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PuristSPro LA Auto Show - Audi Launches The New S3/A3
Nov 24, 2013,11:23 AM
A lot of BMW purists will say the latest 3-series is too big. In fact, the latest 3-series sedan is almost equivalent in size to the BMW 5-series sedan from two generations ago (the E39 series made from 1995 to 2003). With each generation, cars are getting larger and larger; and that often leads to be the case that the smaller cars offered by some brands are no longer as small as they once were.
Enter the Audi A3, Mercedes-Benz CLA, and the soon to be BMW 1-series. All of these are new small cars designed to be what their bigger brothers used to be.
Audi has done an especially attractive job with their new A3. Featuring a very restrained but handsome styling, the new A3 is poised, professional, and yet young and hip. The car certainly has a playful look with a business-like demeanor.
The Audi A3 will represent a great value in the market. In the US, it will come equipped with standard leather, xenon headlamps, and other high-end hardware at an extremely competitive price of around a Patek Philippe gold Calatrava automatic with date model. Furthermore, it will also be available in a high performance S3 variant, along with AWD Quattro technology. The S3 variant looks impressive, as you can see in the photos below.
White A3
Red S3
Awesome seat design with honeycomb stitching!
I'm not a fan of these thin displays.
Flat bottomed steering wheel.
Nice wheels with big fixed caliper brakes!
What are your thoughts about the latest downsizing trends? Would you downsize? Do you live in a extra-urban or urban environment?
How do you like the new A3? What are your thoughts?