THE all-new, second-generation Q3 small SUV has been a long time coming for Audi. Replacing a model that went on sale in 2012, the new version was revealed in mid-2018, and after a delay related to WLTP testing regulations, is finally here in Australia.

Audi has high hopes for the new Q3, with the goal of returning to segment leadership – an achievement the previous-generation version managed three times.

With stiff competition coming from the likes of the Volvo XC40 and BMW X1, the Q3 will need to step its game up to best all comers on the sales charts.

Does the new Q3 have what it takes to top one of the fastest-growing segments in the country?