The long-stroke 2.0 TFSI in the Audi S3 has been developed from scratch. The only thing it has in common with its predecessor, which was named Engine of the Year five times in a row between 2005 ...

Loud, unexpected noises from the engine bay are never good ... The folks at AutoTopNL got a chance to take an Audi S3 8L — built from 1999 through 2003 — onto the speed-limitless highways ...

Competitors of the A3/S3/RS 3 include ... This little Audi four-door is fun to drive, with sharp steering and an eager 201-horsepower, turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder gas engine that pairs ...

The S3 is a standalone model at the top of the A3 Saloon range and shares its drivetrain with the three-door S3 hatchback and the five-door S3 Sportback. That engine is the Volkswagen Group’s ...

we experienced Audi’s inaugural hot hatch: a buttercup yellow S3, with chrome mirrors, a set of flat-faced, six-spoke alloy wheels and a 207bhp, 1.8-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine ...

Not so the S3. From the moment you grab the lovely leather tiller, haul it into gear and give the perky little turbo-motor a squeeze on the throttle, the Audi is making all the right noises and giving ...

The Audi S3’s engine gets a boost to 328 horsepower, up from 306 ponies in 2024, although torque remains the same. It also receives a torque-vectoring rear differential derived from the RS 3.

then the Audi S3 could be for you. It has evolved over time, but the basic formula of a compact body, turbocharged petrol engine and four-wheel drive has remained unchanged since the original ...