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 If at first you don’t’ succeed, try, try, and try again. Contrary to the realisation that Europe’s new car buyers, and Britain’s consumers no less, have never shown even a blind bit of interest in three-box saloon versions of otherwise hugely popular Golf class hatchbacks, Audi for one is willing to give it a go. A 4-door three-box version of its A3 hatchback reached UK showrooms in September with retail prices starting at £22,180 for the manual 140PS 1.4 litre petrol derivative. Prices for the 105PS 1.6 litre diesel start at £22,280 If it sometimes seems as if there’s a Golf hatchback on every other drive in Europe, the Golf’s booted brother - the Jetta - still remains a rare sight in Europe. £22,180 So in spite of the carmakers’ repeated failure to switch
otherwise deeply ingrained consumer preferences, and when many carmakers appear reluctant to try
anything but the safest of bets, Audi has nonetheless chosen to market a 4-door saloon version of its latest
A3 hatchback in Europe. ...more |
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