Audi S3 pricing in different countries

gixxxer · Dec 5, 2016

I've been dreaming of buying an S3 at some point in the coming years. And been complaining about the pricing as long as I've been dreaming of owning one.

In Finland, the government doesn't want us to drive cars, rather take the bus to work even if it takes 10 times longer. So all our cars are heavily taxed and the more the emissions, the more is the tax.

So decided to do some research and figured out the pricing between Finland, Germany and UK for S3 Sedan.

And here is the list, let's start with Finland

Base price for Audi S3 Sedan with S-tronic
- 64263,49 euros

Additional equipment:
- (7X2) Audi Parking system plus: 1300,86EUR
- (PCG) Adaptive Cruise Control: 1246,08EUR
- (2H7) Audi Magnetic Ride: 1629,49EUR
- (9S8) Audi Virtual Cockpit: 520,35EUR
- (PU7) Dimming rear mirror: 219,09EUR
- (9VS) Bang & Olufsen Sound System: 1314,55EUR
- (N6L) Leather for sport seats: 2245,69EUR
- (5TV) Design light package: 328,63EUR
- (8G1) Hi-Beam assistant: 219,09EUR
- (PG3) Advanced key system: 712,05EUR
- (PNQ) MMI Navigation Plus: 4149,05EUR
- (3FB) Panoramic sunroof: 1834,89EUR
- (KA2) Rear camera: 684,66EUR
- (6XK) Electric side mirrors: 424,49EUR
- (QQ4) Light package for inside: 287,56EUR
- (PS6) S Sport seats for front: 3615,02EUR
- (VW1) Window tint: 670,97EUR

Additional equipment total cost: 16470,00EUR

Total cost for the car: 80733,49EUR

Then let's move to Germany, same car.

Base price for Audi S3 Sedan with S-tronic
- 43490 euros

Additional equipment:
- (7X2) Audi Parking system plus: 780EUR
- (PCG) Adaptive Cruise Control: 750EUR
- (2H7) Audi Magnetic Ride: 980EUR
- (9S8) Audi Virtual Cockpit: 310EUR
- (PU7) Dimming rear mirror: 130EUR
- (9VS) Bang & Olufsen Sound System: 790EUR
- (N6L) Leather for sport seats: 1350EUR
- (5TV) Design light package: 200EUR
- (8G1) Hi-Beam assistant: INCLUDED IN BASE PRICE
- (PG3) Advanced key system: 410EUR
- (PNQ) MMI Navigation Plus: 2490EUR
- (3FB) Panoramic sunroof: 1100EUR
- (KA2) Rear camera: 410EUR
- (6XK) Electric side mirrors: 385EUR
- (QQ4) Light package for inside: 170EUR
- (PS6) S Sport seats for front: 645EUR
- (VW1) Window tint: 400EUR

Additional equipment total cost: 11415EUR

Total cost for the car: 54905,00EUR

And the last one, UK

Base price for Audi S3 Sedan with S-tronic
- 35610 GBP (42493EUR)

Additional equipment:
- (7X2) Audi Parking system plus: 700GBP (835EUR(
- (PCG) Adaptive Cruise Control: 475GBP (567EUR)
- (2H7) Audi Magnetic Ride: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (9S8) Audi Virtual Cockpit: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (PU7) Dimming rear mirror: 125GBP (149EUR)
- (9VS) Bang & Olufsen Sound System: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (N6L) Leather for sport seats: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (5TV) Design light package: 200GBP (238EUR)
- (8G1) Hi-Beam assistant: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (PG3) Advanced key system: 400GBP (477EUR)
- (PNQ) MMI Navigation Plus: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (3FB) Panoramic sunroof: 1075GBP (1283EUR)
- (KA2) Rear camera: 375GBP (447EUR)
- (6XK) Electric side mirrors: 275GBP (328EUR)
- (QQ4) Light package for inside: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (PS6) S Sport seats for front: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (VW1) Window tint: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE

Additional equipment total cost: 5945GBP (7094EUR)

Total cost for the car: 42105GBP (50244EUR)

From this comparison, you can look what we have to suffer just by living in this **** country. And if we purchase the car from Germany or UK, we need to pay the difference as custom fees when we bring the car to Finland.

