Weekend with a 2016 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

History of the Audi A3 e-tron The Audi A3 Sportback e-tron’s story started back in 2011 when Audi built a small fleet of battery-powered, all electric concept cars based on the second generation Audi A3 Sportback. The concept had an estimated range of around 90 miles and had a top speed of 89 MPH. In 2012, Audi had brought over …

In Photos: Audi A3 Sportback e-tron at Quattrofest 2014

Back in the first half of 2012, Audi produced a small number of A3 e-tron concept cars that were plug-in electric cars based on the 2nd generation A3 Sportback. Although it proved that an A3 EV would be feasible, Audi decided that an extended-range plug-in hybrid would be the best route to go down. With that, the A3 Sportback e-tron concept, …

A3 TDI Sportback: Audi of America seems to be listening…

Audi of America just announced that the new Audi A3 TDI Sportback will making its debut at the 2014 New York International Auto Show and will be coming to the United States in the summer of 2015 as a 2016 model year. That in itself is a bit surprising since their initial onslaught on to the market has been the …