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Q3

Category: Vehicle Model
Wikipedia: Audi Q3
Description: A crossover produced by Audi beginning with model year 2011.
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History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Audi Q3 page on 13 February 2025, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

The Audi Q3 is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV made by Audi. The Q3 has a transverse-mounted front engine, and entered production in 2011.

The car uses the Volkswagen Group A (PQ46) platform of the Volkswagen Passat B6, the same as the Volkswagen Tiguan compact SUV. The Q3 slots above the Audi Q2 subcompact crossover SUV. Compared to the compact luxury crossover SUV Q5 and mid-size luxury crossover SUV Q7, which are positioned more for family practicality and off-road performance, the Q3 is aimed as more of a lifestyle/sports automobile. Design and development began following board approval in the second half of 2007. Julian Hoenig's design was chosen for production and frozen in 2009.

The Q3 shares components, transmissions and engines with amongst other vehicles utilising the PQ35 platform, the Volkswagen Golf, Audi A3 and Škoda Yeti.


Article Index

DateArticleDetails
17 September 2024Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Volkswagen Group of America has determined that certain model year 2019-2024 Volkswagen and Audi motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topics: Volkswagen ID.4, Audi Q3, Audi Q4 e-tron




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