It just makes me sad

Currently I drive Opel Astra Sportswagon (Vauxhall) 1.4T 2016 and that was close to 30000 euros in Finland. Don't even want to know what it costs in Germany or UK.

But yeah, if I could buy the car with UK or Germany prices, I could then put 20000 euros for tuning it

For around 50000 euros, I can purchase 2014 S3 with 100000km on the meter and without any special additional equipment.

pburv · Dec 5, 2016

Move country seems to be the obvious thing to do....lol

Flying Scotsman · Dec 5, 2016

Hi Finland....to really depress you, look at the Canadian Configurator ....about 10,000GBP cheaper than the UK price!!!

You can always move to Canada....still get your winter snow in most of Canada ( Vancouver excluded )...Better summers .....Lots of really big mountains in B.C. and parts of Alberta... Good skiing, fishing and boating, you will be right at home.
Mind you, I still love going back home to Scotland for a 3-4 week holiday most years.....****** expensive though, to live there

Solberg · Dec 5, 2016

Base price for a brand new 2016 S3 in Norway:
Sportback: 76 912 EUR / 64 626 GBP
Sportsedan: 75 633 EUR / 63 551 GBP

Base price 2016 R8 Coupe in Norway is:
278 463 EUR / 233 981 GBP

gixxxer · Dec 5, 2016

Solberg said:
Base price for a brand new 2016 S3 in Norway:
Sportback: 76 912 EUR / 64 626 GBP
Sportsedan: 75 633 EUR / 63 551 GBP

Base price 2016 R8 Coupe in Norway is:
278 463 EUR / 233 981 GBP

At least you guys make at least double the money we do

gixxxer · Dec 5, 2016

Solberg said:
Base price for a brand new 2016 S3 in Norway:
Sportback: 76 912 EUR / 64 626 GBP
Sportsedan: 75 633 EUR / 63 551 GBP

Base price 2016 R8 Coupe in Norway is:
278 463 EUR / 233 981 GBP

And R8 base price starts at 299400€ and plus version starts at 314000€ :/

Jassyo06 · Dec 5, 2016

SADS....Aye theres no daylight in Finland right now....and @gixxxer yer no missing much....lol

Jassyo06 · Dec 5, 2016

Flying Scotsman said:
Hi Finland....to really depress you, look at the Canadian Configurator ....about 10,000GBP cheaper than the UK price!!!

You can always move to Canada....still get your winter snow in most of Canada ( Vancouver excluded )...Better summers .....Lots of really big mountains in B.C. and parts of Alberta... Good skiing, fishing and boating, you will be right at home.
Mind you, I still love going back home to Scotland for a 3-4 week holiday most years.....****** expensive though, to live there

Aye but you get them GASH...Yella bits in the headlamps.....and no Matrix lights.....somethings are worth paying more for....lol

pburv · Dec 5, 2016

Some fun facts about Finland for all you lot to ponder...I'm sure the OP knows them all though...lol
ps fact #12 will make you think twice about owning an S3 in Finland!!!!
http://www.momondo.co.uk/inspiration/facts-about-finland/#vofXjoL1sUSrEdop.97

gixxxer · Dec 5, 2016

pburv said:
Some fun facts about Finland for all you lot to ponder...I'm sure the OP knows them all though...lol
ps fact #12 will make you think twice about owning an S3 in Finland!!!!
http://www.momondo.co.uk/inspiration/facts-about-finland/#vofXjoL1sUSrEdop.97

My income is relatively small so speeding wouldn't hurt that much

pburv · Dec 5, 2016

gixxxer said:
My income is relatively small so speeding wouldn't hurt that much

Ha ha....Guess all the clapped out bangers are the ones doing all the speeding then?.... :whistle2:

gixxxer · Dec 5, 2016

pburv said:
Ha ha....Guess all the clapped out bangers are the ones doing all the speeding then?....

I would guess that 99% if speeding tickets are between 200€ and 3000€. Local papers usually write stories when these big "paydays" happen and there haven't been that many. For a ticket that's 100000€ or more, I'm guessing it's less than 5 tickets in the past 20 years.

Eric · Dec 5, 2016

gixxxer said:
I've been dreaming of buying an S3 at some point in the coming years. And been complaining about the pricing as long as I've been dreaming of owning one.

