2012 Audi Q3 Unveiled In The Metal In Shanghai

The 2012 Audi Q3 compact SUV has made its world premiere at the Shanghai Motor Show. Positioned below the larger Q5 and Q7 in the Audi range, the Volkswagen Tiguan-based Q3 will compete in the same segment as the BMW X1 and the upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLK.

Scheduled to enter showrooms in June in Germany, the Q3 looks handsome enough like its larger siblings, though some critics will definitely point to the lack of visual differentiation. The cabin comes with the kind of quality that has become synonymous with Audi models, while offering interior room similar to the Tiguan's.

Three engines will be made available from launch—a 177 hp 2.0 TDI, a 170 hp 2.0 TFSI and a 211 hp 2.0 TFSI, with a 140 hp 2.0 TDI set to follow later on. Each of the four engines is equipped with turbocharging, direct injection and auto start-stop technologies. The Quattro permanent all-wheel-drive system and the seven-speed S-tronic dual-clutch automatic transmission are expected as standard features for Q3 variants to be launched in Malaysia. Read more on the 2012 Audi Q3.

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Seow Yao Han strives to bring you the latest and the most comprehensive information on cars available in Malaysia. But it's never easy for him to talk and write cars in this part of the world because what you lust after is often not what you drive home. When the euphoria of test-driving that branded, super-expensive sports car dies down, he just goes home in his less-than-glamorous ride.

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