New A3?

[bilton_d]

Looking at the A3 Black Edition as a Company but does anyone know when the new A3 is due?

[Cupramax]

Very soon seeing as the new Golf which uses the same platform is already about. My guess is announcement later this year with first deliveries at the start of next year.

[V]

Think its due arround 2011 or 2012. It was given a heavy facelift about 18months ago, and virtually all of the original engines have been replaced with newer TSI and CR TDIs.

The Golf MK5/MK6 and the current A3 are all using the same platform.

[Tame Technician]

Its not on the list of new cars I've seen at MK this week.

Later this year and early next we will be seeing
A1 A7 RS5 and new A8 are the ones I remember, but definatly no new A3,

as said above its only just had a facelift and all the engines are new.

[EC2]

Given that the A1 is coming out in the autumn and the new A2 is rumoured to be next, then the new A3 is going to be into 2012 IMHO.

All depends how they slot it in versus the new A6. It is a big issue for Audi at the moment with so many cars coming it is hard to get airspace for a particular model. The new A8 was ready for quite a while before it was released and dealers ordered their demo RS5s' last summer with no sign if it coming out yet.

Remember that the mark 6 Golf is little more than a facelift of the mark 5.

[V]

EC2 said:

Remember that the mark 6 Golf is little more than a facelift of the mark 5.

Sort of. Its essentially a new car but its built on the same platform as before and carries over a lot of engines. The A3 already has the new engines (every single engine from the 2003 launch has been replaced) and is obviousley on the same platform. The next A3 will probably use the forthcoming MQB platform, also destined for the MK7 Golf. Remember the current A3 was the first car to deubt the 'Golf MK5' platform.

[EC2]

Well said.

[Tame Technician]

Dont think there will be an A2, the A1 is the new A2.

There will be a Q3 (A3 with jumped up suspention)