The current-generation Audi S3 has been a bit of an also-ran to the iconic Volkswagen Golf GTI and R models here in the U.S., ...

After an earlier go behind the wheel of the European version of the 2025 Audi S3, the carmaker set us loose ... but my DC5 is lowered, has a few bolt-ons, and the ECU is re-flashed.

The original Audi S3 gave the hot hatch class a good ... generation were built with the three-door bodyshell. The engine fitted to the S3 in 1999 was deliberately pegged to 210hp so it didn ...

The S3 is powered by a 2.0-liter 292-horsepower turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. Ever-present is Audi's Quattro all-wheel-drive system. Though due to the layout of the S3's engine, it's "Quattro ...

The same engine in the current S3 makes 306 hp for models delivered to the U.S. The extra power will help deliver a 0-62 mph time of 4.7 seconds and a top speed governed to 155 mph, Audi said.

Here's what to expect from the updated car later this year. Audi claims the S3's 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine feeds charge to a revised turbo that maintains a constant rpm in part-load ...