AUDI’S A3 Sportback will command a £500 premium over the three-door model when it arrives in the UK in September.

The entry-level 102bhp 1.6-litre model will be priced at £16,010 on-the-road, while the 250bhp 3.2 V6 will be £24,625.

The range will also mark the debut of a new engine – a 200bhp turbocharged 2.0-litre FSI, the first time the fuel-saving FSI engine has been turbocharged.