Audi Developing A3 MPV in Case BMW Concept Active Tourer is a Success

AudiAudiGermany, 1909 > present83 models
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is keeping a close eye on whether BMW'sBMWGermany, 1918 > present87 models
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Concept Active TourerBMW Concept Active Tourer...Germany, 2012 > 2012 is a success. In case it is, Audi is working on an A3Audi A3 Gen.3 [Typ 8V]Germany, 2012 > present275 versions
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-based vehicle with a higher roof that could seat five or seven people. Audi engineers have codenamed it the Spacer. The car would be ready for 2016 or 2017, if Audi puts it in production. 

Audi believes that the concept for an "elevated space vehicle" like the front-wheel drive Active Tourer could prove popular in some markets. Audi may show a concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show simple to gauge demand.

The car is built on VWVolkswagenGermany, 1938 > present98 models
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Group's MQB platform, which allows it to be mocked up and go into production quickly.

The gallery shows the Crosslane ConceptAudi Crosslane CoupéGermany, 2012 > 201214 photos
and A2 ConceptAudi A2 ConceptGermany, 2011 > 201114 photos
, which previously showed what a high-roof, compact Audi may look like.

Source: Automotive News