The 2018 Audi S3 Sedan 2.0 TFSI Technik is a All-wheel drive Sedan. It can accommodate up to 5 passengers. It has 4 Doors and is powered by a 2.0L L4 turbo DOHC 16 valve engine which outputs 290 hp @
5400 rpm and is paired with 7-speed automatic transmission with manual mode gearbox. The 2018 Audi S3 Sedan 2.0 TFSI Technik has cargo capacity of Liters and the vehicle weighs 1565 kg. In terms of ride assists, the 2018 Audi S3 Sedan 2.0 TFSI Technik has stability control and traction control in addition to anti-lock brake system (ABS). The vehicle has an optional engine as well It offers Audi parking system front and rear and Rear view camera. Safety features also include Driver side front airbag and Passenger side front airbag. The front suspension is Independent front suspension while the rear suspension is Independent rear suspension. The car also features a It has 18-inch alloy wheels as standard. Electronic features include Cruise Control. For convenience, the car has Power windows and Power door locks. There is also a remote keyless entry feature. Moreover, the car has. The steering wheel has audio control buttons. In terms of performance, the car has 317 N.m of torque and a top speed of 243 km/h. The 2018 Audi S3 Sedan 2.0 TFSI Technik accelerates from zero to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds and hits quarter mile at 12.3 seconds. Fuel consumption is 11 L/100km in the city and 8.5 L/100km in the highway. The car price starts at $ 51,000
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2018 Audi S3 Used Price Estimates
Estimates based on a driving average of 12,000 miles per year
Used Condition
Trade In Price
Private Party Price
Dealer Retail Price
Outstanding
$ 28,642
$ 31,429
$ 34,593
Clean
$ 27,940
$ 30,648
$ 33,716
Average
$ 26,536
$ 29,086
$ 31,963
Rough
$ 25,132
$ 27,525
$ 30,209
The 2018 Audi A3 compact sedan is offered in four flavors. At the base end, the A3 Sedan offers the perfect balance of performance, luxury and price, while the performance-oriented S3 gives more power and better handling. The 2018 A3 Cabriolet delivers similar performance as the sedan, but with the added benefit of a much larger sunroof. Priced less than many loaded family sedans, the Audi A3 delivers impressive performance, quality and technology, but is woefully lacking in rear-seat legroom. With nearly 300 horsepower on tap, the 2018 Audi S3 Sedan has no problem with acceleration, and its standard quattro all-wheel drive (AWD) makes it a dynamic performer both at the track and when driving through inclement weather. The A3 Sedan and Cabriolet come standard with Audi’s 7-speed dual-clutch S-Tronic automatic, while the S3 and e-tron use a 6-speed version of the same transmission.
BANG & OLUFSEN AUDIOExceptional sound reproduction is the hallmark of this 705-watt, 14-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system, which is optional on the 2018 Audi A3 and standard on the S3. Now part of the Technology package, for an audiophile it’s a $ 3,200 upgrade that’s an easy investment.AUDI ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WITH STOP & GOThe 2018 Audi A3’s available adaptive cruise control is more than just a convenience option, it’s a valuable safety asset that could one day save your life. Audi’s radar and camera-based system can bring the car to a complete stop and then resume speed, the perfect companion during stop-and-go traffic.
Audi has set a high bar with its interiors, with high-style design and immaculate fit and finish. Yet while the 2018 A3 scores well on materials and assembly, it's a little on the bland side compared with other Audi vehicles. That said, it is cleanly designed and suitably sporty, with simple audio and climate controls. We wish the MMI infotainment interface wasn't placed quite so low on the console though, as it makes it hard to see which button does what until you've learned it by touch. Not surprisingly, rear-seat accommodations are pretty tight, especially for three passengers.
If you like the Audi styling aesthetic, you'll love the 2018 A3’s defining look. Looking a lot like a smaller Audi A6, its standard bi-xenon headlights, big sunroof and standard 17-inch aluminum-alloy wheels make even the least expensive A3 look great. Bigger 18- and 19-inch wheel-and-tire upgrades jazz up the exterior, and S3 models offer unique styling touches to emphasize the sportiness. Under the short rear deck is a 12.3-cubic-foot trunk, which reduces to 10 cubic feet in all-wheel-drive models. Convertibles of course offer two doors, and look especially sharp with the power soft-top lowered.
Standard on every 2018 Audi A3 are a rearview camera and rear-parking sensors, along with heated mirrors, front seats and windshield-washer nozzles. Other standard equipment for the sedan includes leather seats, a panoramic sunroof, bi-xenon headlights, dual-zone automatic climate control, 12-way-power driver’s seat with power lumbar, LED taillights, Bluetooth with audio streaming, 10-speaker audio with single CD player, sensors for automatic windshield wipers and headlights and a 7-inch audio/information screen controlled by Audi's MMI interface. Opt for the sporty S3 and you'll get more power, along with quattro AWD, 18-inch alloys, a flat-bottom steering wheel, and a sport-tuned suspension.