In Finland, the government doesn't want us to drive cars, rather take the bus to work even if it takes 10 times longer. So all our cars are heavily taxed and the more the emissions, the more is the tax.

So decided to do some research and figured out the pricing between Finland, Germany and UK for S3 Sedan.

And here is the list, let's start with Finland

Base price for Audi S3 Sedan with S-tronic
- 64263,49 euros

Additional equipment:
- (7X2) Audi Parking system plus: 1300,86EUR
- (PCG) Adaptive Cruise Control: 1246,08EUR
- (2H7) Audi Magnetic Ride: 1629,49EUR
- (9S8) Audi Virtual Cockpit: 520,35EUR
- (PU7) Dimming rear mirror: 219,09EUR
- (9VS) Bang & Olufsen Sound System: 1314,55EUR
- (N6L) Leather for sport seats: 2245,69EUR
- (5TV) Design light package: 328,63EUR
- (8G1) Hi-Beam assistant: 219,09EUR
- (PG3) Advanced key system: 712,05EUR
- (PNQ) MMI Navigation Plus: 4149,05EUR
- (3FB) Panoramic sunroof: 1834,89EUR
- (KA2) Rear camera: 684,66EUR
- (6XK) Electric side mirrors: 424,49EUR
- (QQ4) Light package for inside: 287,56EUR
- (PS6) S Sport seats for front: 3615,02EUR
- (VW1) Window tint: 670,97EUR

Additional equipment total cost: 16470,00EUR

Total cost for the car: 80733,49EUR

Then let's move to Germany, same car.

Base price for Audi S3 Sedan with S-tronic
- 43490 euros

Additional equipment:
- (7X2) Audi Parking system plus: 780EUR
- (PCG) Adaptive Cruise Control: 750EUR
- (2H7) Audi Magnetic Ride: 980EUR
- (9S8) Audi Virtual Cockpit: 310EUR
- (PU7) Dimming rear mirror: 130EUR
- (9VS) Bang & Olufsen Sound System: 790EUR
- (N6L) Leather for sport seats: 1350EUR
- (5TV) Design light package: 200EUR
- (8G1) Hi-Beam assistant: INCLUDED IN BASE PRICE
- (PG3) Advanced key system: 410EUR
- (PNQ) MMI Navigation Plus: 2490EUR
- (3FB) Panoramic sunroof: 1100EUR
- (KA2) Rear camera: 410EUR
- (6XK) Electric side mirrors: 385EUR
- (QQ4) Light package for inside: 170EUR
- (PS6) S Sport seats for front: 645EUR
- (VW1) Window tint: 400EUR

Additional equipment total cost: 11415EUR

Total cost for the car: 54905,00EUR

And the last one, UK

Base price for Audi S3 Sedan with S-tronic
- 35610 GBP (42493EUR)

Additional equipment:
- (7X2) Audi Parking system plus: 700GBP (835EUR(
- (PCG) Adaptive Cruise Control: 475GBP (567EUR)
- (2H7) Audi Magnetic Ride: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (9S8) Audi Virtual Cockpit: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (PU7) Dimming rear mirror: 125GBP (149EUR)
- (9VS) Bang & Olufsen Sound System: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (N6L) Leather for sport seats: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (5TV) Design light package: 200GBP (238EUR)
- (8G1) Hi-Beam assistant: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (PG3) Advanced key system: 400GBP (477EUR)
- (PNQ) MMI Navigation Plus: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (3FB) Panoramic sunroof: 1075GBP (1283EUR)
- (KA2) Rear camera: 375GBP (447EUR)
- (6XK) Electric side mirrors: 275GBP (328EUR)
- (QQ4) Light package for inside: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (PS6) S Sport seats for front: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE
- (VW1) Window tint: INCLUDED IN THE BASE PRICE

Additional equipment total cost: 5945GBP (7094EUR)

Total cost for the car: 42105GBP (50244EUR)

From this comparison, you can look what we have to suffer just by living in this **** country. And if we purchase the car from Germany or UK, we need to pay the difference as custom fees when we bring the car to Finland.

It just makes me sad

Currently I drive Opel Astra Sportswagon (Vauxhall) 1.4T 2016 and that was close to 30000 euros in Finland. Don't even want to know what it costs in Germany or UK.

