First-ever 2016 Aud S3 Facelift: Matters to Competitors?

Nearly two years the Audi S3 has joined the Audi’ small-car line; in a few months buyers will have other ones to pick – including Coupe- and Cabriolet S5 but none of hybrid included. That’s 2016 Audi S3 to come compact but guarantees lots of needs, taking one step forward to compete its rival CLA45 AMG more with styling as well as performance upgrades. Again, the 2016 S3 sports sedan should benefit a lot from losing weight which engineers would obviously show off. Having redesigned for 2016 peers, the 5-capacity Audi S3 compact sedan is now appearing sportier than the current S3s – truth is, sharper than others in the segment. The prominent quattro all-wheel drive and rear-vision camera with a parking sensor are now given freely as standard features. That new treatment is not the end, to the Prestige, Audi has wisely put some advanced security equipment such as lane exit alert, adaptive cruise command and forward crash assist in 2016 S3s. On the other hand, Audi sets the new A3 with richer features now. Look at the most outstanding RS7.

As other models in the oncoming lineup, Audi’s 2016-renewed S3 boasts lighter body but keeps strong as it was. A figure of pounds makes the car weighs less than 3,500-lb, definitely milder than its competitors in the line. The owner keeps offering a powerful 2.0L 4-cylinder TFSI engine as the only option, while limiting its trim to two choices available; Premium Plus and Prestige. The same figure remains at 292 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque when it’s matched to an S-tronic double-clutch unit of transmission with an 4-wheel drive of quattro technology. The S3’s engine has been capable spinning the gasoline out for 31 miles with one gallon on the highway, and impressively running 23 miles in the city per gallon. At the last time we tried pressing the pedal as strong as possible, the soon-to-go S3 could move up to 155 miles in 60 minutes or so at the peak speed. As we’ve a few times mentioned above, the dropping-weight innovation would force the S3 to make a 0-60mph acceleration faster, it counts roughly 4.6 seconds. With equal engine but lower specs, you may chose the A4 for saving some bucks.

Enjoying Fina Nappa leather seats in the 2016 S3 might become your pride to owning one. It’s just luxuriously designed leather decorated in sporty details. Aside from its lack of leg space for rear passengers, this 4-door compact sedan serves better in terms of passenger capacity that can load 5 occupants including a driver. Full LED headlights won’t feature standard S3, though you may have them in a Prestige trim fro free. For Premium Plus, buyers will receive standard Xenon plus headlamps, while the running lights come in LED. If you insist on perfection, pick the top trim to fully enjoy extra features including a BLUETOOTH streaming audio system in wireless mode. For rewarding a couple months work, Audi bravely added some figure to that pricing. The last model was suggested to retail its S3 for $41,000, lifted more than $1000 the oncoming 2016 Audi S3 put $42,500 as the MSRP, and $48,650 for the Prestige level.