30 years of the Audi A3: three decades of ‘Vorsprung’ in the premium compact segment

Audi is celebrating 30 years of the A3. Since its world premiere at the 1996 Salon Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris, the Audi A3 has become one of the brand’s most iconic and successful model series. As the vehicle that established the premium compact class, it has kept generations on the move for decades now.