If you'd like to make Audi's inexpensive A3 as pricey as possible, Audi is perfectly happy to help. There are LED headlights, an excellent Bang & Olufsen audio system, and a navigation system with Google Earth map technology viewed through Audi’s brilliant Virtual Cockpit. The last of those includes a clever touch pad atop the MMI knob that recognizes handwritten text entry. Dynamic safety features include active lane-keep assist, blind-zone warning and dynamic cruise control. Lastly, S3 models can be had with a $ 1,500 Magnetic Ride Control suspension system featuring three driving modes: Dynamic, Comfort and Individual.
Multiple engine configurations confront prospective Audi A3 owners, although all displace the same 2.0 liters. Front-wheel-drive (FWD) models employ a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder boasting 186 horsepower, which gets delivered through a dual-clutch 7-speed automatic transmission. If you want quattro AWD, you'll get an engine upgrade as well: a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder with 220 horsepower, as well as a 6-speed dual-clutch automatic (which is also used in the econo-oriented A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid). Audi S3 models get a version of the 2.0-liter engine that sends its 292 horsepower to all four wheels. Note that both the A3 and S3 require premium fuel. The A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid diverges from its siblings, using a 1.4-liter turbocharged inline 4-cylinder paired with an electric motor/generator. 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 (FWD) 186 horsepower @ 4,400-6,000 rpm 221 lb-ft of torque @ 1,600-4,300 rpm EPA city/highway fuel economy: 26/35 mpg (Sedan), 25/33 mpg (Cabriolet) 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 (AWD) 220 horsepower @ 4,500 rpm 258 lb-ft of torque @ 1,600 rpm EPA city/highway fuel economy: 24/31 mpg (Sedan), 22/30 mpg (Cabriolet) 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 (S3) 292 horsepower @ 5,400-6,200 rpm 280 lb-ft of torque @ 1,900-5,300 rpm EPA city/highway fuel economy: 21/28 mpg 1.4-liter turbocharged inline-4 + electric motor (A3 Sportback e-tron) Engine: 150 horsepower @ 5,000-6,000 rpm 184 lb-ft of torque @ 1,600-3,500 rpm Electric motor: 102 horsepower/243 lb-ft of torque Net output: 204 horsepower/258 lb-ft of torque EPA city/highway fuel economy, est.: 83 MPGe/34 mpg combined
The base 2018 Audi A3 carries a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) just under $ 33,000. Opt for quattro AWD and the price jumps to just under $ 36,000. The 2018 A3 Cabriolet starts around $ 39,325 for FWD, or $ 42,000 if you want AWD. Greenies can get into a Sportback e-tron for just shy of $ 40,500, and the power-hungry will gravitate to the Audi S3 at just under $ 45,000. Options and trim levels can add considerably to the price tag, making your "cheap" Audi cost more than $ 50,000. The Mercedes-Benz CLA starts slightly lower, but with less standard equipment. The Acura ILX and Buick Verano are both thousands less, but without the pedigree brand or AWD option. Check 's Fair Purchase Price to see what others paid in your area. As for resale value, the A3 isn't expected to hold up over the long haul as well as the CLA, or even the ILX.
2018 Audi S3 Sedan 2.0 TFSI Technik Exterior Colors
Ara blue crystal effect
Brilliant Black
Daytona Grey Pearl Effect
Floret silver metallic
Glacier White Metallic
Ibis White
Mythos black metallic
Nano Grey Metallic
Navarra Blue Metallic
Panther Black Crystal Effect
Tango Red Metallic
Vegas Yellow
Florett Silver Metallic
Glacier White Metallic
Mythos Black Metallic
Panther Black Crystal Effect
2018 Audi S3 Sedan 2.0 TFSI Technik Interior Colors
For 2017, the Audi S3 gains the same visual updates as the standard A3 model, comprising new matrix LED headlights, a more aggressive grille, bigger air inlets, new rims, stoplights, rear bumper and exhaust tips.
Shower gels and generally beauty-product brands have a way of appealing to customers by thrusting desire through sensorial-related names and presentation of their offers. Olfactory sense-stroking balms and soothing cashmere-touch night cream-approaches are basically the most commonly used methods of conveying beauty and easy customer-access to deeply-rooted sensorial pampering, unless beauty is forged out of steel and thousands of accurately engineered parts.
Automobiles undoubtedly fall into the latter category, and what better way of striking at least one of the remaining three senses if not building an image of a mighty engine roar or purr of a loyal cylinder sextet cradled under the bonnet of an Audi car? Audi translates as 'listen' from latin and besides expressing an unanimously accepted passion of the motorist, that of listening to the engine as if it were a never before heard dissertation on mechanics blended with boisterous 'deux ex machina' comments and demonstrations, it also marks the birth of Audi following Horch's demise, the previous name of the company that can be traced back to 1899.
Its founder, August Horch was forced out of his own company in 1909 due to trademark infringements, 8 years after the first automobile had rolled out the gates of the plant in Zwickau, Germany. After having been dispensed of, Horch started his own company under the same name which led to a fair share of trouble that came to an end as soon as Horch called for a meeting at the apartment of Franz Fikentscher to discuss the matter and come up with a new name for the company. Franz's son who was studying latin at the time was the true deliverer of the name that would later became synonymous with luxury and quality. As 'Horch' means listen in Old German, the boy simply made a switched the name with its latin corespondent, 'audi', sparking enthusiasm into the 'audience' that quickly adopted the name.
