After an earlier go behind the wheel of the European version of the 2025 Audi S3, the carmaker set us loose for a few hours with the U.S.-spec luxury subcompact sport sedan. Generally, differences ...

Audi pretty much invented the premium hot hatch with the first-generation Audi S3 back in 1999, effectively dropping in the running gear and engine from the Audi TT sports car into the A3.

The Audi S3 was last redesigned in 2022, and this year, it gets a fairly comprehensive midstream makeover. Not that you can tell by looking. From the outside, changes to the 2025 Audi S3 are ...

The verdict: Though it’s more expensive than ever, the updated and feature-rich 2025 Audi A3 and S3 make a fab case for the primo, pint-size sports sedan. Versus the competition: The subcompact ...

Front-wheel drive and a seven-speed automatic transmission are standard, with all-wheel drive optional (it’s standard on the zestier 306-hp S3 version). If you want even more thrills from Audi ...

The reinvented Audi A3 is poised to make a big splash in the compact sedan segment. The A3 abounds with attractive athleticism, and it pioneers and technology features such as a 4G LTE data connection ...

The S3 is one of the sharpest and most entertaining hot hatches you can buy but it's also a pricey option You wouldn’t quite call the Audi S3 an icon, but it's fair to say that the original ...

And now there’s an all-new Audi A3 coming to showrooms about now, the chance to take a deep dive into the equally new S3 was a no-brainer. Describing the S3 as an A3 with more of everything sounds a ...