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2010-2012 Audi A3 TDI: Recall Alert

Audi is conducting a voluntary recall on certain model 2010-2012 A3 TDI models over concerns about a potential fuel leak from the number two injector. This is the same issue affecting certain Volkswagen Jetta, Jetta SportWagen and Golf models covered in a related recall. A notice on the National...

October 6, 2011 by Suzanne Kane

2010-12 Audi A3 TDI Recalled For Leaking Fuel Injector

October 6, 2011

Bosch: Diesels Could Be 10 Percent Of U.S. Sales By 2015

May 13, 2011 3

Should Buick Bring The Astra GTC To The U.S.? #YouTellUs

May 6, 2011

Five Hot Cars From The 2011 Shanghai Auto Show

Some may make it to the U.S. as production cars, while others are definitely headed here, but these five hot cars from the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show prove that automakers are... April 27, 2011 by Suzanne Kane

Audi A3 Takes On Frozen Tundra In NYC

The terms freeze up or frozen create confusion when used in an automotive context, because the service facility never knows if a cold weather problem is being described or... January 27, 2011 by John DeCostanza

Audi Sucks The Fun Out Of Efficiency To Promote The A3 TDI

In theory, we're supposed to hate stereotypes. We're encouraged to break them down and move beyond cliches. But for automakers, cliches can be a gold mine -- just think of... May 14, 2010 by Richard Read 1

Brett Favre in 2011 Hyundai Sonata ad from Super Bowl 2010

2011 Hyundai Sonata Wins Big In Superbowl Ads; Audi, Dodge Less So

The New Orleans Saints weren't the only winners to emerge from Sunday night's Super Bowl (which, by the way, was the most-watched TV show in U.S. history). Automakers like... February 9, 2010 by Richard Read 2

Screencap from Audi's 'Green Police' campaign

Video: Audi Creates 'Green Police' To Enforce Popularity of 2010 Audi A3 TDI

Audi has big dreams of leaving BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the dust, so it's not surprising that the company is planning to advertise during the Superbowl again. What's slightly... January 28, 2010 by Richard Read

L.A. Auto Show: 2010 Audi A3 TDI Earns Green Car Of The Year

The 2010 Audi A3 TDI has been dubbed Green Car of the Year, making it the second time in a row that a clean diesel vehicle has taken the honor. (Last year's winner? The 2009... December 4, 2009 by Richard Read

Mercedes-Benz May Launch Smaller Cars In U.S. By 2012

Readers of a certain age will recall a time when America's roadways were clogged with Gremlins, Rabbits, and other fuel-efficient minicars. That historical moment was caused... November 13, 2009 by Richard Read 4

VW Golf 2010 - Love It and Hate It

I love VW cars, I hate VW cars. I think that is the way it has always been. In particular the new 2010 Golf -- I either love it or I recoil when I see it. Why? It's not what... October 23, 2009 by Jon Druker

Audi A3 TDI competing in the Efficiency Challenge A to B [via AutocarUK]

Audi A3 TDI Earns Over 78mpg On Euro Road Test

As Marty Padgett announced earlier this month, the 2010 Audi A3 TDI is slated to arrive in North America this November with a sticker price of $30,775. That's a fairly high... September 29, 2009 by Richard Read 2

Audi A3 TDI clean diesel - European model

2010 Audi A3 TDI Priced from $30,775

The 2010 Audi A3 TDI goes on sale later this year for a base price of $30,775, the automaker announced today. The diesel version of the littlest Audi you can buy may come... September 3, 2009 by Marty Padgett 5

Volkswagen, Audi Do The Right Thing With Transmission Issue

Volkswagen late last week issued a service program covering several Volkswagen and Audi models equipped with Direct Shift Gearboxes (DSG). In a release, Volkswagen Group of... September 1, 2009 by Bengt Halvorson 2

Spy Shots: 2011 Audi A3

The 2011 Audi A3 is on track for a world debut late next year, and the first test mules have been spotted by spy photographers over at MotorAuthority. The new hatchback's... July 8, 2009 by Marty Padgett

Audi A3 Going Hybrid

Audi's been sporting a diesel-powered A3 hatchback around the U.S., as it looks at pushing its oil-burning powerplant deeper into the American driving public's hands. Will a... May 7, 2009 by Marty Padgett 1

Audi Equates Change With Progress: Sponsors Inaugural Coverage

Audi is making possible limited advertising on ABC, CBS, and NBC evening newscasts during Obama's inauguration next Tuesday. They're also doing an 8-page (!) "Progress is... January 16, 2009 by Colin Mathews

2010 Audi A3 4-door HB S tronic 2.0T FrontTrak Premium Instrument Panel

Detroit Show: 2010 A3 TDI Confirmed

Although the A3 TDI's arrival to the U.S. market has been pretty much confirmed for months, Audi made it formal in its press conference at the North American International... January 11, 2009 by Bengt Halvorson