Anniversary of a bestseller: ten years ago, in September 1996, Audi launched the A3 on the market. With its sporty character, excellent build quality and sophisticated technology it created a new vehicle class – the premium compact segment. The second generation, in production since 2003, sees the A3 and A3 Sportback enhancing this exceptional position and enjoying even greater success.

4.15 metres in length with a wheelbase of 2.51 m – the first-generation A3 aimed at the heart of the compact class. Its streamlined, powerful design fitted perfectly into the Audi family, which established a new emotional formal idiom in the mid-nineties. The wedge-shaped shoulder line, the strong C-pillars and the flat window area gave the compact the look of a coupe...

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