Facelift THE NEW AUDI A3 (2016 FACELIFT) – STILL AHEAD OF THE CURVE

You don't happen to know what the cabrio figure is for last year? There appears to be really good discounts on those right now.
Yes the total production of the A3 Cabriolet for 2015 was 16,862.
 
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Like jassyo06 said, it's scuba/snorkel blue from last year's A3.



I am fairly certain this is cosmos blue, but it's on the sportback and I'm wondering how it looks on the saloon.



That's what I'm trying to figure out, I have a brighter blue currently and I just don't know if cosmos is for me if it's this dark..


Yes that is cosmos......very dark apart from my own research into this colour..another member informs us that he took away the colour swatch .....daaaaaaark blue in every condition other than in the sun when it appears to be aqua marine (one day a year).....this pic shows it at its optimum aqua marine ....but its the only pic of cosmos i have seen to show this so I suspect Audi have done some tinkering to promote the colour ..there is/was a video on the .de site....will look to see if its still available....

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Probably Audi trying to sell more 3-door models. According to the Audi Annual Report, in 2015 they delivered 19,231 3-door models, 194,144 sportbacks and 140,097 saloons

I suspect that if you drill down into UK sales, the ratios will be quite different to this with as many, if not more 3 doors sold than saloons. We have a 3 door on order and feel the reduced practicality (not an issue for a couple with no kids and another decent 5-door car) is well compensated by a car that (in our view) is slightly better looking and 'balanced'. But then again, we are bias!


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I suspect that if you drill down into UK sales, the ratios will be quite different to this with as many, if not more 3 doors sold than saloons. We have a 3 door on order and feel the reduced practicality (not an issue for a couple with no kids and another decent 5-door car) is well compensated by a car that (in our view) is slightly better looking and 'balanced'. But then again, we are bias!


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Unfortunately Audi UK will not give me details of the numbers sold in the UK. The Saloon figure is obvious much higher because the US prefers Saloons (Sedans) to hatchbacks.
 
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My S3 Quattro stronic sportback in navarra blue is due for delivery late August.

My first Audi and really looking forward to it.

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To all the people disappointed to see the front arch vents disappear on the new bumper, have no fear! Audi now gives us wings! :superman::superman::superman:
 
That's more like it!
Ya think it's still uber over priced
Yes that is cosmos......very dark apart from my own research into this colour..another member informs us that he took away the colour swatch .....daaaaaaark blue in every condition other than in the sun when it appears to be aqua marine (one day a year).....this pic shows it at its optimum aqua marine ....but its the only pic of cosmos i have seen to show this so I suspect Audi have done some tinkering to promote the colour ..there is/was a video on the .de site....will look to see if its still available....

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Awesome post mate...Yeah Audi's Industrial Light And Magic Dept have been at it slightly with that photo,as they do with every photo,again nicely put
 
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This is the Audi light design apparently on the new internal trims, not sure if this is the full extent of it. £200, worth it? Personally, i'm a sucker for some snazzy LED's!
 
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Yes that is cosmos......very dark apart from my own research into this colour..another member informs us that he took away the colour swatch .....daaaaaaark blue in every condition other than in the sun when it appears to be aqua marine (one day a year).....this pic shows it at its optimum aqua marine ....but its the only pic of cosmos i have seen to show this so I suspect Audi have done some tinkering to promote the colour ..there is/was a video on the .de site....will look to see if its still available....

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http://www.audi.de/de/brand/de/neuwagen/a3/a3-limousine.html


Again this is showing it at its absolute optimum.....

That looks quite teal/aquamarine - also looks quite CGI'd.

These are the most "in the flesh" pictures I could find on audi's media center website that look like they haven't been CGI'd as badly as the rest of their photos. I actually really like the color that I'm seeing below, what are your thoughts?

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Sources:
https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/photos/detail/audi-a3-sportback-e-tron-32437
https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/photos/detail/audi-a3-sportback-e-tron-32452


I also found this picture on another thread talking about all of the different audi blue's that @jassyo06 posted. This color below is a slightly darker mystic blue, but I think it gives us a good idea of what cosmos might look like on the saloon.

A STUNNING MYSTIC BLUE SALOON2


Source:
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/which-is-audis-best-blue.280339/#post-2769575
 
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Is this cosmos blue??
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That's scuba and it is very different from Cosmos.

Scuba, under direct sunlight has a purple tint. Scuba is also a lot lighter than Cosmos. To me, Scuba is a lighter version of Estoril.

Cosmos on the other hand has a green tint.
 
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Most cars have this, when wider than standard tyre's are optioned

Yeah i think it is only be on the 19" wheels, just like the idea of them :sunglasses: would pay a pretty price to have them on my measly 18 inchers!
 
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Yeah i think it is only be on the 19" wheels, just like the idea of them :sunglasses: would pay a pretty price to have them on my measly 18 inchers!

av had these on 2 cars cant remember which one's though to be honest, but its just some sort of tyre spray thingymebob...lol
 
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That looks quite teal/aquamarine - also looks quite CGI'd.

