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Used 2023 Audi S3 Consumer Reviews

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My 2022 Audi S3

Tom S., 03/06/2022
2022 Audi S3 Premium Plus 4dr Sedan AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful

I love this car. I bought one of the first 2022 S3s that arrived at the dealership in October of 2021. It is a premium plus package and has all the options that a fully loaded Audi offers except head up display and dancing lights (?). MSRP was little over $57K and I got it a touch below MSRP (😊) and got all the $$$ for my trade and more. I have close to 3200 miles on it. It is quick, fast, handles well, very comfortable, awesome daily driver, gets good mileage, looks great, built solid, and will go like bat out of hell when needed. I have had a lot of nice cars, but this one is my favorite. I was also considering a Golf R, but the interior and design of this car is worth far more than the options like the drift mode and extra few ponies Golf R offers.

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Excited but disappointed

Mc Audi., 08/01/2023
2022 Audi S3 Premium Plus 4dr Sedan AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
3 of 9 people found this review helpful

1. Nappa leather steering wheel stitching is unraveling a little over a year-audi reply: I interior trim only covered for 12 months. Sorry 2. the car came with factory seatbelt pretensioner issues (they won't work at highway speeds) and a passenger side airbag was packed backwards possibly causing metal to blow out. Audi reply: don't have a fix yet (took over 6 months to get a fix). I asked what should I do in the meantime. Audi said don't drive it and they won't know when a fix will be released. 3. the MMI (multimedia interface). doesn't connect to the phone half the time. when it does connect it will sometimes disconnect. when you try to pair it again, it says unrecognized. 4. the homeland portion doesn't open the garage door consisitently (same as my GF 2021 Q3. never NEVER buy an AUDI. Audi middleburg hts Ohio service manager just blows you off. I can only equate the Audi experience to paying for dinner at a Michelin star restaurant and being served Burger King but worse service.

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Rocket Power

Patrick V, 12/07/2024
2023 Audi S3 Premium Plus 4dr Sedan AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I’ve been driving my s3 for two years now and it’s a great compact sedan. The acceleration is incredible, takes off 0-60 in around 4+ seconds. Suspension is stiff but handles extremely well. The best way to drive this car is in sport dynamic manual. The paddle shifters stay in that mode and it makes you feel more engaged with the car. It’s also one of the last generations of Audis with tactile buttons and sounds adding to the cabin experience. Great on gas mileage too considering its turbo engine and any bursts of hard driving. The only complaint I have is the interior piano black and the gear shifter, it’s terrible, but they’ve already fixed that with the 8.5Y. These are hard to find so I’m pleased with the overall experience and hope they continue refining this model.

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