2022 Audi S3 spy shots and video

Our newest spy footage reveals a prototype for the brand new S3 in sedan guise. There may also be a hatchback physique type, which Audi refers to as a Sportback.

We know this prototype is for the S3 due to the extra aggressive aero package and quad-exhaust suggestions. And given the very fact there’s zero camouflage gear, the reveal have to be developing quickly. Unfortunately, the brand new A3 does not attain the United States till late 2021, and this S3 variant ought to arrive about the identical time. They ought to each arrive as 2022 fashions. And to make issues worse, solely the A3’s sedan physique type is predicted to succeed in the U.S., and the identical is probably going the case for the S3.

The present S3 encompasses a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-Four delivering 292 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque, with the engine driving all 4 wheels by way of a 6-speed dual-clutch transmission. An analogous configuration is predicted for the brand new S3, because the new A3 era represents extra of a heavy replace of the earlier era relatively than a real redesign.

We may nonetheless see energy dialed up barely for the brand new S3 and an additional gear added to the transmission. Don’t be shocked if the engine finally ends up being the two.0-liter turbo-Four that simply debuted within the 2021 Volkswagen Arteon R. It’s good for 316 hp and 310 lb-ft.

Whatever the case, we will count on the 0-60 mph time of the brand new S3 to enhance on the present mannequin’s 4.7 seconds.