Audi's start o the German market was high lighted by the appearance of 2.6 liter engine powered vehicles followed by a series of more powerful ones, such as 4.7 L and the gas-gulping 5.7 L. Having gotten to see his company grow wings, Horch left in in 1920, four years before Audi's first 6 cylinder model was built. In 19128, Audi was acquired By Jorgen Rasmussen, owner of rival company DKW.
A few years later, a merger between Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer occurred and thus, the Auto Union was formed in 1932. Those times called for a new badge and the four interlocked rings were born as a sign of unity and identity of the newly formed auto-conglomerate. Technological improvement became a top priority that first took shape during the Second World War when an armored car was produced for the German Army.
However, all the progress would soon be severely slowed down and even halted at times due to heavy bombings. Moreover, as as soon as the conflict had come to an end, Zwickau had been caught in the soviet occupation zone that would become The German Democratic Republic in 1949. Not only that the company's activity was in jeopardy but the Auto Union had also broken up and the Union had to be restarted n new grounds, in Ingolstadt, Bavaria.
Though sluggish at first, the newly Ingolstadt based factory would attract many of the former workers and the construction of two-stroke engines would be resumed in a way similar to that of Zwickau. By 1958, Daimler-Benz had already acquired a whopping 87% of the Auto Union but its investment quickly became property of Volkswagen, the company having bought the factory and and the brands in 1964.
Soon after the change of ownership, two-stroke engines would be eliminated in favor of the more popular and more customer appealing four-stroke ones. DKW, the leading brand of the Union at the time failed as a brand despite of the changes it had made and Volkswagen decided to resurrect Audi. The former DKW built model was rebranded as an Audi one and was the springboard for the make of later models such as the 60, 75 and 80.
After a second merger with the Stuttgart based car-producer NSU by 1970, Audi established itself as a reliable growing brand that would later break the German boundaries and expand to new markets, including the North American one where it encountered difficulties following the release of a biased report that portrayed the car as suffering form 'unintended acceleration'. This was caused by the close placement of the brake and acceleration pedals, right next to each other. Shortly after the report was released , an abrupt decline in sales was registered that was countered only years later with the 1996 release of the A4 model.
Joining a row of successful car-producers, Audi has also garnered acclaim on the racing track with several World Record holdings, including one for Top Speed Endurance. Audi is currently enjoying a privileged position and large market share and is predicted to reach the production threshold of 1 million units by the end of this year.
2018 Audi S3 Consumer Reviews
condenseused, 04/19/2019
2016 Audi S3
"I love my S3- great bang for my buck"
While looking for an Allroad wagon, I ended up with an S3. Oof, what a great choice. While it does not have the cavernous cargo space of my old Allroad, the S3 is so zippy! Quick out the gate, and that near delicious feel when the boost kicks in! The growl coming out of the engine is quite enjoyable. Not too loud, but just enough to let you know there is power under the hood. The Quattro was a bit off, I did do a little slip and slide, however, I am readily able to attribute that to a combination of squirrely handling, snow conditions and slightly less than optimal tires. Under normal road conditions, the car performs exactly as I want it to. Turns on a dime, accelerates like a beast. The interior space is black, so, well, it is very clear on teaching you the value of keeping it clean. The plastic on the pillars is a bit cheap, and one small swipe of nearly anything causes a scuff that cannot be easily removed. Overall, I love my S3.
shirleyglazing, 04/16/2017
2016 Audi S3
"Love it."
This car handles like a dream. Glued to the road with almost no traction issues. From a dig its very very quick. Interior quality is very nice and exterior is easy on the eyes. The infotainment system is relatively easy to use. The optional sport seats are really comfortable and the adjustable (to an extent) magnetic ride is great for when you want to just cruise along the highway or carve up some twisty roads. Gas mileage is decent for how quick it is, Im averaging about 23mpg 70%/30% Highway/city. Had a lot slower car with a V-6 that I averaged only 19mpg mixed driving so yeah....Read less
Servotronic speed-sensitive power rack-and-pinion steering
Rear Suspension
Independent rear suspension
Spare Tire
Full-size spare tire
Suspension
Sport suspension
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Option)
Yes
Turning Circle
11.0-meter turning circle diameter
Wheel Type
18-inch alloy wheels
Wheel Type (Option)
19-inch 5-double spoke star design wheels with 235/35 performance tires
Critics Reviews
Motor Trend reviews the 2016 Audi S3 where consumers can find detailed information on specs, fuel economy, transmission and safety. Find local 2016 Audi S3 prices online.
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If you’re looking for information on a newer Audi S3, we’ve published an updated review: 2019 Audi S3 Review The 2016 Audi S3 is the sportiest version of the A3 compact sedan. In straight-line acceleration, it nearly matches the larger, more powerful S4.The handling is also impressive, and the interior displays typical Audi excellence. Naturally, there's a price to pay for such goodness.
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