Audi S3 Pushes Front-Drive Performance To SRT4 Caliber Territory: Paris 2012 Live Shots

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

The Audi S3 promises 300 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque from its 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Err, wait a second. That’s not the hot hatch you are looking for. The real pictures are below. You can tell it’s the real thing because of the LED headlights. That’s what makes it premium, dontchaknow?




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  • Perc Perc on Sep 27, 2012

    No, the S3 is quattro just like every other S car before it. And Haldex is just another AWD system. Audi has used many different kinds over the years. quattro is just a badge they slap on the car.

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    • Racingmaniac Racingmaniac on Sep 27, 2012

      @racingmaniac It makes as much sense as saying a Taurus is making SRT-4 power or a WRX STI is making SRT-4 power or a F150....Poor choice of title is poor...

  • Ry_Trapp0 Ry_Trapp0 on Sep 29, 2012

    the point that the title is making is that the SRT4 caliber came out in '08 - the audi S3 isn't exactly pushing the limits of pocket rocket HP numbers in 2012. c'mon people, not a difficult concept to grasp here!

  • AZFelix Hilux technical, preferably with a swivel mount.
  • ToolGuy This is the kind of thing you get when you give people faster internet.
  • ToolGuy North America is already the greatest country on the planet, and I have learned to be careful about what I wish for in terms of making changes. I mean, if Greenland wants to buy JDM vehicles, isn't that for the Danes to decide?
  • ToolGuy Once again my home did not catch on fire and my fire extinguisher(s) stayed in the closet, unused. I guess I threw my money away on fire extinguishers.(And by fire extinguishers I mean nuclear missiles.)
  • Carson D The UAW has succeeded in organizing a US VW plant before. There's a reason they don't teach history in the schools any longer. People wouldn't make the same mistakes.
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