| The infamous German auto maker Audi launched | | | | Unit Injector PD Technology. The other one was |
| its small family car Audi A3 for the first time in | | | | 1.8 with a power transmission of 177 bhp. |
| the year 1996. A3 has been released in two | | | | In the year 1999, for the first time Audi was |
| generations, and these cars are closely related to | | | | forced to fulfill the demands according to market. |
| the Touran, Skoda Octavia, Audi TT, Caddy, Seat | | | | For this reason, company made some quality and |
| Toledo and Volkswagen Golf, Seat Leon and the | | | | had to look out for other possibilities to make |
| likes of them, as they all share the Volkswagen's | | | | appropriate changes to its previous versions of |
| A Platform. | | | | cars. This new version included a variation of six |
| The first generation model named A3 was | | | | speed manual gear-boxes with 177 bhp in 1.8L |
| launched in the European automobile market in | | | | turbo engine and 129 bhp in 1.9 TDI. |
| 1966. It looked like a sporty car because of its | | | | Some of the other facilities incorporated in the A3 |
| three door hatch back body. The engine of this | | | | series include Brake Force Distribution Computer, |
| car was configured as Inline Four Cylinder. At the | | | | Transaction Control and Electronic Stability |
| beginning of 1999, Audi launched two other | | | | Program. The marketing of Audi A3 was stopped |
| models that consisted of better quality than the | | | | in Europe at the beginning of 2003, but it |
| previous ones. One of them was 1.9 TDI Diesel | | | | continued it's selling in some of the developing |
| Engine with variable Geometry Turbocharger and | | | | countries. |