We do now, but as I understand it we are not getting the new one. It will only be offered in North America in sedan format except possibly for the eTron version. Would love to be corrected on this if it's not the case.
And yes, the Golf is bigger in almost every interior dimension
Cargo area dimensions (cargo volume (L)) 413 (GTI) 370 (A3)
All the following are GTI followed by A3
Internal dimensions (headroom front (mm)) 998 960
Internal dimensions (headroom rear (mm)) 979 914
Internal dimensions (interior volume (L)) 2,631 2,520
Internal dimensions (leg room front (mm)) 1,046 1,046
Internal dimensions (leg room rear (mm)) 901 884
Internal dimensions (shoulder room front (mm)) 1,389 1,381
Internal dimensions (shoulder room rear (mm)) 1,340 1,342
People will still buy it. The current A3 is not only a golf, but a golf from two generations back, and people still buy it (I see tons of them in Toronto). A friend of a friend actually traded in a GTI for a bigger vehicle... and got an A3, which is slightly smaller than the current GTI. People will rationalize almost anything when it comes to a brand that has status attached to it.
At least among the non-car people I know, Audi is at least the equal in prestige now of BMW and Mercedes.
Personally I'd get one if it came in the sport hatch five-door version that is available in Europe. Still don't get why North Americans prefer sedans.
So the A3 hatch was a Golf....this is a Jetta?? The A4 pricing is also pretty close to this....I dont know, unless you get the stripped out model with the AM radio, no floormats and roll up windows this is way too close to an A4 to be competitive.
the gti is not bigger than the a3 sportback.....and we DO get the sportback.