Fast, four-wheel drive, four-cylinder premium hatches are nothing new - as the original S3 proves.
. Typically, you’ll find a four-cylinder transverse turbo engine, some kind of all-wheel drive system, a nice badge on the front, an automatic gearbox and an interior vibe that matches the cool, contemporary lifestyle the modern car buyer aspires to. Good seats and a great stereo are a must. Fromto Mercedes A35 AMG and VW Golf R to Cupra Leon, these are the hot hatches we see more and more of.
Back in the day, when £30k might also have bought some nutty Impreza, or an Elise, or a 328i, some reports weren’t exactly glowing for the S3. A Top Gear correspondent in September 1999 said he was ‘left a bit cold but its distant feel’, though he was expecting a Delta Integrale for the 21st century and comparing it with a Lotus Elise.
This particular S3 was once MTM’s UK demonstrator, and has made it to the cherished fleet in its upgraded tune. With just the mildest of ECU fettles, it produces 250hp and 273lb ft, up from 225 and 207lb ft. Which certainly still feels like plenty, the trusty old 1.8 BAM turbo getting a real shift on beyond 3,500rpm and not losing much ground to the heavier new S3.
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