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Car review: Audi throws down the gauntlet with the sporty yet spicy S3

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Updates to the S3 include a new all-wheel-drive system and revamped chassis tuning.

Updates to the S3 include a new all-wheel-drive system and revamped chassis tuning.

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SINGAPORE – It was 26 years ago when Audi set the template for the modern compact performance car with the first S3’s thumping turbocharged engine and all-wheel drive.

Then, rivals came along, making cars with the same formula, some of which were better regarded than the Audi, which must have been annoying.

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