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Public debut in the Audi A3 sedan
June 05, 2013
Public debut in the Audi A3 sedan

At the auto show in Shanghai visited us a sense of deja vu easy. It would seem, Audi A3 sedan already familiar to us, because for the first time this car show about a month ago in New York. But then it was a closed presentation that is, "for the". But the first public debut of the car has gone through just now, so take a closer look.
Audi A3 sedan to 150 mm longer, 11 mm wider and 9 mm lower than the five-door A3. Dimensions of novelty: 4460 × 1796 × 1416 mm and a wheelbase of 2,636 mm. Under the hood, Audi A3 sedan will house one of the four engines.Petrol engines will feature a 1.4-liter 140-horsepower and 1.8-liter 170-horsepower TFSI, as well as a 2.0-liter turbodiesel TDI, developing 150 horsepower.
In addition, the sedan and get "charged" version of the S3. It will be equipped with a 2.0-liter gasoline turbo engine, developing 300 hp and 380 N ∙ m of peak torque. With the six-speed robotized gearbox S Tronic such a car would be capable of accelerating from zero to "hundreds" of 4.7 seconds and achieve 250 km / h top speed electronically limited.

Audi S3 received a different suspension settings, understated by 25 mm ground clearance, aerodynamic body kit, which includes other bumpers and rear spoiler, as well as two twin pipe exhaust system. Inside, Audi S3 sport seats are installed and used in the finishing of special inserts.

In general, it remains to wait for the summer. Why is it summer? It was then begin European sales of Audi A3, and the Russian representative office will reveal the official price.

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