Audi considers the 2026 Q3\u2019s revised MQB Evo platform to represent an all-new Q3, thanks to the updates made to its suspension, electronics, unibody, and transmission. The exterior design and its details are more aggressive while being classier than before, thanks in part to a wide grille (Singleframe, in Audi parlance) and a pronounced a beltline that runs from front to rear down the side of the new Q3 while bleeding into the tailgate. Europe will get a more coup\u00e9-like Sportback model, but Audi doesn\u2019t plan to bring it (and some other trim variants) to the U.S. Narrower headlight and taillight designs look sharper, both figuratively and literally, and there\u2019s a visually appealing rear light strip across the back that\u2019s complemented by a light-up version of Audi\u2019s recognizable four-rings logo. Both the front and rear lighting packages feature LED technology as standard, with optional OLED taillights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sadly, we won\u2019t get the trick digital matrix LED light-bending\/glare-reducing tech and its enhanced functionality present on European cars thanks to this country\u2019s ongoing silly regulations that continue to render the latest automotive lighting tech illegal on our roads. One thing the new Q3s will get is a cruise-control\/ADAS sensor array concealed behind the four-rings logo on the grille. According to Audi, it\u2019s already heard some complaints about this design\/engineering solution because it means the rings no longer protrude aggressively or \u201cfloat\u201d ahead of the grille, but to our eyes it\u2019s a better compromise than having a clunky, unsightly, and conspicuous pod tacked onto the Q3\u2019s otherwise handsome front end.<\/p>\n\n\n