page_title: Audi A3
section_title: Fourth generation (Typ 8Y; 2020–present)
hierarchical_section_title: Audi A3 / Fourth generation (Typ 8Y; 2020–present)
caption_attribution_description: English: Audi_A3_8Y_Sedan in Herrenberg
context_page_description: The Audi A3 is a small family or subcompact executive car manufactured and marketed since the 1990s by the Audi subdivision of the Volkswagen Group, currently in its fourth generation.
  The first two generations of the Audi A3 were based on the Volkswagen Group A platform, which they share with the Audi TT, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Caddy, and Volkswagen Touran, as well as SEAT León, SEAT Toledo, and Škoda Octavia.
  The third-generation A3 uses the Volkswagen Group MQB platform.
context_section_description: The new Audi A3 was due to be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic and Switzerland's self-imposed limit on gatherings of over 1,000 people, the event was cancelled. Instead, it was presented online, and also in Ingolstadt to be watched live.
  The new interior and exterior styling is heavily inspired by Lamborghini, LED headlights and taillights, with the option of Matrix LED headlights. It shares the MQB platform with other Audi models, and with the Volkswagen Golf Mk8, SEAT Leon Mk4, and Škoda Octavia Mk4.
  It is 3 centimetres longer and wider when compared to the outgoing model, while keeping the wheelbase length the same, trunk cargo space is 380 litres with the seats up, and 1200 litres with the seats folded down. It has a drag coefficient of 0.28, and is powered by 1.5-litre gasoline turbocharged engine with 150hp, 1.0-liter 3-cylinder with 110hp, 2.0-liter TDI with 116hp or 150hp, or the RS3 with a 2.5 litre 5-cylinder with 400hp. It gets a six-speed manual, seven-speed dual clutch automatic, or an electric S-Tronic gearboxes.
  It also gets the new MMI infotainment system, with a 10.25 or 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, and a secondary screen of 10.1-inches.
  The new A3 Sedan was revealed on 21 April 2020, with the front fascia similar to that of the A3 Sportback. Compared with its predecessor, the new A3 Sedan is 4 cm longer (4.50 meters), 2 cm wider (1.82 meters), and 1 cm taller (1.43 meters). However, the wheelbase remains unchanged.
  This generation of the A3 sedan is not expected to arrive in North America until late 2021, as a 2022 model.
  North America will not get the Sportback e-tron like before.
  The S3 model has the same 2.0L petrol engine producing 310hp and 400NM of torque, but this time is only available with an automatic gearbox. It also has reduced cargo space (320 litres instead of the 380 litres in the A3) due to the Quattro four wheel drive system.
  Like the previous generation, the new S3 also comes as a saloon/sedan.
caption: Audi A3 Sedan
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