Some call it the best-looking Audi A3
generation ever, while others have found it too convoluted for their liking and
would preferred a more reserved styling. Like it or not, the new A3 is here to
stay. Presented online earlier this week, like a multitude of premieres from
the cancelled 2020 Geneva Motor Show, the 2021 A3 Sportback has had its pixels
rearranged by KleberSilva, who imagined it as the upcoming A3 Sedan.
Make no mistake, the four-door compact
model from Ingolstadt is a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’. Its looks will mirror
those of the hatchback, maybe not to the tiniest of details but it will be very
similar. In this rendering, it retains the design cues of the A3 Sportback up
to the B pillars, minus the roof rails, offering a reinterpretation of the back
end, which sports identical taillights and bumper, while adding a more
pronounced line from fender to fender, across the boot lid.
When it’s time for the unveiling, possibly
towards the end of the year, the new A3 Sedan will get the engine lineup of its
five-door sibling, which includes one petrol and two diesel units in Europe at
launch, with outputs ranging from 116 PS to 150 PS. The A3 family will be offered with front-wheel drive and six-speed
manual or seven-speed automatic gearboxes at first, but more powertrains will
be introduced, alongside the Quattro all-wheel drive system.
The new S3 will sit at the top of the
range, with a 306 HP, 2.0-liter turbo-four, until the RS3 arrives, which is
understood to feature an updated version of the 2.5-liter five-pot, making
around 414 HP, and probably up to 444 HP in the Performance variant.
