Audi reveals all new sportback A3

Third generation version of the exceptionally successful five-door Audi A3 is debuting at the Paris Motor Show, with more style and more room thanks to longer wheelbase.

By combining its sleek new look with a longer wheelbase than both its predecessor and its all-new three-door counterpart, the eminently practical compact is able to offer even more space for families and their luggage, with barely any increase in exterior ‘footprint’.

The new Audi A3 Sportback is long and lean. While the length (4,310 millimetres), width (1,780 millimetres) and height (1,425 millimetres) are only slightly greater than for the previous model, the wheelbase now measures 2,636 millimetres, an increase of 58 millimetres. This makes the five-door model 35 millimetres longer between the axles than the three-door version.

The design with the three side windows is taut and concentrated. The distinguishing element at the front of the A3 Sportback is the distinctive, stone grey single-frame grille with its angled upper corners. The lower edges of the headlights taper off at an angle, and on S line models are equipped as standard with xenon plus headlights with LED daytime running lights – these will also be optional for other versions. Large air intakes up front hint at the power of the engines.

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