The Audi Q3 is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV made by Audi. The Q3 has a transverse-mounted front engine, and entered production in 2011.
Audi Q3
Audi Q3
2019 Audi Q3 S-Line
Audi Q3 (pre-facelift)
Subcompact crossover SUV is an automobile segment used to describe the smallest segment of crossover SUV, a type of sport utility vehicle, below the compact crossover SUV. Subcompact crossover SUVs are usually based on a platform of a subcompact passenger car, although some high-end subcompact crossover models are based on a compact car (C-segment). The segment started to gain traction during early to mid-2010s when the number of models and sales figures rapidly increased in major markets such as North America and Europe. In 2019, around 22 percent of SUV global sales were contributed by subcompact crossovers.
The Honda HR-V was the best-selling subcompact crossover SUV in 2019.
Despite its exterior styling criticism, the Nissan Juke was argued to have started the wave of subcompact crossovers.
Honda HR-V (137,090 sold)
Chevrolet Trailblazer (90,161 sold)