Audi S3: Coming to South Africa!

While it's still unclear if the Audi S3 is coming to the US, the South Africans are already celebrating.

It's scheduled for launch in South Africa in the first half of 2007.

Performance is certainly the name of the game for the car – is carries a much-modified version of Audi's 2.0T FSI direct-injection, turbocharged engine that can shunt it from rest to 100km/h in 5.7sec and on to a top (electronically limited) top speed of 250km/h.

The cabin décor follows the sports theme: The pedals, gear knob and air vents are "aluminium look" and the inlays "piano finish" black. The red and silver S3 emblem blazes from the leather sports steering wheel, the instrument cluster, the gearshifter and on the door sills.

The seats are upholstered in a combination of cloth and leather or, optionally, in Alcantara/leather or full leather.

Standard equipment (at least for the German market) includes automatic air-conditioning, a driver information system with a lap-timer, anti-theft alarm, front fog lights and "xenon plus" headlights with daytime lights.

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Source: Motoring

Audi S3: Coming to South Africa!

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