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Back in May, we announced that Audi had opened up the configurators for the all-new slightly updated A3 facelift. However, as you may remember, the S3 versions were a no-show.
While looking through the German websites for any news of the Q2, we discovered that it'd been corrected. All seven or eight versions of the S3 can now be ordered, ranging from a basic 3-door with a stick to an overpriced convertible with S tronic.
Configurators also include plenty of interesting tech details. For example, we looked at the S3 with a manual and discovered it weighs 1,480 kilograms (3,263 pounds). Guess how many kilos that's less than before? Yes, exactly 0, as confirmed by our database.
Fuel consumption is the same at 7 liters combined (33.6 mpg), so are CO2 emissions. Amazingly, Audi says trunk capacity has actually gone down to 325 liters (11.5 cu ft), although that's probably due to a false trunk floor.
What they said about the new 2.0-liter turbo having 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) of torque? Not true, it's still got 380 Nm (280 lb-ft), with a little more on overboost for the S-Tronic version, which is the only one that comes as standard with 400 Nm.
Despite only gaining 10 horsepower, the S3 3-door is 0.2 of a second faster to 100 km/h (62 mph). Meanwhile, its S tronic brother has managed to shave an amazing 0.6s, now supposedly hitting 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.5 seconds. What's the RS3 good for then?
Prices start at an unreasonable €41,000 for the manual 3-door and climb to €50,700 for the S3 Cabriolet even before it has options added.
While LED headlights are standard right now, they won't be for much longer. If you want to pair your smartphone with the car Audi will charge you 350 euros, while the Virtual Cockpit system is a very reasonable €310.
That being said, the technologically "inferior" Volkswagen Golf R is only a little cheaper at €39,500. You can't have that with a digital dash or the new turbo engine either.
Configurators also include plenty of interesting tech details. For example, we looked at the S3 with a manual and discovered it weighs 1,480 kilograms (3,263 pounds). Guess how many kilos that's less than before? Yes, exactly 0, as confirmed by our database.
Fuel consumption is the same at 7 liters combined (33.6 mpg), so are CO2 emissions. Amazingly, Audi says trunk capacity has actually gone down to 325 liters (11.5 cu ft), although that's probably due to a false trunk floor.
What they said about the new 2.0-liter turbo having 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) of torque? Not true, it's still got 380 Nm (280 lb-ft), with a little more on overboost for the S-Tronic version, which is the only one that comes as standard with 400 Nm.
Despite only gaining 10 horsepower, the S3 3-door is 0.2 of a second faster to 100 km/h (62 mph). Meanwhile, its S tronic brother has managed to shave an amazing 0.6s, now supposedly hitting 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.5 seconds. What's the RS3 good for then?
Prices start at an unreasonable €41,000 for the manual 3-door and climb to €50,700 for the S3 Cabriolet even before it has options added.
While LED headlights are standard right now, they won't be for much longer. If you want to pair your smartphone with the car Audi will charge you 350 euros, while the Virtual Cockpit system is a very reasonable €310.
That being said, the technologically "inferior" Volkswagen Golf R is only a little cheaper at €39,500. You can't have that with a digital dash or the new turbo engine either.
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