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Just a day after the 2013 Audi A3 Sportback broke cover, the S3 rolls into the frame. It's obvious that Audi would like everyone to pay close attention to what's under the hood, since the first 11 paragraphs of the accompanying press release deal solely with the brand new 2.0-liter TFSI engine. Created with this specific car in mind, it has the same displacement as the previous S3 engine but that's where the commonalities end.
You'll be interested in the output of 300 horsepower and 280 pound-feet - all of that torque available from 1,800 rpm - and the bolt from 0 to 62 miles per hour in 5.1 seconds with the six-speed S-tronic, 5.4 seconds in the six-speed manual. Other details will please diehard gearheads, like the supplemental use of direct injection on top of the FSI, the lightweight aluminum-silicon alloy cylinder head, twin balance shafts, the new thermal management system and the fact that it weighs 11 pounds less than the previous engine and gets better gas mileage.
Other accoutrements just for the S3 include progressive steering and pushbutton launch control, wrapped in a hot hatch that has lost 132 pounds compared to its antecedent. It will go on sale early next year, with Germans paying €38,900 ($50,699 U.S.) for the privilege of ownership. A press release below has all the details you can handle.
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Audi shows third-gen S3 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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