I'm glad that the 3 and 5-door are being refreshed to stay in line with the new cabrio - but when is the new A3 going to arrive?

I get totally confused with the lifespan of Audis because one model will go through 3 or 4 iterations before finally being retired. I get a very clear sense of a model's age when it comes to BMW or Mercedes, but Audi's frantic update rhythm tricks me into thinking that models are old before their time.

Now that I really think about it - The sportback debuted back in... was it late 2004? About the same time as the 1er, if memory serves me correct.

Guess I answered my own question there. Suddenly the cabrio makes a boatload of sense.

The 3-door here looks like a small car trying to fill a big car's styling shoes. It doesn't really work for me. The sportback, on the other hand, looks phenomenal. Great rims too!