The Audi S3 Sedan Premium is a front wheel drive automobile, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 288 bhp (292 PS/215 kW) of power, and maximum torque of 380 N·m (280 lb·ft/38.8 kgm).
The engine powers the wheels through a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1570 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 22/29/25 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
Full specs
|
|
Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2637 mm | 103.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1552 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1527 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Length | 4465 mm | 175.8 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1392 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1570 kg | 3461 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.9 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output | 292 PS (288 bhp) (215 kW) |
||
| maximum torque | 380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) |
||
| Specific output | 108.2 kW/litre 147.2 ps/litre 145.2 bhp/litre 2.38 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque |
191.53 Nm/litre
2.31 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium-alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2406.9 kPa (349.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 185.99 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 136.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 183.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.31 kg/kW 12.21 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22/29/25 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/8.1/9.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/12.3/10.6 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/34.8/30.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/29.0/25.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/40 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/40 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 340 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 679844 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
2020 Audi S3 Sedan Premium added 2020-06-16. Last modified 2020-06-16. |
|||
