Fancy getting your hands on the most powerful S3 in 25 years? Let's hope you've been saving up...
Fancy getting your hands on the most powerful S3 in 25 years? Let's hope you've been saving up.... But we can’t talk about it yet. What we can talk about is the asking price in the UK: the Black Edition is £46,925 for the Sportback, and the Vorsprung is £52,400. If you prefer the saloon model, it’ll be £47,490 and £52,965, respectively. Unlike previous years, there is no ‘entry-level’ version.
If £52k sounds like a lot of money for an Audi S3 that’s because it is. The RS3, which let’s not forget features a much more sophisticated and evocative engine, starts at £53,620 for a Sportback. If you want a saloon, it’s £54,620. But those derivatives will require some ticking on the equipment front: to put the Vorsprung into context, the top-spec RS3 starts at £60,870 for the Sportback and £61,870 for the saloon.
So like virtually everything these days, you’ll be putting your hand deep in your pocket if you want one. At least in the case of the new S3 you can reassure yourself that you’re buying the most powerful version of the model yet made with 333hp. And, thanks to the introduction of the torque splitter on the rear axle, it has the potential to be the most entertaining version launched in 25 years as well. Although obviously we’re not in the position to confirm or deny that just yet.
Elsewhere the model comes with the usual party bag of standard features and you get the new diff and 15mm lower sports suspension by default. But, as ever, some of the most tempting items are reserved for the Vorsprung trim, not least the Matrix LED headlights, electrically adjustable sports seats, a panoramic roof and, most significantly, adaptive dampers, which do tend to be a thing worth having on UK roads.
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