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Old 04-12-11, 07:46 PM
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Audi is apparently done teasing us with rendering after rendering of its new Q3 crossover. Instead, the German automaker has gone ahead and let the cat completely out of the bag ahead of the cute 'ute's official unveiling at the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show.

As you're likely already aware, the Q3 is Audi's take on how to make a Volkswagen Tiguan into an entry-level luxury model. Naturally, that means entirely new sheetmetal with Audi's well-known gaping grille along with LED lighting all around and a steeply sloping rear hatch. Add it all up and Audi says you get an impressively low drag coefficient of just 0.32.

That shapely rear hatch means there are a few concessions inside. There's 16.24 cubic feet of storage capacity with the rear seats in place, and 48.2 with them folded down. The Tiguan, by way of comparison, offers 18.6 and 56.1, respectively, and even that is about 25 percent smaller than the Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV4. Judging by the shape of the hind quarters, large and bulky items may be a bit tough to fit inside as well.

You won't be asked to skimp on options, though. Adaptive light technology that points the way forward, electronic parking assistance and Audi's hard drive-based MMI infotainment and navigation system will all be available at launch, and an option to turn the Q3 into a wireless hotspot will come in the near future.

Two gasoline and one diesel engine, all with direct injection, will be offered at launch, offering between 140 and 211 horsepower. The two most powerful engines will be mated to Audi's Quattro all-wheel-drive system via a seven-speed dual clutch transmission. A 170-horsepower gasoline engine will also be offered with front-wheel drive. We'll have to play a game of wait-and-see to find out which of these powertrains make their way Stateside.

Base price in Germany for the 2012 Audi Q3 will be 29,900 euros when it goes on sale in June. For those keeping track, that's about $43,000 at the current exchange rate, though we wouldn't go by that figure when estimating its cost when it eventually hits the U.S.
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Q5 starts at C$41,200 and the Q7 starts at C$53,900. So the Q3 should start around C$37,000?

I would like to see like an RS-Q model though

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Old 04-12-11, 07:57 PM
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Wow, pretty cool that Audi is coming out with more and more new models...I think it is a little expensive but hey...Audi gets away with it.

unfortunately, it is lacking when it comes to 2011/2012 standards in premium luxury.

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Ugly, inside and out.

Weak effort by Audi, whose designs continue to disappoint IMO.
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Lame like the Infniti EX....the white base model looks horrid. Sloping rear will hurt cargo room. Its pretty small and its VW Tiguan based.

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At 172.8 inches in length, 72.0 inches in width and 63.0 inches in height (roof rail included), the Q3 is 9.5 inches shorter, 2.0 inches narrower and 2.2 inches lower than the Q5. Audi claims a 3,307-pound weight for the base front-wheel-drive model; it's 463 pounds lighter than the entry-level version of the Q5

Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/2011...NAiLbV0/QUOTE]

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Old 04-12-11, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by GFerg
Base price in Germany for the 2012 Audi Q3 will be 29,900 euros when it goes on sale in June. For those keeping track, that's about $43,000 at the current exchange rate, though we wouldn't go by that figure when estimating its cost when it eventually hits the U.S.
Sweet, I wonder how much the Porsche version is going to cost.
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Q3 looks like shortened Q5 which looks like shortened Q7...
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Quite the cute-ute. This paired with an 8-speed auto and 2.0L Turbo I4 should make for a fun and efficient powertrain
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Amazingly modern dashboard. Just love the way it bends and curves in natural and subtle ways. However, chopped off rear hatch styling screams "Malibu Maxx" and cheapness.
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I love Audi, but this is just lame! Side profile and rear looks like a Nissan Rogue.

I feel like it cheapens the brand, the Tiguan seems more high-end. And why do they need something smaller than the Q5? The Q5 is already quite small. They should have built something in between the Q5 and Q7 since there's a big difference in size between them (Q7 is massive!).
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This is one of the worst applications of the Audi design language I have ever seen. It looks so lumpy and badly proportioned.
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hm, exterior is indeed smaller Q5, which is good... but interior doesnt look a lot like Audi... I guess it is more A1 than A6.
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Sweet, I wonder how much the Porsche version is going to cost.
The Cajun going to be like a Q5 variant (from what I recall), so it be starting probably at C$45000. Seeing the Cayenne starts at C$55300.
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I like it!
White with a black gut would work well.
Might be too small,though.
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Nicer Tiguan.
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