That looks awsome. Wondering whether to wait for the saloon now?
just configured a s3 on the .de site at 54k euro *gulp*
On the German website a basic 1.4 (122ps) manual looks to be 24,400 Euro, which is £20,763. The list price in the UK is actually £19,205.Great minds think alike (or fools seldom differ!) - I also got to over 54000 euro, then converted it in Google to £46377 !!!
If the pricing follows the initial driven reviews we should be getting much better value for money than in Europe
Someone correct me if i am wrong, but are the sports seats on the german site the direct replacement option to the mean looking ones available on the 8P? If so, then they are nothing on the original RS4 ones with the piano backing.
To be fair Toad ... if the S3 manual is £30,500 even with zero discount it's still good value IMO.
Maybe but if I have to buy a car without being able to test drive it and it's going to be over 6 months before they can deliver it to me, I'd like something in return!
I'm hoping for an S3 sportback for March delivery and I'm beginning to wonder if I'm asking a little too much of Audi!
Typical Audi order time is 3-4 months, like you've experienced before. However, some people are waiting longer than that for A3's, never mnd S3's yet.Current A5 Sportback owner considering a S3 Sportback... I aim to have the car in March/April 2014 and was originally going to order in November. The way things are looking I might need to get to a dealer in September. My A5 was a February order picked up in May a few years back.
Anyone got any suggestions of when to order?
Car magazine gave it a generally positive 4/5. Only real negative being a slightly uninvolving drive, but the interior, engine, chassis and all wheel drive more than make up for that.Brief but generally positive review of the s tronic S3 in the latest Top Gear mag and scores 7/10.
Engines | Power | Transmission | Basic RRP | Total RRP (inc VAT) | Recommended RRP |
S3 quattro | 300PS | Six-speed manual | £24,850.00 | £29,820.00 | £30,640.00 |
S3 quattro | 300PS | Six-speed S tronic | £26,083.33 | £31,300.00 | £32,120.00 |
Engines | Power | Transmission | Basic RRP | Total RRP (inc VAT) | Recommended RRP |
S3 Sportback quattro | 300PS | Six-speed manual | £25,366.67 | £30,440.00 | £31,260 |
S3 Sportback quattro | 300PS | Six-speed S tronic | £26,600.00 | £31,920 | £32,740 |
Engine | S3 | S3 Sportback | ||
Power | 300PS | 300PS | 300PS | 300PS |
Transmission | Six-speed manual | Six-speed S tronic | Six-speed manual | Six-speed S tronic |
CO2, g/km | 162 | 159 | 162 | 159 |
Combined fuel consumption, mpg | 40.4 | 40.9 | 40.4 | 40.9 |
0-62mph, seconds | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
Top speed, mph | 155* | 155* | 155* | 155* |
Unladen weight, kg | 1,395 | 1,415 | 1,425 | 1,445 |
Luggage compartment capacity, litres | 325 | 325 | 340 | 340 |
Got this emailed from my dealer this morning.
Finally new S3 available for orderingâ¦details on line, Production starts on 22/07/13 so earliest deliveries are then likely to be late Sept/October. That would be the same for any demonstrator as well
Good to hear they're finally getting there! I don't suppose anyone has been given prices of the S3 specific options (Audi Magnetic Ride/LED headlights/seats)?
Thanks for the info, any sign of a brochure yet?