After the TT and the Q7 , Audi unveiled the 2011 A3 Sportback. Like with the TT, the A3 Sportback gets a few changes on both the exterior and interior. Sales will begin in the early summer.
The exterior changes include: high-gloss black paint on the single-frame grille element and the trims on the B-posts, aerodynamically optimized mirrors, chrome strips in the door handles, and a new diffuser insert with an eye-catching separating edge. On the interior, Audi added dials with a gray background, a flat-bottomed leather sports steering wheel, a new selector lever for the S tronic, black rings on the air vents, and a high-gloss trim for the optional navigation system plus.
The engine line-up includes nine engines: five gasoline and four diesel. Outputs range from 105 HP in the entry level 1.2 TFSI version to 265 HP in the 2.0 TFSI version. All of the engines are mated to a six-speed manual transmission as standard or a dual-clutch transmission with six or seven speeds as an option.
Press release after the jump.
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Press release
Refined style, agile driving fun and elaborate technology – the Audi A3, the A3 Sportback, the A3 Cabriolet and the S3 are the sporty models in the compact segment. Audi now displays its premium character even more explicitly through new attentive details on both the exterior and the interior.
The sporty elegance of the A3 models is already perfectly expressed in their design; their harmonious styling now acquires a host of new, exclusive touches. The single-frame grille element and the trims on the B-posts are painted in high-gloss black, the lower air inlets have chrome struts, the exterior mirrors are aerodynamically optimized and there are chrome strips in the door handles (except on the S3). At the rear, all A3 versions have a new diffuser insert with eye-catching separating edge, and the rear lights are tinted on the three-door version.
The paint finishes Volcano Red, Dakota Gray, Amethyst Gray and Scuba Blue are also new. There is a new wheel design for the sporty Ambition equipment line. The wheels available as options also extend the range. There is now a high-gloss 17-inch wheel in ten-spoke design, and two other new wheels are also available from quattro GmbH: a 17-inch aluminum wheel in a five twin-spoke design and an 18-inch wheel in five-arm rotor design.
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