New Audi A3 goes on sale priced from £32,035

Audi’s new A3 has gone on sale in the UK with a variety of specifications and engines now available.

The new A3, which starts from £32,035, has gone through a ‘comprehensive update programme’, according to Audi, and returns in both Sportback and Saloon layouts.

The exterior has been renewed with a wider and slimmer grille while Audi’s new two-dimensional badge is now in place on the nose of the car. There’s also a new model-specific badge on the B-pillaR – something which was first debuted on the Q8 e-tron SUV.

All models get front seat heating and a 10-speaker sound system as standard – among other features – while sportier S line versions add in a flat-bottomed three-spoke steering wheel, ambient lighting and unique signatures for the daytime running lights. Top-spec Black Edition models, as the name suggests, gain a number of black accents.

Also available is the more powerful S3 variant, which will go on sale from May 15 with prices starting from £46,925. Powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine with 328bhp, the S3 also gains sport suspension – lowered by 15mm compared with the standard A3 – with higher-spec Vorsprung cars gaining adaptive dampers.