Reggie

got me

Spacecadet_CC

me. I like smaller but not TOO small cars. I have always been a fan of the 'stubbiness' of the Jetta MKIV and even the B6 has a bit of that, although longer. The A3 is a bit too small as a daily driver for me, but would love to have one as a second car (or TT, etc.).
It'll be a few months before my B8 gets here, but I have driven one a few times and I think that I agree with the dudes who are driving it on a daily basis - the handling feels very similar and not like an A6 or similar.
However it does look HUGE next to the B6 and Jetta. It is something like 11-12 inches longer, but it looks optically longer because of the longer wheelbase.

I do kinda wish the A4 had not lengthened, mostly for 'looks' based reasons, but it seems like it is not affecting handling.

Zetetic

That's why I went with the A3

justhacking

I came from an C6A6 and therefore it's downsizing for me. Having said that, the reason why I didn't get the A4 before was that the backseat is too small to accommodate 2 reasonable size adults, which I need to do occasionally. Although the B8 is nothing like the C6, it can comfortably carry people in the back.

a4Happy

Perfect size. Previous B7 was just a "little" small.