“The S3 is all about understatement, but I think Audi was perhaps a little too restrained ... If you want maximum carrying capacity from your hot hatch, consider the Civic Type R or the ...

Do you lust for the performance of a ‘hot hatch' but require something that wouldn't look out of place on a LinkedIn post? The 2025 Audi S3 and Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 are here for you, and they ...

The hot hatch is at a crossroads, with the old guard being run out and the new electrified era only just being ushered ...

All of them do a fantastic job of offering something for those that have outgrown the hot hatch life* and have some ... When we recently spent some time with Audi, the brand was keen to point ...

I reckon a significant portion of those who spring for an Audi Q3 or Q5 ... as the S3 shares its powertrain and general capability with VW’s uber-hatch. The benefits of the new torque-vectoring ...

This is it. *As in, parking a hot hatch in the new corporate parking space after the promotion might draw some career-slowing ...

In the cold light of day, our vibrant hot hatch final five gladdens a cynical petrolhead’s heart. Five manufacturers. No ...

Carefully manipulated to fit in the space left between the practical A3 and the all-out, full-fat Audi RS3, the S3 has often been labelled with the automotive equivalent of middle-child syndrome.

Worth having over the S3? There’s a strict hierarchy in the hot hatch world, not least at Audi. The S3 has always been the rapid but sensible one, whereas the RS3 is there for those wanting ...

The moment Audi slaps an 'S' badge on any of its cars ... Certainly, there’s no lack of room in the S3 and the hatchback version has a wide hatch opening to make loading easier. The sedan, however, is ...

Yep, we may have enjoyed four generations of Audi’s venerable A3 hatchback, but the first RS3 ... the UK get RS suspension (10mm lower than the S3, adaptive suspension is only on the Carbon ...

The moment Audi slaps an 'S' badge on any of its cars ... Certainly, there’s no lack of room in the S3 and the hatchback version has a wide hatch opening to make loading easier. The sedan, however, is ...