Every new car made has a typical production cycle of around five years. To keep up consumer interest during this typically average production period car manufactures will pre-plan design and engineering updates. So it could be a new set of headlight designs, front and rear bumper designs or more equipment levels, a set of new alloys, special edition exterior paint. You get it right. Sometimes minor updates can be transformational most of the times they can be barely noticeable. The latter is more accurate to describe the recently updated Audi A3 and is applied to all body-styles. So yes the updates include a refreshed bumper designs, a slightly wider grille and new set of lights. You even get a rear diffuser but its purely for show. That said underneath the metal the A3 does get the 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder turbo petrol engine which is good for 113bhp. Also included is the new 2.0-litre petrol engine and of course the diesel range of engines is retained. The S3 performance version has been given a 10PS boost to 310PS with a 20Nm torque increase to 400Nm with the S tronic transmission. The interior is pretty much unchanged but as ever is a deliciously designed environment which now includes the Virtual Cockpit which is basically a digital binnacle interface with fancy graphics and graphical transitions. Enhanced standard specification now includes cruise control, light and rain sensors and three-spoke multi-function steering wheel Oh and you now also get Matrix LED headlights, Traffic jam Assist and Apple CarPlay aor Android Auto as optional extras. Oh and you also get a new choice of exterior colours and alloy wheel designs. As we always say we’re not a marketing division of Audi nor their dealer network and if you want a barley noticeable updated A3 then head on down to your nearest Audi dealership god dam you.