- Doors and Seats
4 doors, 5 seats
- Engine
2.0T, 4 cyl.
- Engine Power
210kW, 380Nm
- Fuel
Petrol (95) 6.9L/100KM
- Manufacturer
4WD
- Transmission
Auto (DCT)
- Warranty
3 Yr, Unltd KMs
- Ancap Safety
5/5 star (2013)
2014 Audi S3 Sedan Review
Vehicle Style: Small sports sedan
Price: $62,200 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 206kW/380Nm 2.0 turbo petrol | 6spd auto
Fuel Economy claimed: 8.8 l/100km | tested: 11.9 l/100km
OVERVIEW
For fans of performance small cars, things couldn’t be better. Every other month something fresh and fun arrives to spice-up the compact class.
For the most part though, the hot-hatch rules supreme. When it comes to booted options your choices have been limited to the Subaru WRX or Mitsubishi Evo, until now.
Audi would like to introduce you to the S3 sedan. Like the generations of S3 hatches that precede it, this one melds an amped-up turbo engine with the surety of all-wheel-drive grip.
So what’s not to like? After spending a week at the wheel we discovered that the S3 sedan’s charm spreads deeper than we’d dared to imagine.
THE INTERIOR | RATING: 4/5
- 7.0 inch electrically deployable screen with navigation, DVD player, CD, AM/FM radio and 20GB internal hard drive.
- Leather-trimmed gearshift and multi-function flat-bottomed steering wheel.
- Electrically-adjustable, heated front seats (not in conjunction with S performance package), leather seat-trim and black headliner.
- S performance interior features include sports seats with diamond stitching and Bang & Olufsen 14-speaker audio with aluminium speaker covers and LED accent lighting.
If you’re expecting the level of interior detailing that adorns an Evo or STI, then guess again. The S3 interior is leaps and bounds ahead of those two sport sedans.
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