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.

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 ...

You'll receive a response shortly. 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.

Based on <a href="https://www.motortrend.com/cars/audi/a3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the Audi A3 sedan</a> , the Audi S3 adds more performance to the ...

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 ...

Twenty-five years ago on some very nondescript, featureless roads around the Munich suburbs, we experienced Audi’s inaugural hot hatch: a buttercup yellow S3, with chrome mirrors, a set of flat ...

We’ve never been too fond of the S3 in terms of outright engagement, but Audi hopes the adoption of the RS3’s clever torque splitter will change this. Much like in its Golf R relative ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...