Hot Audi leaves you cold
The new S3 compact boasts 310hp and 400Nm of torque, but appears tamer than its less-endowed forebear at the wheel
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Christopher Tan Senior Correspondent, Christopher Tan
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.
