This car manufactured by the German automaker Audi falls within the category of a luxury vehicle and can also be classified as a family car, because of its popularity several improvements were made to the first version which opened the doors to the creation of the second version of the Audi A3.

The two versions of the Audi A3 share common characteristics found in the Volkswagen A-class, this is due to the fact that both versions were based on the Volkswagen model. Other versions based on this generation of vehicle are the Audi TT, the Volkswagen golf, Touran, etc.

The first-generation A3:

The production of this car model started back in 1996, logically it was first introduced to the European market. In order to provide a more sporty image when compared to the golf model the first generation A3 featured a three door hatchback, it also had a 4 Wheel Drive and the engine was transversely mounted and it had a four cylinder configuration. In addition after the A4, the A3 model was also known for being the first vehicle in the Audi line to use five valves per cylinder.

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