According to an item in this week's Autocar Audi is set to launch an A3 Saloon at the Shanghai show next month and BMW is preparing a saloon version of the 1-series. Audi design chief Wolfgang Egger said "The image of saloons has become too conservative. Saloons used to be small, fun, compact and dynamic. We've lost that in the last 15 years" He also so there is "an opportunity to make a very modern saloon with compact dimensions"
