A3/S3, US?

[Tom Nas]

"Fisher, Scott" <Scott_Fisher at intuit.com> wrote:

>I've read in the past that Audi is planning to introduce the A3 to the US at
>sometime in the next couple of years. Is this still in the works? Was it
>ever? :-)

I don't think so.

>This raises some interesting questions. First -- is there an S3 either in
>European production or planned for production? Second, do we know whether
>will the S3 be available in the US? I have a real soft spot in my head for
>hatchback-shaped rocketships...

There is an S3. Really butch-looking (see one in my Audi models pages on 
http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/AudiJunk) with 210 hp from the 1.8T and of 
course AWD, albeit with the Haldex instead of a T*rsen differential. It's a 
fun car, sort of a TT with a decent back seat and better aerodynamics.

Tom