The Audi
A3 compact luxury car has been totally redesigned for the 2015 model year, and Autobytel was invited to the launch in Northern California to get some face time, both...
Not exact matches
The Infiniti Q30 is based on the same platform as the Mercedes - Benz CLA250 and GLA250
compact luxury cars, and it will compete in the same segment as those models, as well as against vehicles like the Audi
A3 and Acura ILX.
For 2018, Audi's
A3 compact -
luxury sports
car is offered as a sedan, convertible and, in the
A3 Sportback e-tron, a plug - in hybrid hatchback.
With high gas prices taking a bite out of big - SUV sales, Audi thinks the time is right for its new
A3 wagon, a
compact family utility vehicle with decent fuel economy ratings and, for a near -
luxury car, a very affordable price.
Riding on Volkswagen Group's ubiquitous MQB platform, the
A3 feels as solid as a proper
luxury car, but it's also as nimble as its
compact dimensions would suggest.
The nascent
compact luxury market includes
cars such as the Audi
A3, Mercedes - Benz CLA and Lexus CT200h, all tending to be a little pricier than the 2016 Acura ILX.
More information about the 2015 BMW 2 Series: The BMW 2 - Series is a sporty
luxury compact that competes with other small European
cars such as the Audi
A3, the MINI Cooper and the Mercedes CLA.
Commenting on the
A3 Cabriolet launch, King said the
compact luxury segment is growing the fastest in the
luxury car industry and the introduction of
compact convertible will strengthen the company's dominance in this space.
Perhaps the biggest question Audi will have to answer is how a four - door TT affects sales of the newly refreshed
A3 sedan — a
car that essentially already fills the
compact luxury family sedan niche.