Despite all the fuss about SUVs, the new 2022 Audi S3 still affords a slot in a segment that’s slowly getting kicked out of the market - the luxury compact sedan segment. It is a pumped-up version of ...

Some hot hatch buyers say you should always buy the manual gearbox because it's more involving. However, it makes you slower too, as you'll see in this drag race between the Golf R and Audi S3. The ...

Despite automatic transmissions going from good to just plain awesome in recent times, some driving enthusiasts still consider the manual to be a must-have, regardless of acceleration times. In order ...

Vik is the Co-Founder and former Editor at MotorAuthority, a leading U.S. website covering performance and luxury cars. Since 2025, he has contributed to CarBuzz, blending his engineering background ...

In 2001 Audi released the first-generation S3 in South Africa. It was one of the early players in the high-performance hatchback league. At the time, Mercedes-Benz had yet to heat up the A-Class, ...

Several manufacturers offer affordable compact sports cars. Volkswagen — in the broader VW Group sense — sells three of them: the Volkswagen Golf GTI, the Volkswagen Golf R and the closely-related ...

The Audi S3 as we've had it in America has only always uncomfortably positioned as a more expensive, less-spacious cousin of the Volkswagen Golf R. The VW shared most of the Audi's running gear for a ...

The Audi S3 and Volkswagen Golf GTI occupy similar territory on paper: compact, sporty hatchbacks that deliver engaging performance and everyday usability. But when you start comparing price tags, the ...