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

by Derek Kreindler

Published: September 27th, 2012

audi s3 pushes front drive performance to srt4 caliber territory paris 2012 live

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 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 on Sep 27, 2012
  
  I understand that, but the title of this post makes no sense....if S3 is AWD, what does Front drive or SRT-4 Caliber has anything to do with it?
  
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- Off a Cliff on Sep 27, 2012
  
  @racingmaniac Because its power levels are similar to that of the Caliber SRT4, but it's an Audi. Not sure on the AWD thing.
  
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- 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...
  
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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!

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