With them standard model revealed last month, Audi has now taken the wraps off of the A3's performance sibling, the updated S3.
Four Rings' "entry-level" performance model effectively provides the first hint of the expected power and torque figures of the Volkswagen Golf 8.5 R.
Externally though, the S3 builds the A3’s newly applied aesthetics, but with the addition of newly styled 18-inch or optional 19-inch S alloy wheels wrapped in Falken Label D tyres, the S bumpers and door sills, a lip spoiler at the base of the redesigned front bumper, a gloss black finish on the rear apron above the diffuser and quad exhaust outlets.
Utilising a multiple disk clutch on each driveshaft, the setup provides an even torque split between the front and rear axles has a means of what Audi describes as “, increasing both agility and stability”. As before, the Audi Drive Select system sports five modes; Efficiency, Comfort, Auto, Dynamic and Individual, plus a new Dynamic Plus setting which automatically puts the Electronic Stability Control system in its sportiest setting, while also sharpening throttle response, gear changes and directing most of the available power to the rear axle.
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