Car review: Latest-generation Audi S3 delivers go without show

The latest Audi S3 is powered by a four-cylinder of the same 1,984cc displacement as the early S3. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
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SINGAPORE - When I first drove Audi's first S3 13 years ago, it was a veritable hot hatch with three doors and a six-speed manual gearbox. It pumped out 265 horses and 350Nm of torque, and sprinted to 100kmh in 5.7 seconds.

It was a wild ride.

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