Looks like sedans were again win a place in the sun. It's not just about the budget models, simply customers around the world once again drew attention to the classical form of the body. Moreover, according to the latest trends, sedan need not be large. And best of all, it shows the new four-door Audi A3, which was presented at a closed presentation in New York (the machine showed only a limited number of persons, and "large" cars will premiere next month at the Motor Show in Shanghai).

Chetyrehdverka turned out to be 150 mm longer, 11 mm wider and 9 mm lower than the five-door hatchback Audi A3 (novelty size: 4460 x 1796 x 1416 mm, wheelbase 2636 mm.) Under the hood, Audi A3 sedan will house one of the four engines. Gasoline engines will feature a 1.4-liter 140-horsepower 1.8-liter 170-horsepower engine TFSI, and will also be a 2.0-liter turbodiesel TDI, which develops 150 hp.

In addition, the sedan will receive and "charged" version of S3. It will be equipped with a 2.0-liter gasoline turbo engine, developing 300 hp and 380 N ∙ m peak torque. With the six-speed robotized gearbox S Tronic such car will be capable of accelerating from zero to "hundreds" of 4.7 seconds and achieve 250 km / h top speed, electronically limited.

List of Equipment Audi A3 sedan is quite rich. Here and panoramic roof, and adaptive cruise control and warning system head-on collision, and the system of traffic control in the band, and other options. But most importantly, there is a system of Audi Connect, through which the driver can read the news (including from social networks), watch tube, schedule aircraft and trains, as well as learn about the availability and cost of fuel - and the system itself is aware of what is required fuel . In addition, for a fee you can order a 705-watt Bang & Olufsen sound system with 14 speakers.

"This car has to be very expensive" - ​​you say? And here we come to the fun. The fact is that the European market for the Audi A3 sedan will be asked of 25 000 euros. Against competitors offer looks very tempting! But here it maintain this level of prices at the time when the car gets to us - the big question. By the way, to open the Russian price Audi A3 promise summer - at the same time will begin selling the car, however, in the European countries.