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2015 Audi S3 Sedan First Drive


The 2015 Audi S3 sedan goes on sale in August 2014 and will have at least 290 horsepower on tap. Is this high-performance A3 good enough to wear the S badge?
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I ask, because I had a 2003, and that Audi was a money
I'd rather have the hatch or any avant variant though. I guess the Golf R will have to fill that role for now.
That's some seriously impressive weight with AWD in a semi-luxo sedan.
I'm very intrigued. When is this coming out again?
Did u really go to Monaco and drive the car?
I wonder if Edmunds actually drove this car. To say "out on the road you won't be blown away by its acceleration" leaves me to believe that they haven't. I just purchased one and I have to say that it's truly impressive. A minimalistic cockpit doesn't take anything away from what this car has to offer. As for performance goes, this car beats out the 2015 Subaru WRX STI with very little turbo lag, less weight, and impressive torque. It looks like a sleeper going down the road, which is a great surprise to others when they want to give me a run.
I've had my S3 with the performance package for three months and the car is perfect. No regrets I didn't go for the MB CLA45 AMG. No regrets on the DSG either. The transmission is a gem. The funniest part of some many of the comments above is none of them have ever gone near the car or any car in it's class. I laugh when I read all these armchair QB comments. If you haven't put the car through its paces for at least two weeks you are just blowing hot air and I doubt more than one or two of you have driven the car.