Also in 1999, Audi also introduced a five-door body. The four-wheel-drive A3 1.8T quattro used either the 150 PS (110 kW 148 hp) or 180 PS (132 kW 178 hp) engine, and the same Haldex Traction-based four-wheel-drive system as the Audi S3 and the Audi TT. In 1999 Audi expanded the range with the introduction of more powerful versions: a 1.8 turbo rated 180 PS (132 kW 178 hp), and a 1.9 TDI diesel engine with unit injector "Pumpe Düse" (PD) technology and variable geometry turbocharger. The United Kingdom market first received the Audi A3 in November 1996. The Audi A3 was the eighth model in the Audi lineup to use five valves per cylinder. The inline four-cylinder engines were transversely mounted. The A3 was initially available only with a three-door hatchback body, to present a more sporty image than the Golf, in both front and four-wheel drive. Within three years, this platform was used for total of seven cars. This was the first Volkswagen Group model to use the "PQ34" or "A4" platform, bearing a close resemblance to the contemporary Volkswagen Golf Mk4, which arrived a year later. The original A3 (or Type 8L) was introduced in the European market in 1996, marking Audi's return to the production of smaller cars following the demise of the Audi 50 in 1978.
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