Audi S3 official pics Update!!

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Wait, whaaaaaa?

So the A3 we get (as pictured above) isn't the actual A3 ya'all can buy over in Europe? I'm confused, as it is generally refered to as a "hatchback" here in the US...
 
Poverty
We get the standard A3 and the sportback version, so both of the above.
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Just to be clear (because I'm not), we get both cars pictured above? They look like different model years, with the same change in taillights as the A4. Unless, of course, those are two different model years, but we still get the 3-door and the 5-door.
 
Audi A3

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Audi A3 sportback

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Basically the sportback comes with the audi A4 style lights, whilst the A3 comes with the A4 cabrio style lights. Sportback comes with 5 doors, the A3 only comes with 3.
 
So three doors = hatchback, five doors = sportback?

Damn, just when you think you have a term designated for a particular car, it changes again. I guess that makes the Malibu Maxx (read Vauxhall/Opel Signum) a sportback?

...Meh, whatever. I'm certain we will just blanket-term the cars as hatchbacks again in the US.
 
They are both still hatchbacks, sportback is just a term made to seperate the 3 and 5 door models really. But also, a TVR T350C is a hatchback too, a car can be a combination of things, ie a hatchback and a coupe a la the TVR T350C, but it's more commonly reffered to just by coupe.
 
It's because there's nothing to put them into perspective with, no people or objects for us to relate their size to.
 
That really is pretty good, but it really isn't that much better than the R32, is it?
 
Well it should be faster and more fun to drive, which is why they went with the 2.oT as its punchier and lighter.
 
YSSMAN
That really is pretty good, but it really isn't that much better than the R32, is it?
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It's marginally better in a straight line, but I think having the smaller, more compact (but otherwise similar weight) 2.0T will make the handling more lively. It's wider torque band should also help in most situations.

The proportions are very much like the original S3. In fact, from the rear, it looks only mildly updated from the (1999?) model. It's not until you look at the front end that you see the big visual improvements.👍
 

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