Audi moved the Q3's gear selector onto the steering column, following the design language of the larger Q5.
Lead trim: 1.5 TFSI
Audi Q3FJ · 2025–present
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FactAudi moved the Q3's gear selector onto the steering column, following the design language of the larger Q5.
The third-generation Q3 (FJ) was unveiled on 16 June 2025 and is built at Győr in Hungary from July 2025, with a long-wheelbase Q3L in China; the Q3 Sportback followed on 25 August 2025. It rides on the MQB Evo platform shared with the third-generation Volkswagen Tiguan and takes its design cues from the third-generation Q5, with the gear selector moved to the steering column. Launch engines were 1.5- and 2.0-litre turbo petrol fours, a 2.0-litre diesel and a 1.5-litre plug-in hybrid; only the 2.0 petrol offers all-wheel drive.
Collectors Spotted in the Audi Q3 Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Audi Q3 yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 TFSI | 2025–present | 1.5 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | dual-clutch | — |
| 1.5 TFSI e-hybrid | 2025–present | 1.5 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | dual-clutch | — |
| 2.0 TDI | 2025–present | 2.0 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | dual-clutch | — |
| 2.0 TFSI | 2025–present | 2.0 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | dual-clutch | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 1.5 TFSI trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
Audi moved the Q3's gear selector onto the steering column, following the design language of the larger Q5.
Even with LED headlights as standard, the second Q3's front indicators and tail lights used ordinary bulbs unless you paid extra.
As of 2026, this is about as small as a gas-engined Audi gets: with the A1 and Q2 both discontinued, the Q3 is now tied with the A3 as Audi's smallest remaining combustion-engine model.
The RS Q3 came out of a Seat factory: every first-generation Q3 was built at Martorell, Spain, on the Golf-based PQ35 platform.
Audi's first Q3 was built mostly in Spain, on a SEAT production line, alongside parts shared with the VW Tiguan.
Rivals
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