The
German automaker is working on Audi Q3, as these spy shots reveal. Though we’ve seen prototypes for the new Q3 running
around under disguise, this is the first time we’ve seen it in the bear metal.
And it looks suitably modern, bearing familiar design cues from its newer and
larger stablemates. Note the wider trapezoidal grille, the thin angular
headlights, the more sculpted flanks, and the altogether more grown-up
silhouette.
Introduced back in 2011, the current Q3 is also one
of the oldest models in its class. The Cadillac XT4 and Lexus UX were just
revealed, following the Volvo XC40 and Jaguar E-Pace last year. Infiniti
introduced the QX30 in 2016, BMW the current X1 in 2015, and even the Mercedes
GLA arrived in 2013. It’s an increasingly competitive market segment, and with
the introduction of this new model, Audi will be keen to keep it share of the
pie – and maybe grow it a bit, too.
We’ve been expecting Ingolstadt to roll out the new
Q3 sometime later this year. Given the preparedness evident in this latest pre-production
prototype, we have ever reason to believe that it’s running on schedule – so
watch this space.
Cr : Carscoops
