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Audi has been on a roll of late, what with the excellent new TT, the fine-to-drive RS4 and the downright delicious R8.

But spare a moment for the way it once was at Ingolstadt. Not so long ago, the first-generation S3 stood alone as the one genuinely good car to drive in Audi’s range. And that was less than three years ago.

What the original S3 did that no other Audi could replicate at the time was deliver a full and complete package of abilities to its intended audience. ...Read the full article

Recently my dad brought one of these brand new (08 reg). He does 25k miles pa and mainly on winding country roads in Devon. After trying lots of other rivals (GolfR32, A5 3.0TDI ect.) he bought this as it is the most fun on country roads and also is the best compromise reciving 27MPG flating it! Unlike all other rivals the car is balanced properly doing without any heavy 3.0 powerplants at the front. This car is supposed to be the fastest point-point car on british roads. It certainly feels like it!!!

 Ed