In cloudy times you don’t have to drive cloudy cars. Mercedes, BMW and a few others have antidepressants in their range, at Audi they are marked with the letter S, which can only stand for mood enhancers. Of course, we didn’t just order an S3, we plucked up all our courage and ordered it as a notchback limousine. In red. To this day, the result is congratulatory instas from the extended family youth and their question, which cannot be satisfactorily answered, as to why we have to return test cars.
The Audi S3 succeeds in the high art of continuous seduction without becoming intrusive. It stretches, especially as a sedan, with a dynamic elegance that demands everything from the designers in this format. There have already been terrible taste accidents. The S3, meanwhile, has been thought through to the end, four fat pipes at the rear and a cheeky carbon spoiler tell of it. Black on a red background is simply a hot contrast.
The question in the room, whether an even sharper RS would be better, we would answer with the suitability for everyday use. The S3 with its 310 hp rarely seems underpowered, thanks to 400 Nm from 2000 rpm and double clutch, there is usually a noticeable pull through to the stomach area like on a rubber band, and because the ensemble rolls surprisingly comfortably on its sporty adjusted chassis, there are routes of all kinds and duration a constant pleasure.
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The orthopedist has to look for other patients. With the progressive steering, after a little getting used to, you can circling precisely. The seating position is excellent, which is not a matter of course either, the slightly outdated operation works better than in many supposedly more modern interiors with television screens. In terms of quality, the Audi sets standards, but in ours the window buttons were stiff, as if they were sticking. If you want, you will also find a shortcoming in the 325 liter trunk, and access through the rear doors requires agility due to the narrow cutout.
There was a time when we would have spurned a four-cylinder in a car like this. But the 2.0 liter does its thing fine, sounds wonderfully sonorous and comes off well with 9.2 liters of test consumption. Audi demands 61,000 euros with a few extras, the prices climb here too and without a press release. But before paying negative interest. . .