But yeah, if I could buy the car with UK or Germany prices, I could then put 20000 euros for tuning it

For around 50000 euros, I can purchase 2014 S3 with 100000km on the meter and without any special additional equipment.

Eric · Dec 5, 2016

I thought we were bad in Ireland, E 52,920 for base price, to add on your options which are probably dearer here anyway due to our illegal VRT tax would probably be close to your final price.That is why I drive an A3 Saloon 2.0 S Line.

RSS-S3 · Dec 5, 2016

Hei Suomi, kyllä autot ovat paljon kalliimpia. mutta Suomi on täydellinen paikka quattro!

pburv · Dec 6, 2016

RSS-S3 said:
Hei Suomi, kyllä autot ovat paljon kalliimpia. mutta Suomi on täydellinen paikka quattro!

olen samaa mieltä :racer:

gixxxer · Dec 6, 2016

Lot of Finns at the forum? (Or lot of google translate users)

pburv · Dec 6, 2016

gixxxer said:
Lot of Finns at the forum? (Or lot of google translate users)

Lol.........Busted..... :friends:

RSS-S3 · Dec 6, 2016

gixxxer said:
Lot of Finns at the forum? (Or lot of google translate users)

My dad worked for Finnair for 34years. I spent allot of time in Suomi, I absolutely love the place.

eren · Dec 7, 2016

I would like to inform prices from Turkey

80000 € base pack s3 ( net price 30000€)
at this above packs are 35000 €

incomes per month:
min wage is 350€ ( stuff should be worked 328 month)
teacher : 810 - 900 € ( if you are teacher you should be worked 127 month)
engineer: starting from 700 € to 2500 € ( if you are engineer you should be worked 110 month)
doctor:1300€ - ......( if you are doctor you should be worked 90 month)

also you have to pay
600 € vat each year
1,35 € fuel price

lets imagine that how we try to survival

msdmjb · Dec 7, 2016

You need to consider imports and the local taxes (e.g. VAT/import).

I live in France, basic cost of manual car is approx 50k euro (or in the UK say approx £30k).
Some manufacturers (e.g. Audi/Merc/Ford/VHall) allow you to order and buy a LHD version through their UK dealer network e.g. Audi Watford are the dealer for LHD Audi in the UK.
I bought my UK spec LHD S3 (but lights point to the right, speedo is in kmh as it has to be road legal for the market it is being exported to) for the UK price plus a 6% discount and exported it to France, OK I had to pay approx 2k euro for taxes on registration as France does not have road tax and after 2years and approx 30k KMs the car in France still has a trade in value of very nearly the value I paid for it.
For certain manufacturers you can make/save a lot of money and my next Audi/Merc will be bought in the UK and exported, the paperwork took 10mins to register it.

And just to add the UK is the most competitive premium market in the EU, it is swamped with 2-3yr old high spec quality cars (and PCP is rife) for which the EU is only just catching up, most of the EU doesn't have the money nor desire and most buy their own cars hence the much lower numbers of performance type vehicles. Other than major cities France is just full of small mainly white diesels getting thrashed everywhere.............in 2.5yrs I have seen one other S3 ! I see more in LHR car park when I fly in.

simonali · Dec 8, 2016

Are you not allowed to walk to Germany, buy an S3 and drive it back again?

To make you feel better look up how much one costs in Singapore.

gixxxer · Dec 9, 2016

simonali said:
Are you not allowed to walk to Germany, buy an S3 and drive it back again?

To make you feel better look up how much one costs in Singapore.

I can but I have to pay the taxes when I register the car in Finland. If the car costs 50000€ in Germany and 80000€ in Finland, taxes are 30000€ when it's registered.

Our government has been sued by the EU multiple times because of this taxing issue regarding cars and still they haven't changed a thing. Almost 20% of our governments tax money comes from car sales, yearly taxes from cars and taxes from petrol and diesel. And they raise these taxes every year. Like for petrol and diesel, tax raise for 2017 is over 0.02€/liter which doesn't sound much but when the price structure already is so that price is 80% of taxes, it's a lot.

And for the yearly taxes for cars, by average, they go up 35€/year per car.

