After the more luxurious and larger SUVs, in 2011 Audi began to devote itself to smaller SUVs, with this derived from the A3. Crucial to the brand's economic development in Europe, the Q3 was also offered in an RS variant, equipped with the 5-cylinder of the RS and TT-RS. Among the special series were the Midnight Series, Sport Design and Urban Techno. The first restyling of the Q3 took place in the autumn of 2014 and the car went out of production in 2018. The main engines are the 2000cc TDI with 140 and 177 horsepower.
In the history of static modeling, Spark has truly revolutionized the market. The brand was created by Hugues Ripert, whose father André had been one of the main contenders of the artisanal modeling scene in the 70s and 80s. After working for Vitesse, Quartzo and Ixo, Ripert jr did not choose the diecast technique but opted for resin, with production in China but development and conception strictly in the European tradition. In practice the idea was to offer special models built in small series (what were later called "resincast"). The first Sparks were released in 2000, with a quality-price ratio unapproachable for most industrial and artisanal producers. Today Spark continues to churn out dozens of new products a year, having also expanded its production to other scales, such as 1:18 but also 1:64. There are numerous numbered and limited series for the various national distributors and for private customers such as teams, sponsors, drivers and so on.