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A3 Cabriolet Sport Final Edition is a S line Final Edition is based on the A3.

The Audi A3 is a practical hatchback with a premium pedigree, but is it worth the "S line" exterior styling package, leather upholstery, manual front seats.
Archived PDF from the original on 2 July My Electric Car Forums. Volkswagen Group A4 PQ Euro NCAP tested a third generation Audi A3, 3-door hatchback with front airbags, side airbags, seatbelt pretensioners and load limiters as standard and scored it accordingly:.
The original A3 or Typ 8L was introduced in the European market in , marking Audi's return to the production of smaller cars following the demise of the Audi 50 in This was the first Volkswagen Group model to use the "PQ34" or "A4" platform , bearing a close resemblance to the contemporary Volkswagen Golf Mk4 , which arrived a year later. Within three years, this platform was used for total of seven cars. The A3 was initially available only with a three-door hatchback body, to present a more sporty image than the Golf, in both front and four-wheel drive.
The inline four-cylinder engines were transversely mounted. After the A4, the Audi A3 was the second model in the Audi lineup to use five valves per cylinder. In , Audi expanded the range with the introduction of more powerful versions: The four-wheel-drive A3 1.

Also in , Audi also introduced a five-door body. Audi's electronic stability control , traction-control, and brake force distribution computer became standard equipment in some countries. Although the first-generation Audi A3 was replaced in Europe in , the first generation model continued to be sold in some markets.
Production of the first generation model stopped in Brazil in Euro NCAP rating of 4 out of 5 stars. These could cause high loads on his upper legs and damage to his knees. Audi released the A3-derived Audi S3 in , only as a three-door hatchback. The inline-four 20v 1. This was the first time a small four-cylinder engine had been used in an Audi S-series car.

Although dubbed "quattro" , the S3 uses a different four-wheel drive system. These items are standard in some export markets. The engines used are the same as those for many other cars in the Volkswagen Group.
At the Geneva Motor Show , Audi launched the second generation of the A3, the Typ 8P, designed by Gary Telaak during however, the final design was frozen in Originally launched only as a three-door hatchback with four-cylinder engines, it featured a new automobile platform the PQ35 platform , a redesigned and more spacious interior, new petrol engines with Fuel Stratified Injection FSI , and standard six-speed manual gearboxes except on the base 1.
In mid, the line was updated with two sports-oriented models, a 2. In , the "S line" trim level, offering new decorative elements, became available and the three-door A3 received the same front end styling features as the Sportback model. For the first time, the A3 became available in the North American market, exclusively with the Sportback body, with the base 2.
The five-door "Sportback" model was introduced in June It also received the new "single frame" front grille originally introduced in the A8 W12 , which was later adopted across the whole A3 range. In August , Audi announced the second generation S3.
Offered in three- and five-door body styles, the second generation— Typ 8P—S3 is powered by a modified and uprated Volkswagen Group -sourced 2. As with all Audi S models , the design was done in-house by quattro GmbH.