Reznor · Dec 9, 2016

Flying Scotsman said:
Hi Finland....to really depress you, look at the Canadian Configurator ....about 10,000GBP cheaper than the UK price!!!

You can always move to Canada....still get your winter snow in most of Canada ( Vancouver excluded )...Better summers .....Lots of really big mountains in B.C. and parts of Alberta... Good skiing, fishing and boating, you will be right at home.
Mind you, I still love going back home to Scotland for a 3-4 week holiday most years.....****** expensive though, to live there

Yay Canada! There are still crappy things about getting an Audi here though. Compare configuring the same car on audi.co.uk with audi.ca, like a 2017 S3. Your first choice in the UK will be an S3, S3 Saloon, S3 Sportback, or S3 Cabriolet. Your choice in Canada - an S3 Sedan or... an S3 Sedan.
Next you get automatic or manual choices in the UK, but only the automatic in Canada. You even get more color choices in the UK, Navarra blue is not even an option here!
Anyway, rant over. :blahblah1:

CHCCubs · Dec 9, 2016

Reznor said:
Yay Canada! There are still crappy things about getting an Audi here though. Compare configuring the same car on audi.co.uk with audi.ca, like a 2017 S3. Your first choice in the UK will be an S3, S3 Saloon, S3 Sportback, or S3 Cabriolet. Your choice in Canada - an S3 Sedan or... an S3 Sedan.
Next you get automatic or manual choices in the UK, but only the automatic in Canada. You even get more color choices in the UK, Navarra blue is not even an option here!
Anyway, rant over.

There also seems to be a lot more options available in the UK and other countries than we have here. :grumpy:

Flying Scotsman · Dec 9, 2016

Way more options available in Europe, but the trade off is we get packaged cars with a lot of options included at a substantial price reduction to a base car and then adding the desired options.
I prefer the base car way of ordering and a case in point is the pano roof which was not on my want list but is included in the two Canadian S3 packages and the only way to get a virtual cockpit or a B&O is to go for the pricier packaged car.
That is just the way cars are marketed in North America.
In the end though, I will take the packaged cars with limited options over paying a hefty premium for a tailored car and frankly after owning two cars with DSG transmissions the fact that a manual was not available when I ordered my 2017 S3 was of no concern, as it is the best auto box I have ever used. Also, I was a dyed in the wool manual gearbox fan for many years until the DSG was introduced.

dp_motley · Dec 9, 2016

I feel your pain mate! I'm in Denmark. Import tax is insane. Just looked at the price list of S3. Not big choice here.

S3 sportback 2,0 TFSI quattro 310 hk 6-speed Manuel - DKK 648.327 (£74075)
S3 sportback 2,0 TFSI quattro 310 hk 7-speed S-tronic - DKK 681.292 (£77841)

I bought a 3 year old 2012 A3 8PA Sportback 1.6 TDI Attraction (base edition, no extras, mint condition) for DKK 194.000 (£22165).

Time to move to Sweden?

gixxxer · Dec 10, 2016

dp_motley said:
I feel your pain mate! I'm in Denmark. Import tax is insane. Just looked at the price list of S3. Not big choice here.

S3 sportback 2,0 TFSI quattro 310 hk 6-speed Manuel - DKK 648.327 (£74075)
S3 sportback 2,0 TFSI quattro 310 hk 7-speed S-tronic - DKK 681.292 (£77841)

I bought a 3 year old 2012 A3 8PA Sportback 1.6 TDI Attraction (base edition, no extras, mint condition) for DKK 194.000 (£22165).

Time to move to Sweden?

Sweden, Estonia, Latvia or Germany

Sweden would actually be a good option, no extra taxes on cars and better salaries than Finland and lower income taxes.

dp_motley · Dec 10, 2016

gixxxer said:
Sweden, Estonia, Latvia or Germany

Sweden would actually be a good option, no extra taxes on cars and better salaries than Finland and lower income taxes.

Estonia and Latvia are still past soviet union, despite they never were as communistic as most other republics of the USSR.

In Germany people speak German. I don't.

Sweden would be the easiest option for me as I need only my wish to move there (it's easy with the Danish citizenship). I knew a few families who moved there, everyone was more than happy. It's on my to-do list if my wife and I ever manage to quit EDJ.

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