Audi pretty much invented the premium hot hatch with the first-generation Audi S3 back in 1999, effectively dropping in the running gear and engine from the Audi TT sports car into the A3.

Audi’s Golf R-baiting sedan and hatch make a welcome return to the 2025 line-up. More power, torque and equipment mean more money and, we hope, more fun. With the current unavailability of the barking ...

The original S3, which ran from 1999 to 2003 and represented ... reasonably quick – and generally rather underwhelming. For the second generation, launched late in 2006 for the 2007 model ...

Audi pretty much invented the premium hot hatch with the first-generation Audi S3 back in 1999, effectively dropping in the running gear and engine from the Audi TT sports car into the A3.