Spy Shots: Audi Q3 caught frolicking in the snow
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossover</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-q3-1/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/audiq3spied630.jpg" alt="Audi Q3 spy shot" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Audi Q3 spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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The details on <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/audi">Audi</a>'s forthcoming <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/q3">Q3</a> crossover are slim, and while we still have yet to see a clear set of spy photos (this latest set certainly isn't the greatest, but beggars can't be choosers), there's no doubt that the automaker is prepping its smallest-yet CUV for a debut sometime in 2011. We do understand that the majority of the Q3's groundwork will be based on the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/tiguan">Volkswagen Tiguan</a>, though the styling will be more akin to that of Audi's <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/cross+coupe">Cross Coupe concept</a> from 2007.<br />
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Various reports have stated that the Tiguan's engines and transmissions will carry over to the Q3, so we can expect the Audi to be powered by the automaker's 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four, producing somewhere around 200 horsepower. A diesel version is more than likely planned for European markets, though there's no word about whether or not an oil-burning Q3 will make its way Stateside.<br />
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Our spies suggest that the Q3 will debut in the second half of 2011 (<a href="http://autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-motor-show">Frankfurt Motor Show</a>?) with the first models going on sale later that year. Until then, we'll keep our eyes peeled for clearer views of Q3 prototypes out on the road.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-q3-1/">Spy Shots: Audi Q3</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-q3-1/#3641702"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/audi-q3-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Audi Q3 spy shots" title="Audi Q3 spy shots" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-q3-1/#3641701"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/audi-q3-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Audi Q3 spy shots" title="Audi Q3 spy shots" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-q3-1/#3641703"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/audi-q3-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Audi Q3 spy shots" title="Audi Q3 spy shots" /></a></div><br />
[Source: CarPix]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/07/spy-shots-audi-q3-caught-frolicking-in-the-snow/">Spy Shots: Audi Q3 caught frolicking in the snow</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/07/spy-shots-audi-q3-caught-frolicking-in-the-snow/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19748399/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/07/spy-shots-audi-q3-caught-frolicking-in-the-snow/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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