Audi S3 Quattro
Written by Hot Hatch

The new Audi S3 Quattro boasting 261bhp and quattro permanent four-wheel drive. With its sparkling performance it pursues the ideal of pure driving pleasure coupled simultaneously with excellent everyday practicality.The S3 is a persuasively fast three-door hatch — and, powerplant aside, this is equally down to Audi's brilliant six-speed S tronic dual-clutch transmission.
Running a turbocharged 2.0-litre direct-injection motor, the S3's FSI engine is good for a compelling 261bhp and 258lb ft of torque. Consequently the performance is of the 'shove in the back' kind, with a top speed that's electronically-limited to 155mph and 0-62mph acceleration taking just 5.5 seconds.
