VehicleScore
Check a Car

Audi S3 Models & Specifications

Audi S3 has 4 generations in the VehicleScore catalogue, and 3,375 cars in our dataset. Comparisons on this page use those records.

Audi S3
A Audi S3 photograph from the VehicleScore image library. It shows the model, not one generation.

Generations

Power is the PS range stored on the published engines. Dates use the precision recorded for that generation.

Cars recorded for each generation in the VehicleScore dataset. This is not UK sales or production.
Audi S3 8L
  • Recorded dates1999 – September 2003
  • Engines2 engines
  • Power212.9–224.4 PS
  • FuelsPetrol
  • Variants2 variants
  • Dataset131 cars in our dataset
Audi S3 8P
  • Recorded datesAugust 2006 – November 2012
  • Engines2 engines
  • Power264.7–268.7 PS
  • FuelsPetrol
  • Variants9 variants
  • Dataset588 cars in our dataset
Audi S3 8V
  • Recorded datesSeptember 2013 – January 2020
  • Engines2 engines
  • Power300–310.1 PS
  • FuelsPetrol
  • Variants24 variants
  • Dataset2,207 cars in our dataset
Audi S3 (8Y)
  • Recorded datesSeptember 2020 – Present
  • Engines2 engines
  • Power310–333.1 PS
  • FuelsPetrol
  • Variants10 variants
  • Dataset449 cars in our dataset

Engines and trims

Published engines for this model. Power is the stored PS range for that engine, and it can differ between trims and gearboxes.

EngineGenerationFuelPower range
1.8 petrol 213PSAudi S3 8LPetrol212.9 PS
1.8 petrol 224PSAudi S3 8LPetrol224.4 PS
2.0 petrol 265PSAudi S3 8PPetrol264.7 PS
2.0 petrol 269PSAudi S3 8PPetrol268.7 PS
2.0 petrol 300PSAudi S3 8VPetrol300 PS
2.0 petrol 310PSAudi S3 8VPetrol310–310.1 PS
2.0 petrol 333PSAudi S3 (8Y)Petrol333.1 PS
2.0 TFSI EU6_MY19Audi S3 (8Y)Petrol310 PS

Trims

  • Quattro
  • Quattro Black Edition
  • Quattro Nav
  • Quattro Vorsprung
  • Sportback Quattro
  • Sportback Quattro Black Edition
  • Sportback Quattro Nav

Body styles and versions

Convertible, Hatchback, Saloon. Each generation page lists the versions offered with those body styles.

Specifications

Generations
4
Engines
8
Power
212.9–333.1 PS
Fuels
Petrol
Body styles
Convertible, Hatchback, Saloon
Transmissions
Automatic, Manual
UK dataset
3,375 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest engine power

Each row is an engine family. Power can differ between the trims and gearboxes listed on that engine page.

Bar length is the highest stored PS for that engine. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted.
EngineGenerationPowerFuel
2.0 petrol 333PSAudi S3 (8Y)333.1 PSPetrol
2.0 petrol 310PSAudi S3 8V310–310.1 PSPetrol
2.0 TFSI EU6_MY19Audi S3 (8Y)310 PSPetrol
2.0 petrol 300PSAudi S3 8V300 PSPetrol
2.0 petrol 269PSAudi S3 8P268.7 PSPetrol
2.0 petrol 265PSAudi S3 8P264.7 PSPetrol

Fastest stored 0–60

These are the best 0–60 figures stored on a generation’s trim groups, not a ranking of every variant.

GenerationTrim group0–60 mph
Audi S3 8Vpremium4.5 seconds
Audi S3 (8Y)premium4.7 seconds
Audi S3 8Ppremium5.5 seconds

Economy

These are the highest official combined mpg ranges stored on each engine. The test cycle is recorded on the variant, so ranges from different cycles are not ranked as one list of winners.

EngineGenerationCombined mpg rangeCO₂ range
2.0 petrol 310PSAudi S3 8V39.8–44.1 mpg146–163 g/km
2.0 petrol 300PSAudi S3 8V33.2–40.9 mpg158–165 g/km
1.8 petrol 224PSAudi S3 8L39.8 mpg226 g/km
2.0 TFSI EU6_MY19Audi S3 (8Y)34.5–36.2 mpg179–187 g/km
2.0 petrol 333PSAudi S3 (8Y)33.2–34.7 mpg183–194 g/km
2.0 petrol 265PSAudi S3 8P32.1–34 mpg193–199 g/km

Registration statistics

3,375 cars in our dataset for Audi S3. Fuel, body, and gearbox mixes are counted inside each generation, so they are not added together here.

GenerationDatasetRecorded dates
Audi S3 8L1311999 – 2003-09
Audi S3 8P5882006-08 – 2012-11
Audi S3 8V2,2072013-09 – 2020-01
Audi S3 (8Y)4492020-09 – present

Other Audi models

Related VehicleScore tools

Check your Audi S3

Enter a UK registration to check a Audi S3. This page describes the model, not one number plate.

Questions

How many Audi S3 cars are in the VehicleScore dataset?

3,375 cars in our dataset. That is the catalogue sample, not UK sales or production.

Which S3 generations are covered?

Audi S3 8L, Audi S3 8P, Audi S3 8V, Audi S3 (8Y)

How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.