The 2015 Audi S3 is part of a new global family car Audi A3, coming to the United States this year in a wide range of styles, the shapes and missions. There the sedan, with petrol or diesel and two-door convertible cute. As a hatchback, the Audi A3 gets a new plug-in hybrid drivetrain. Its will remotest Audi Q3 crossover in the family, like Mercedes has its CLA-Class with AMG CLA45 hot hatchback and the GLA-Class crossover.

The 2015 Audi S3, only gearbox settings at this time for American tastes is a six-speed version of paddle-shifted, dual clutch transmission from Audi, which helps tremendously turbo attraction through its lower gears, distributing the torque to all four wheels. The manual shift six-speed tested in a first European unity, which is not officially linked to the U.S. market and S3 sedans. Its believe it is a must-have credibility, but prefer the clean execution of the double-clutch gearbox. The 2015 Audi S3 transverse engine has a front suspension strut and rear torsion beam with four arms, and sits about an inch lower than the action Audi A3. Adaptive magnetic damping fluid are an option, and the electric power steering it is standard - both governed by the Audi Drive Select system, which rules over the custom auto, sport, comfort, auto and dynamic modes, or in the individual category custom choice.

the 2015 Audi S3 in some incredibly tortured inside and outside the principality of Monaco road, and it’s true - some roads are too small even for small cars. But the Audi S3 with adaptive dampers set to auto answer, and gearbox and throttle and steering assembly in Dynamic, cuts at least as vigorously as the AMGs CLA45 have pushed around mountain roads strident Georgia. Heavy weighting of management and variable ratio works well in the most sexual ways and suppler ride dampers‘ filters the impact of summer tires ContiSport 19 inches converted.

2015 Audi S3 Interior

The 2015 Audi S3 known generally attractive, though. His neat style formula one millimeter highly successful Audi is not turned away, without looking or short blunt small cars. LED eye shadow gives wearing standard Audi signature, but no all-LED treatment available to convert your keyhole shaped into something instantly identifiable in the rearview mirror. Inside, is a more spartan affair, listed on the A7 outrageously good. The luxurious wood is gone, the leather is less common, but there is still a confident hand the details - especially the big vents, round that bullet on the board.

The dimensions of the compact class hide the front seat passengers, and jumping over the back seats. At 175.9 inches long, on a wheelbase of 103.4 inches, the 2015 Audi S3 is almost nine shorter than the CLA-Class inches, with about three inches between minor axes - the Mercedes consumed with its relaxed profile, leaving plenty of usable space under the glass. The Audi marginally wider, however, and in the front seat there is plenty of headroom, no sunroof that will be standard in the U.S., at least. The lever controls of the VW Group for the seat are the usual confusion of levers and switches and knobs, but the seats are reinforced in red and flat-bottomed steering wheel opens a little more legroom. Climbing into the back seat means no folding in half and ducking and self compacting, as it does in the CLA, but the 2015 Audi S3 does not have a lot of space for adult size, either. The tall doors attach an easier pass in the rear bench seat, but is easier to use with split / fold backrests extend the 13.7 cubic-foot trunk.

2015 Audi S3 Engine

The twist comes from under the hood stamping crisp Audi S3. No plug in hybrids, no turbo-diesel. It‘s all choppy turbocharging here, with a 2.0 liter direct injection and forced induction four-cylinder spinning out around 290 horsepower (which has not been officially qualified for the U.S. yet). The four capable of great things in the compact architecture 2015 Audi S3 lighter-weight: Audi estimates 0-60 mph times of 4.8 seconds and a top speed of 155 mph. Be thankful there for low torque peak again four 280 pound-feet down to about 2,000 rpm, which remains at 5000 rpm with a soundtrack happy and solid push.

2015 Audi S3 Safety

The 2015 Audi S3 brings a host of new technologies to the table, starting with a bowl of safety gear ready for five-star crash test. The airbags and stability control are joined by pre-collision preparation moderation and simulated torque vectoring on the front wheels through anti-lock brakes 2015 Audi S3. Options include adaptive cruise control, which keeps track of traffic with a touch of the button resume cruise and blind spot monitors. Each 2015 Audi S3 will come with standard, secure windows and mirrors; cruise control, leather, bluetooth and the panoramic sunroof. There is also a pop-up screen multimedia interface (MMI), which drives up and down the form to order a nice touch compared to the screens, still frail in recent Benz and BMW.