It’s taken a while for Americans to smarten up, but it seems they are taking to the versatility of the hatchback more and more. The new Ford Fiesta->ke1170, the Honda Fit->ke1336, and the Nissan Versa->ke328 are just a few examples of hot selling hatches in the United States. Yet, even we aren’t sure if the Audi->ke14 A3->ke1086 is worth the expense, when you can just get a GTI->ke223.

To try and solve this sales issue, Audi might be bringing the A3->ke1086 sedan to the U.S. That would give the German automaker an entry-level sedan below the A4->ke1087. We don’t have any details on the A3 sedan yet, but there should be some coming soon.

If these rumors are true, an A3 sedan would compete with the BMW 1-Series->ke313 and possibly the Mercedes-Benz B-Class->ke2751. That is, if it comes stateside. We should expect to see the A3 sedan around 2013 if not later.

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