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Title: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: Poppa Dom on February 25, 2011, 05:32:00 pm
http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/264583/audi_a3_saloon_concept_news_and_pictures.html

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Hmmmmm....  :laugh:
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: VC on February 25, 2011, 05:36:52 pm
Geneva is set to be really interesting this year, I'm on my piephone so can't link it but have you seen the VW teaser sketches that have been released too? It's a mix of the rocco and golf and looks as dull as dishwater! At least that Audi looks promising, if a little 'A4'
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: Ifti on February 25, 2011, 06:24:50 pm
Oh my. What have they done to an otherwise good looking car!!!  :sick:
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: chungster on February 25, 2011, 06:39:45 pm
Geneva is set to be really interesting this year, I'm on my piephone so can't link it but have you seen the VW teaser sketches that have been released too? It's a mix of the rocco and golf and looks as dull as dishwater! At least that Audi looks promising, if a little 'A4'

you mean this??

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Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: VC on February 25, 2011, 07:04:42 pm
^^^^ yup  :sick:
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: Gtiain on February 25, 2011, 08:04:36 pm
That is truly awful. The Audi I actually quite like, especially with 400 bhp!
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: Poverty on February 25, 2011, 08:31:57 pm
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Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: Ifti on February 25, 2011, 10:30:02 pm
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Is that the same one as in the first post?
If so I take my words back, that looks pretty nice!
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: chungster on February 25, 2011, 10:40:22 pm
Yup...it's a A3 Saloon!!! Could be used for the next RS3!
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: RedRobin on February 25, 2011, 11:08:55 pm
^^^^
That Golf concept looks awful imo. I guess I've suddenly woken up to how old I really am and am old-fashioned in my tastes.

I don't trust concept cars as any real indication of what a production car will look like. Look at the concept Rocco and the production one. I'm very sorry all you Rocco lovers but although they have some good features I don't like their styling overall < Only my personal opinion and means diddlysquat.
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: berg on February 25, 2011, 11:14:58 pm
^^^^
That Golf concept looks awful imo. I guess I've suddenly woken up to how old I really am and am old-fashioned in my tastes.

I don't trust concept cars as any real indication of what a production car will look like. Look at the concept Rocco and the production one. I'm very sorry all you Rocco lovers but although they have some good features I don't like their styling overall < Only my personal opinion and means diddlysquat.


ditto i look at rocco's and dont desire them at all, such fat arses and even side view is, well, odd imo
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: chungster on February 25, 2011, 11:15:27 pm
Those pics I posted are the next scirocco concept by Giugiaro. Lets hope VW totally ignores it.
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: RedRobin on February 25, 2011, 11:22:57 pm
^^^^
That Golf concept looks awful imo. I guess I've suddenly woken up to how old I really am and am old-fashioned in my tastes.

I don't trust concept cars as any real indication of what a production car will look like. Look at the concept Rocco and the production one. I'm very sorry all you Rocco lovers but although they have some good features I don't like their styling overall < Only my personal opinion and means diddlysquat.



ditto i look at rocco's and dont desire them at all, such fat arses and even side view is, well, odd imo
 

....But let's not start a Rocco haters discussion (my fault) - It would be a dull world if we all liked the same and anyway they are actually a good car.
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: RedRobin on February 25, 2011, 11:24:26 pm

Those pics I posted are the next scirocco concept by Giugiaro. Lets hope VW totally ignores it.


....Crikey!! But it doesn't even begin to look vaguely Scirocco-ish. I'm extremely surprised. It looks more like a French car.
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: chungE on February 25, 2011, 11:35:05 pm
This looks nice but am I the only thinking that if this is a normal 'a3' has 402 bhp then what will the 's' and the 'rs3' be like?
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: simonp on February 26, 2011, 01:00:17 am
Looks like a drawing to me!
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: simonp on March 01, 2011, 11:38:11 am
There are real photos out there now if you go look. No links from me as I'm on my phone and it's too much of a faff!
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: Richn83 on March 01, 2011, 11:53:15 am
This looks nice but am I the only thinking that if this is a normal 'a3' has 402 bhp then what will the 's' and the 'rs3' be like?

It being a concept is just to grab the head-lines it wont come out with that engine until another RS version of the new A3 is released in 6 years time (or there abouts) my biggest hope for the new A3 is a torsional quatrro system, they apparently have a suitable system in development, A3 size car with 2.0-2.5 T and permanent 40:60 torque distribution and a 7 speed S-Tronic woudl be lovely!  :party:
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: JLCoad on March 01, 2011, 01:46:44 pm
I think the audi looks like the bmw 1 series coupe???
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: Hurdy on March 06, 2011, 11:12:33 pm
Now on the Audi UK website too :happy2:

I'd have one in a shot!

http://www.audi.co.uk/audi-innovation/concept-cars/a3-concept-car.html
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: RedRobin on March 07, 2011, 01:05:41 am
.
The thing is that it's only a technical study and an example of all of Audi's technical expertise put into one example car. If this was really the next A3, then what would the next S3 be?
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: Sunglasses Ron on March 07, 2011, 09:49:38 am
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Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: simonp on March 09, 2011, 06:36:15 pm
Friend of mine went to geneva and took a load of photies:

https://picasaweb.google.com/102618770627082846463/Audi?authkey=Gv1sRgCIuG48HWxcXV9wE#
Title: Re: Audi unveils a 402bhp, 2.5 TFSI A3 ahead of its 2011 Geneva show debut
Post by: RedRobin on March 09, 2011, 09:55:30 pm
^^^^
Nice set of pics  :happy2:

It does look like an A4 successor though. And I doubt it will have the TT-RS engine unless at least being a S3 version.