The S3 Sportback is a road car from Audi, with all wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 5 door hatchback body style.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 296 bhp (300 PS/221 kW) at 5500 rpm and 380 N·m (280 lb·ft/38.8 kgm) at 1800-5500 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1520 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 250 km/h, or 155 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 8.8/5.9/6.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 159.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2595 mm | 102.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Length | 4324 mm | 170.2 inches | |
| Width | 1785 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1404 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1520 kg | 3351 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.13 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.72 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 300 PS (296 bhp) (221 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) at 1800-5500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 111.3 kW/litre 151.3 ps/litre 149.2 bhp/litre 2.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
191.53 Nm/litre
2.31 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2406.9 kPa (349.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 197.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 145.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 194.74 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.89 kg/kW 11.5 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.8/5.9/6.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.8/5.9/6.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.4/16.9/14.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.1/47.9/40.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.7/39.9/34.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 159.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/40 x 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/40 x 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 347358 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Audi S3 Sportback S-Tronic added 2013-07-18. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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