Audi S3 Car Review & Buyers Guide

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Audi S3 Car Review & Buyers Guide

Overview This segmen of he mar!e is fas "ecoming one of he mos crowded. #veryone wan s a slice of he ac ion when i comes o ho ha ches$ and we%re "eing s&oil for choice. The "es &ar of all his$ is ha ho ha ch af er ho ha ch is ac ually very good. 'e%ve driven a cou&le and no dou" we%ll con inue o drive more in he fu ure$ and each ime we no ice hem ge ing "e er han he &revious one we drove. This "rings us o he la es ho ha ch we find ourselves "ehind he wheel of. The Audi S3. Audi have &osi ioned hemselves as a &remium car manufac urer$ and you !now you%re going o ge some hing solid from hem$ so wi h eager an ici&a ion we clim"ed in. Performance (nder he "onne you%ll find a ).*+li re ,+cylinder engine ha has a nice ur"o s ra&&ed on o i . This ric!ery delivers )*-!' and gives you 3.*/m of or0ue$ which is 1us a"ou enough o do some serious damage. The T2S3 engine uses a sys em called valvelif which ma!es he &erformance delivery a "i more &unchy. The S3 manages o ge from *+4**!m5h in 6.4 seconds 7on &a&er a leas 8. 'hich isn% "ad for a li le &oc!e roc!e . Economy /ow 3 !now wha you%re hin!ing$ &u )**9 !' in a car and he fuel "ill will 0uic!ly "ring you "ac! down o ear h. 'e%ll you%d "e wrong. 'i h increasing &ressure from he #( for manufac urers o "ring down he emissions figures$ we%re "eginning o see more and more frugal figures emerge from &erformance cars. 3n he case of he S3$ hey%re down o well "elow 4* :54**!m. Audi claim a com"ined cycle of ;.* :54**!m$ which we admi would "e doa"le in he S3 if you%re no having oo much fun. #ven wi h some ou landish driving we managed o !ee& he fuel figure 1us nor h of <.* :54**!m. 'hich really isn% "ad for a car ha can ge o 4** in 6.4 seconds.

Audi S3 Car Review & Buyers Guide

Tech =n he inside you have he usual five s ar lu>ury ha Audi delivers so well. There is a nif y :C? screen ha emerges from he dash "oard when you s ar he car. 3 %s no a ouch screen$ "u he cen re dial ha con rols he :C? has a ouch fea ure ha le %s you wri e le ers wi h your finger for in&u in o he naviga ion sys em. 'hich is an e>cellen idea$ if you%re lef handed or a &assenger. The usual array of s eering wheel moun ed con rols are here$ along wi h "lue oo h connec ivi y and no (SB &or . Comfort Through his naviga ion sys em$ here is a @carA o& ion which allows you o &u he car in various modes. Ranging from #fficien $ o ?ynamic$ he se u& of he car changes. Bou%ll "e fine leaving i ?ynamic mode$ "u should you &u i in Comfor $ you%ll find he sus&ension sof en u& a li le$ he e>haus no e dies down$ and he s eering "ecomes ligh er. So as a versa ile ha ch ha goes from "on!ers o calm wi h he flic! of a "u on$ we nod a&&rovingly. Practicality This is he regular S3$ he S&or "ac! has 6 doors$ his one has 3. 3f you have !ids$ or use he "ac! sea more han once a life ime we%d recommend he S&or "ac!. Boo s&ace is y&ical of he C' grou&$ here is way more s&ace in here han you%d imagine. There is also an S3 Sedan ha should "e availa"le soon if a "igger "oo is wha you had in mind. The res of he car wor!s as adver ised hough$ aircon$ radio 5 mul imedia sys em all availa"le cen ral loc!ing wi h alarm e c. Conclusion Audi have "een ma!ing an S3 for a while$ and &revious genera ions had RS 3 moni!ers oo$ "u hones ly$ )*-!' is a lo of &ower for a ha ch he size of he S3. Consider for a second ha he Audi S, &roduces ,*!' more$ and ha %s from a 3.*+li re C- in a much larger "ody. The Audi S3 is a &ro&er &oc!e roc!e $ and well wor h considering if you%re loo!ing for some hing fun$ well "uil and cos s less han R6**!. 'hich ma!es i hugely a rac ive in our "oo!s. So if ha %s your mar!e $ and you wan o find some hing ha s ands ou 1us a li le "i $ he Daceman is some hing you should "e loo!ing a or o her cars here.

Audi S3 Car Review & Buyers Guide

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