2017 Audi S3 Price & Specs

The facelifted Audi S3 has received some choice mechanical upgrades to go with the mild exterior revisions – is it a new hot hatch benchmark?

The Audi S3 is now more powerful and sharper than ever thanks to a number of small but important mid-life updates.

Audi’s ‘entry-level’ performance car is next in line for an update, with the upcoming S3 due to receive a power bump and freshened styling.

Pricing for the 2024 Audi A3 range is up by $3831, depending on the variant. A3 and S3 variants now get more standard equipment.

Audi has increased prices across much of its range by between $200 and $2900, while cutting prices of the e-tron GT range by $1500.

The new Audi S3 Sportback doesn't deviate far from the path laid down by its predecessor, for better and for worse.

Matt Drayton purchased this Audi S3 used for $47,990 (including all on-road costs) in 2019. Matt Drayton would buy this car again because: "The Audi S3 has been my daily driver for three years now and has been absolutely faultless. From the way it looks, to the way it drives and the technology/creature comforts it has on offer, it really is hard to find a better car for the money."

The latest S3 is an evolutionary step forward for what already was a well-rounded compact premium performance package.

Audi is the latest brand to up prices in the face of supply shortages and rising material costs.

The redesigned Audi A3 range won't make it in time for Christmas after all, with the latest delay pushing its launch to early 2022.

The redesigned Audi S3 is now set to launch in Australia in early 2022, priced from $70,700 before on-road costs.

The fourth-generation Audi A3 range is just months away, and a new filing on a government database has confirmed preliminary details.

Audi's small A3 offers a choice of hatchback, sedan and convertible body styles and engines from a mild turbocharged 1.4-litre four to a wild turbo 2.5-litre five. Prices start at $40,700 before on-road costs.

Four- and five-door Audi A3 and S3 models will now all launch in the second half of next year, with some models delayed by almost a year.

The Toyota Corolla and Mercedes-Benz A-Class top their respective price segments. Here we discuss every competitor, and also forecast new and updated models due before the end of 2021.

Belt-up for the new Volkswagen Golf GTI, BMW 128ti, Skoda Octavia RS, Audi S3, Hyundai i20 N, Toyota GR Yaris Rallye, and updated versions of the Renault Megane R.S and Hyundai i30 N.