First introduced in 1999, the Audi S3 was the forerunner of the modern premium hot hatchback. Combining all-wheel drive with a turbocharged engine, the S3 has inspired a number of imitators since.

In what's become a small pool of upscale performance four-doors, the latest iteration of the Audi S3 pulls onto the road with ...

While the Volkswagen GTI may define 'hot-hatch' stateside, the 2013 Audi S3 ups the ante, and it looks even tastier and forbidden up close. Alas, of all the not-for-U.S. models we see every year ...

The 2025 Audi S3 and Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 are here for you, and they both offer performance thrills, luxurious panache, and daily driver functionality–all neatly tucked beneath the guise of a blazer ...

“The S3 is all about understatement, but I think Audi was perhaps a little too restrained ... If you want maximum carrying capacity from your hot hatch, consider the Civic Type R or the ...

Twenty-five years ago on some very nondescript, featureless roads around the Munich suburbs, we experienced Audi’s inaugural hot hatch: a buttercup yellow S3, with chrome mirrors, a set of flat ...

Audi pretty much invented the premium hot hatch with the first-generation Audi S3 back in 1999, effectively dropping in the running gear and engine from the Audi TT sports car into the A3.

The Audi S3 2009 prices range from $10,120 for the basic trim level Hatchback S3 LE to $16,390 for the top of the range Hatchback S3 base. The Audi S3 2009 comes in Hatchback. The Audi S3 2009 is ...

Do you lust for the performance of a ‘hot hatch' but require something that wouldn't look out of place on a LinkedIn post? The 2025 Audi S3 and Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 are here for you, and they ...

“The S3 is all about understatement, but I think Audi was perhaps a little too restrained ... If you want maximum carrying capacity from your hot hatch, consider the Civic Type R or the ...

Audi pretty much invented the premium hot hatch with the first-generation Audi S3 back in 1999, effectively dropping in the running gear and engine from the Audi TT sports car into the A3.

S3s sit 15mm lower than regular A3s and receive a four-link rear axle as standard, but only the topline Vorsprung trim features Audi’s adaptive dampers that offer different characteristics ...