not begin until 2014

The Audi A3 Cabriolet has entered production in Györ, Hungary, but it will not be on sale across Europe until spring 2014. However, it will be available in some markets, like Germany, sooner than that. The A3 Cabriolet has a platform and ...

Concept previews some technical details of future RS3

Like other years, Audi will be presenting at the Volkswagen Wörthersee festival a clubsport quattro concept of one of its models. The A3 clubsport quattro is based on the S3 sedan and has 525hp and will be unveiled at the end of the month in ...

The plugin hybrid A3 combines high power and high efficiency

Audi will reveal its concept for a plug-in hybrid future at the Geneva Motor Show in the Audi A3 e-tron. The car combines a 1.4 TFSI engine with an electric motor to create a powertrain that gives 201hp of power and claimed fuel economy of 1.5l/10...

Audi has displayed a new sedan concept in China at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show; the A3 e-tron. The four-seater takes it chassis design from the RS 3 Sportback and aims to demonstrate an Audi sedan which is both sporty and fuel efficient. Its body ...

For now the vehicle will only be available in Germany

The first production Audi A3 models capable of running on compressed natural gas are now ready to drive in German highways. Sales of the A3 Sportback g-tron, that can be powered by ultra-clean Audi e-gas produced using green electricity, or by com...

Audi is launching its new, third generation Audi A3 at the Geneva Motor Show, and it is touting its weight loss and increased efficiency over the old model.  Audi is launching the A3 with three, four-cylinder engines. The 1.4 TFSI with 12...

S3 gets 2.0 TFSI with 300hp, A3 will launch with three engines

Audi has introduced the A3 sedan and S3 sedan at the New York Auto Show, which will primarily be marketed to North America and China but will also be sold in Europe. Both cars will be available in the US and Europe in the late spring. Audi says th...

Are we entering the age of the luxury, compact MPV?

Audi and BMW are both working on luxury, compact MPVs. BMW has the Concept Active Tourer based on the 1-Series, and Audi is working on a still unnamed A3-based MPV that will take on the BMW directly.  The Audi will be offered with either ...

It will be limited to 300 cars and orders open on October 21

Audi has already won the drivers’ championship in the DTM this season with Mike Rockenfeller and is leading the teams’ and constructors’ championships with a single race to go. It is celebrating its win early with the A5 DTM Cham...

Audi, Mercedes and BMW are prepping for the opening of the DTM series at Hockenheim at the end of the month. Audi has won at least one title with its three previous DTM models: the V8, TT and A4, and it is hoping to continue the streak with the ne...