Road TestCar reviews - Audi - A3 - S3 SportbackAudi modelsA3 1.8T 5-dr hatch 2.0 FSI 3-dr hatch 3-dr range Ambition Cabriolet range Cabriolet TFSI Range RS3 Sedan RS3 Sportback S3 3-dr hatch S3 Cabriolet S3 sedan S3 Sportback S3 Sportback 5-dr hatch S3 Sportback S-tronic 5-dr hatch Sedan sedan 1.8 TFSI Sportback 1.0 TFSI Sportback 1.8 TFSI Quattro Sportback 1.9 TDIe 5-dr hatch Sportback 3.2 5-dr hatch Sportback 5-dr hatch range Sportback e-tron Research Audi OverviewFresh face, features and frippery greets facelifted Audi S3 Sportback12 Jan 2018 FOUR point eight seconds. That was an acceleration time from standstill to 100km/h once reserved for expensive exotics, and yet it has now become the claimed digits for hot hatchbacks such as the Audi S3 Sportback. Indeed, even as we last year farewelled our Holden Commodore SS home-grown hero, that 6.2-litre V8-engined sedan bowed out with a 4.9s claim. Sure, a Ford Focus RS is quicker (4.7s) but it is also hardcore. Meanwhile, this posh Audi is only beaten by the 4.6s-rated six-cylinder BMW M140i. Thank a 3kW power increase for the 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine to 213kW, and an additional cog inside the now-seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, still dubbed S tronic. Meanwhile the all-wheel-drive system has been retuned to provide greater rear-wheel bias. Add minor styling and equipment tweaks, and it appears as though several small changes will attempt to make for a greater whole with this penultimate model in Audi’s small hatch line-up. GalleryClick to see larger images Model release date: 1 November 2016 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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