The entry-level AMG model has already faced off against the Audi S3 and Golf R, losing to both. But every repeat of those races proves the outcome was real. Today, we don't have have a drag race, but ...

The 2015 Audi S3 creates little stir on a sunny, cool morning in Monte Carlo. Parked outside a posh hotel not far from the famous casino you know from James Bond films and mere steps from the iconic ...

S3 power outputs have increased by around 50 per cent over the model’s long history. The first 1.8-engined 8L launched in 1999 produced either 207hp or 222hp. The 2.0 8Y we’re looking at here dishes ...

In the three years the latest Audi S3 has been on the market, it has impressed car writers around the world — and inspired very little in the way of passion in the marketplace. Now, Audi is putting a ...

Craig brought 15 years of automotive journalism experience to the Cars team. A lifelong resident of Michigan, he's as happy with a wrench or welding gun in hand as he is in front of the camera or ...

Only available in the guise of a sedan in the U.S., the RS 3 is pretty unique in the compact segment because of the five-cylinder engine. Inspired by the rally-bred Quattro from the ‘80s, the ...

Michael Frank has been writing and editing car and motorcycle coverage for the past two decades. His outlets have included Forbes, Coolhunting, The Wall Street Journal, Car & Driver, Road & Track, The ...

The American tendency to confuse overconsumption for opulence leads to strange notions, such that “small luxury car” can seem like an oxymoron. In a country with such wide roads, cheap gas (relatively ...

The United States didn't have much of a subcompact luxury market before 2000. But within a few years both the BMW 1 Series and Audi A3 landed as the least expensive cars in their respective lineups.