Audi A3 sedan concept leaked before Geneva unveiling

Volkswagen has unloaded almost all of their world debuts at the Geneva pre-show event this evening - except for one. The Audi A3 sedan concept isn't scheduled to debut until first thing in the morning, but tonight you get an early look.

Intended to recapture the glory of the original A4 (B5) that launched in 1994, the A3, shown for the first time as a sedan, features the familiar Audi family grille with LED lined headlamps. Elsewhere, Audi keeps things interesting with agressive bumper fascias, flared fender arches and big 20-inch wheels constructed of carbon fiber and aluminum.

Dressed like an future RS model, power arrives via the same 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder engine found in the RS3 Sportback. However, the A3 sedan concept produces 68 PS (50 kW / 67 bhp) more at 408 PS (300 kW / 402 hp) through a seven-speed S tronic transmission and quattro all-wheel drive.


Performance is supercar good with the 0-100 km/h sprint taking 4.1-seconds in the 1540 kg (3400 lb) vehicle.

Watch this space as new details, photos and videos will be added later.

Happy New Year - Audi jacks up prices for 2011

Audi is hiking prices on certain models for 2011.

In Germany, Audi prices for the TT, Q7, A8 and R8 models will rise by an average of 0.9 percent and those hikes can be expected in most other European markets too.

For the flagship R8 supercar, starting price on the 4.2 liter V8 variant will be €110,000 instead of €109,100. The R8 Spyder goes up by €1,000 to €122,100.

The A8 3.0 TDI will start at €79,900 - a €700 bump. But base price on the Q7 3.0 TDI stays put at €51,800. The Q7 3.0 liter petrol gets a €600 hike to €53,500.

The entry-level Audi TT with the 160 PS 1.8 liter petrol will go up by €300 to start at €30,500.



Price hikes take effect as of January 17, 2011.

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