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 ...

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.

That's probably what Audi was hoping for while testing its new RS3 wearing S3 duds, but thanks to some ... as a precursor to the marque's ultra-hot hatch testing near the Nürburgring.

The facelifted Audi A3 and S3 hatch and sedan have been detailed for Australia with styling revisions, new technology, and more power for the S3 – but there’s a question mark over the fate of ...

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 ...

The original S3, which ran from 1999 to 2003 and represented Audi’s initial foray into the hot hatch market, came with a 221bhp version of VAG’s faithful 1.8-litre turbo four-pot. It was neat ...

The S3 has been part of the Audi line-up for 25 years. And while the original was a three-door hatchback that eventually spawned five-door, saloon and even convertible variants, all versions have ...

RS3 gets an update for 2025► Revised torque splitter but no more power► Worth having over the S3? There’s a strict hierarchy in the hot hatch world, not least at Audi. The S3 has always been the rapid ...

Are you looking to buy a car but can't decide between a Audi RS3 or Mini 5D Hatch? Use our side by side comparison to help you make a decision. We compare design, practicality, price, features, engine ...

The Audi S3 2018 comes in Convertible, Hatchback and Sedan. The Audi S3 2018 is available in Premium Unleaded Petrol. Engine sizes and transmissions vary from the Convertible 2.0L 7 SP Auto S-Tronic ...

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.