Audi Announces A3 2.0 TDI clean diesel for US market in 2010

Nice, efficient, comes with a double clutch tranny....... beautiful

Saw several of the new facelift one on the road the other day, looks real good.

I thought human focused interiors and speed sensitive steering were fairly common, my Grand Prix has both those anyway. Ahh oh well, enough with my criticizing comments. I wonder how much the diesel version is going to cost.

"So does a dual-clutch S-tronic transmission with all-wheel-drive." I could not find such info in the Audi press release. As far as I know, the only versions available with quattro and S-tronic are the 2.0 TFSI S3 and TT-S.

i love how this is an exciting new concept to america.... a luxurious car that does more than 40 mpg... revolutionary LOL and of course its more expensive than a MINI- its in a different class (or maybe everything smaller than an Escalade is classed as a compact in the USA

I'm in the UK & have owned the more powerful 170hp TDi quattro S line since 2007. There's one downside to the new technology that's often not mentioned and that's the German's are investing in something called a particulate filter. If you do lots of short trips, DO NOT BUY ANY NEW GERMAN DIESEL as it will keep going into regeneration mode & if you ignore it, it ends up sending the car into limp mode. However, if you go a bit further, guys in the US have got a bit of a wolf in sheeps clothing. I've had mine remapped as at low revs I'd say it could be a bit of a gutless wonder to drive until at about 1700rpm when all hell breaks loose - the remap transforms the drive making an effortless motorway eater into a car that delivers effortless torque commonly found in a V8. Forget 0-60 times as most new hot hatches will embarass it, but from about 50mph up to (cough) 130 plus, it has to be a bit of a special motor to keep up with my little toy, so overtaking is exceptionally safe. Anyway, we're here to save the planet so despite the literature talking about 50 plus mpg, expect to average about 41ish if you're not one who likes to hang about. Happy days to all of those out in the colonies... :-)