1st Drive New Audi S3, is it worth £47k....? 2024 Hot Hatch. 

Ditto

Agree, where's the flair, its like a computer did the design, to the human eye it's just another euro blob. If Audi concentrated as much on design as the fairy lights they seem to be obsessed with it'd be better.

Exactly the same car again, Golf R, Audi S3, 4 cylinder w/ DSG has been the same for 10+ years.

Yep, Too bad, the Audi S3, looks like my mother's station wagon of yester-year

Yup... this car will cost around £60k in Finland

You mean out of pocket?

Then people need to stop buying them, simple. In my opinion it's only mugs who buy this junk.

​@@MCorrigangood for europes economy if people buy these cars.

@@valerystoichkov7429 no, it's not. The only winners are the top executives of Audi and the shareholders.

RS3s were just over 40k in 2016 which is just under 53k in today’s money, accounting for inflation. Even so that still makes this seem pretty expensive

I bought a 2 year old rs3 for 32k in 2018. Felt expensive at the time but looking back I reckon I got good value

100% agree, crazy.

​@@Ernie703 Hold onto that one if you can, I think it'll start to appreciate in value in the coming years.

​​​@@milinddixit6583 with that engine, most probably. I do also think (opinion) that the cars to watch for value gains in this sort of price range is the Mk3 TTRS, and the Mk3 TT Roadster Final edition, if you're from the US (TTRS Heritage as well, but less so). Could be wrong with the last one but it just looks amazing, and I don't like convertibles to begin with.

and even so, I'd get M135i over this anyday

The price for the M240i is way too high too.

@Chris-hy6jy M240i is a wonderful machine though, its B58 engine is phenomenal whereas the Audi S3 is just boring and way overpriced.

@@HaruHaruman having owned a 140i for quite a while I agree, the B58 is great. New car prices are too high though. People need to not buy unless good discounts are offered.

@@HaruHarumanThat would be a silly thing to do

Totally agree regading the quality these days. I had a Merc C class rental car recently, absolute garbage materials and build quality. I also went to look at a BMW M240i and can't believe the materials used on part of the door cards, it is like something you'd find on a budget car and they're using the same material on the new M2 aswell. The things that used to make German premium cars stand out have been eroded.

I bought a C43 AMG sedan with full spec in grey matte with 3 year warranty that covers almost everything with about 40.000 km down for about 53.000€ which already was expensive bc I bought it directly from a dealership in that exact spec. You could get that car around 45K with a bit more extras, and that Audi looks so stupidly expensive compared to that. Even used RS3 facelift is about 60K

The RS3 fits perfectly in its $60k-70k MSRP price bracket of high-performance cars. The S3 however, is priced about $10k too high. 333hp and a 0-60mph of 4.7 seconds out of a $50,000 4-cylinder Euro-peanut is not proportionate in the US/Canadian market. A 2024 Mustang GT in the US starts at $40k (31.5k GBP) and comes with a high-revving 5.0L V8 and 480hp... and you're still left with $10k on the table to load the mustang with options or invest in a supercharger kit warrantied by Ford. I currently have a '21 RS3 8Y sedan in Kyalami Green, love the car, and want to upgrade to the '25 refreshed RS3 unless Audi puts the MSRP over $70k. Once Audi charges above $70k I might as well just move to the G87 M2 Comp xDrive coming the end of this year with an S58 inside it.

That's the challenge for the Audi sales team indeed. I still try my old mans RS3 Saloon (2017) - at 70 years old he is convinced its all the car he's ever needed and doesn't see the basis of the change to a newer model 7 years later

​@@ineedthatcar7169 He is kind of right tho.... The only thing lacking in 2017 rs3 is infotainment system but for a 70 years old it doesnt matter that much I guess.

@@scytheofvyse1264?? 2017 has same infotainment as 2018 19 20

100% yes

or you can get a 240i brand new for same price which rivals/beats rs3, while rs3 is being priced at £61k new. Audi has gone bonkers lmao.

Chromo package (L) is reserved only for S3. You cant get it for A3.

Yous smarts

Same had the 35 TSFI

Configure both cars and compare . Not as boring as you think .

It actually does, bitches be loving it.

Previous gen I hope!

It’s not a better all rounder than the S3, especially as a family car

I would not. BMW sucks.

Not a better all rounder but definitely a better family car if the +2 are adults rather than children.

Rs3 money

@@PeterSotherna brand new RS3 is a lot more expensive man !

Can pick up a decent untouched 140 for about 20/25k nowadays so i know which id choose, or even an 8V S3, they’re about the same price

Cayman is a great option until it needs servicing and repairs.

I test drove a Cayman and hated it, noisy old tech engine, unrefined suspension, gearbox not as good as a GTi, I was very disappointed and won’t be going Porsche or BMW

Don't forget your luxury motor tax on that too. Spec'd my 135i a smidge over 40k and tax is £600 a year. The way it's going seems like soon you won't get a car under 40k 😅

Posted 6 days ago?

Audi’s Quattro just puts the power down better than 4matic

@@24jaked24 pretty sure that’s the same diff as the new Golf R has. They no longer use the old Haldex system and have a rear diff which can torque vector. Google “new golf R diff” and read the Jalopnik write up.

@@24jaked24 having just read up on the proper Quattro setup, it seems the S3 only ever had a Haldex (4motion) anyway.

correct, the mk 8 golf R has always had the same diff as the RS3 while the S3 retained the previous diff

Yes they are - spy shots already on line of it testing at the Nurburgring

There is video and photos of the facelift RS3 testing. It will probably be released either late 2024 or early 2025.

Late 50’s

The previous gen S3 to this started at £30,640 - yes inflation but fucking hell

Every new car is more expensive than it’s predecessor, even a Clio, it’s unfair, but I don’t see the fuss

It’s not that it’s expensive it’s that it’s sooooooooo expensive.

​@@fireworks368Nothing to do with inflation. Everything to do with filling the black hole in their finances after the covid pandemic, R&D for EV models and pushing buyers away from petrol, diesel and hybrid towards electric. You then have the one model to rule them all SUV mentality. They don't want to make different model shapes and styles. The answer is to make the hatchbacks expensive. Look at Ford and getting rid of the Fiesta and concentrating on the Puma. It's about creating an environment to push the direction of travel. Make the hot hatches more expensive, FOMO them, less available. Then they will say no one wants them and buying habits have changed