These are the most "in the flesh" pictures I could find on audi's media center website that look like they haven't been CGI'd as badly as the rest of their photos. I actually really like the color that I'm seeing below, what are your thoughts?

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Sources:
https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/photos/detail/audi-a3-sportback-e-tron-32437
https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/photos/detail/audi-a3-sportback-e-tron-32452


I also found this picture on another thread talking about all of the different audi blue's that @jassyo06 posted. This color below is a slightly darker mystic blue, but I think it gives us a good idea of what cosmos might look like on the saloon.

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Source:
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/which-is-audis-best-blue.280339/#post-2769575
Mystic Blue has a purple base and its also a Pearlescent paint and being so, its got a few more tones/facets running through it,Cosmos is just going to be a bog standard metallic blue paint lads sorry
the blue sportback above looks like Navarra blue to me
 
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This is the Audi light design apparently on the new internal trims, not sure if this is the full extent of it. £200, worth it? Personally, i'm a sucker for some snazzy LED's!

Does S Line trim have this as standard? It comes with the interior LED light package...
 
Does S Line trim have this as standard? It comes with the interior LED light package...

S Lines's do come with the LED interior light package, but these are an additional £200 extra, i think they are called "Audi Light design inlays" or something like that in the configurator. I'm not sure if this is it, or if it consists of more bits of trims having the led strip. If this is it, i would be abit disappointed.
 
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S Lines's do come with the LED interior light package, but these are an additional £200 extra, i think they are called "Audi Light design inlays" or something like that in the configurator. I'm not sure if this is it, or if it consists of more bits of trims having the led strip. If this is it, i would be abit disappointed.

Found the option. There's no mention of LED's in the description... I thought that "light design", basically just meant not "dark" design...?

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Would be good to find this out. That's one of the reasons I'll be going with B&O, to get the extra LED's on the speakers!
 
If that is the light design package I would have deffo added it to my spec!


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I reckon that pic might be part of the standard LED Interior light package, because it has the LED light at the handle. The description for the interior light package on the TT doesn't mention a lot of the details, and you get LED down-lighters along the doors and in the door bins also...

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Anyone interested in cosmos. Edinburgh Audi will have one in the showroom tomorrow. They just displayed a black 3dr Sline this afternoon.

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The A3 Aint getting the full LED interior lighting pack like in the A4,but Gordo lovin yer new Avatar pal...lol its only a facelft/improved product guys get real
 
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Lovely, personally think the front looks much nicer on the FL.


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Anyone interested in cosmos. Edinburgh Audi will have one in the showroom tomorrow. They just displayed a black 3dr Sline this afternoon.

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YES! Would you be kind enough to take some pictures tomorrow? Dying to see it in the flesh.
 
YES! Would you be kind enough to take some pictures tomorrow? Dying to see it in the flesh.
I won't be back through that way for a few weeks fella. I'm sure some other kind member will oblige

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Here is one for ya Audi sales are at a all time low....truly they are ....


YOU'LL be a bit dissapointed
Lost count of the number of times you seem to come onto this thread just to rain on everyone else's parade. Not everyone already has an A3/S3, so maybe some are allowed to be excited for the facelift? Jesus.
 
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Lovely, personally think the front looks much nicer on the FL.

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Yes, the LED headlights with all-weather function means no front fog lights, so a different look to the bumper.
 
I did wonder why there was no fog lights.

They give a pretty wide spread of light and the bulbs function as corner lights too. Used them on the TT a couple of times in thick fog and very effective.
 
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New video uploaded to Audi UK YouTube channel:

 
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Lost count of the number of times you seem to come onto this thread just to rain on everyone else's parade. Not everyone already has an A3/S3, so maybe some are allowed to be excited for the facelift? Jesus.
I'll second that CarloS3
 
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Lost count of the number of times you seem to come onto this thread just to rain on everyone else's parade. Not everyone already has an A3/S3, so maybe some are allowed to be excited for the facelift? Jesus.

If you look on the facelift RS3 thread in the elitist forum, you'll see the very guy that's ******* on parades here complaining about others doing it in there.
It's alright as long as what you are talking about is exactly what he wants, or what he would spec.
Ignore him.
 
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Looks like our cars are being built together!!

'll post some pictures asap I think fellow forum members want to see how this new colour looks like in the flesh

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I'll post some pictures asap I think fellow forum members want to see how this new colour looks like in the flesh
 
If you look on the facelift RS3 thread in the elitist forum, you'll see the very guy that's ******* on parades here complaining about others doing it in there.
It's alright as long as what you are talking about is exactly what he wants, or what he would spec.
Ignore him.
Bog off Craig l was just on the wind up *** wasn't being serious,you have the worst reputation on here for raining on people's parade and your so serious with it.....and (Him) has a name Capeesh
 
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