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Originally Posted by ASAP
Not entirely, the S3 has a different sport suspension , different diff tuning and feels like a completely different car. There is a reason it is over 12k more at base price over an A3. I had an A3 rental and thought that was straight ass just like the 320i, 330i and base non sport 335.
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Go drive a loaded A3 S-line Prestige with Sport package - it is very much the same car without the engine. The price difference between the A3 and S3 is only $2-3k if you load up the A3. The competition for the Audi S models are the 135/235/335 models, not the M cars. I don't know about S3, but the A4 with sport package is the exact same suspension and wheel set up as the S4. Hell, they even have the same body kit with the A4 S-line. Slightly smaller brakes and lacking the "sport differential" (both you can upgrade in the A4), but that's about it besides the engine.
Ever since Audi started diluting things to sell more cars, I've not seen the S models as an enthusiast cars. The S4 used to be a legit M3 competitor back then. Now you need an RS5 to get the same.