EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I like the new 2015 Audi A3. It's zippy. Hate that cliché but it fits this car. This is a big step forward compared to the last A3. The exterior changes aren't huge until you park ...

Audi and its two prestigious German rivals are locked in serious sales combat in the midsize SUV crossover market. Audi’s Q3 recently received a midlife makeover to increase its fitness for the fight.

Judge a luxury car company not by its flagship but by its compromises: namely, the sacrifices it makes to put its badge – in this case the four Audi rings – on the nose of its smaller, cheaper models.

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SENIOR ROAD TEST EDITOR NATALIE NEFF: I might be of the minority on this, but this 2015 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI disappoints me on a very fundamental level, if only because my expectation of an Audi A3 is ...