S3 (8P) technical data

Performance
Max speed 155 miles/h (250 km/h)
0-100 km/h 5.7 seconds
0-160 km/h 13.7 seconds
0-200 km/h 23.2 seconds
0-300 km/h -
Quarter mile 13.9 seconds
0-100-0 mph -
Engine
Power 195 kw (261hp / 265 ps)
Torque 350 Nm (258 Lb-Ft)
Displacement 2 liters
Engine type Inline 4, Turbocharged
Engine location Front
General data
Gearbox 6
Drive All Wheel Drive
Mass 1450 kilograms (3190 lbs)
Weight distribution -
Year of introduction 2006
Home country Germany
Calculations
Power to Weight ratio 180.26 hp/tonne
Power per liter 97 kw/liter
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FL Rank Position - 111/1312, 12 points
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2006 Audi S3 (8P)

Fastest Lap Times (8)

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TrackTimePosition Faster thanSlower than
Hockenheim Short1:17.5135/408Audi RS4 Avant (B5) Morgan Roadster V6 lightweight 
Oschersleben1:49.1231/117K1 Roadster Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX 
Autozeitung test track1:46.078/451Renault Megane Sport Trophy Audi S3 Sportback 
Balocco3:01.1926/48BMW 135i Coupe (E82) BMW M6 
Bedford Autodrome West Circuit (pre 06/2008)1:30.4051/75Ford Mustang GT Mercedes C 55 AMG 
Nurburgring GP (3.7 km)1:50.045/17BMW 135i Coupe (E82) Porsche 987 Boxster S (291bhp) 
Serres Racing Circuit1:37.1018/86Nissan 350Z (283bhp) BMW M5 (E60) 
Inta1:14.3715/38BMW 335i Coupe Aston Martin V8 Vantage (380bhp) 

Audi S3 (8P) racing rivals

Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, Honda S2000, Renault Clio 182, Audi TT 3.2 quattro (8N), Mazda RX-8,

Other cars by Audi (89)

RS4 (B7), TT 3.2 quattro (8N), R8, RS6 (C5), S4 (B6), S6 (C6), TT 2.0 TFSI (8J), TT 3.2 quattro (8J), A3 3.2 quattro (8P), S2 (B4), TT quattro sport (8N), A3 2.0 TFSI (8P), RS4 Avant (B5), S4 (B5), TT Coupe quattro (8N), S6 (C5), A6 4.2 quattro (C5), RS6 Plus (C5), S3 (8L), RS2, A3 1.8T (8L), Sport Quattro, A8 4.2 FSI quattro, A8 6.0 L, A6 2.4 Avant, A6 3.2 FSI, A6 2.7 TDI Avant, A6 2.0 TFSI, A8 4.2 TDI quattro, A4 3.2 FSI, A6 3.0 TDI quattro, S5, A6 2.4, TT Roadster 3.2 (8J), A4 2.0 TDI, A4 Cabriolet 3.0 TDI quattro, RS4 Avant, S4 Cabrio (B6), RS4 Cabrio, A4 2.0 TFSI quattro DTM edition, TT Roadster 2.0 TFSI, TT Roadster 3.2 quattro (Mk I), A4 2.0, A4 2.5 TDI, A4 Avant 1.9 TDI, A5 3.0 TDI quattro, A8 4.2 quattro, S4 (B6) Avant, A4 2.7 TDI, A3 1.8 TFSI, RS6 Avant (C6), A3 2.0 TDI, A6 2.8 FSI, A4 2.0 TFSI (B7), A4 2.0 TDI, A5 3.2 Multitronic, A8 3.0 TDI quattro, A3 Sportback 1.9 TDI e, A8 3.0, A4 (B8) 1.8 TFSI, TT-S Coupe, TT-S Roadster, A4 3.2 FSI quattro (B8), S6 Avant, A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI, A3 Cabriolet 2.0 TFSI, RS6 sedan (C6), S3 (8L), A4 (B6) 1.8T, A4 (B8) Avant 3.0 TDI quattro, RS6 Avant(C5), A4 3.0 TDI quattro (B7), Q7 3.0 TDI, Q7 4.2 TDI, S4 Avant (B7), A4 1.8T (B5), S4 (C4), S3 Sportback, A3 1.4 TFSI, S4 (B7), TT Coupe 2.0 TDI quattro, S4 (B8), A4 3.2 quattro Avant (B8), S4 Avant (B8), A6 2.0 TDI e, A4 (B8) 3.0 TDI quattro, A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI, TT 1.8T, Q7 V12 TDI,

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Community comments (19)

Heyhuub 06/02/07, 15:07:45
Surprisingly fast car.

FastestLaps 06/06/07, 13:03:32
Please provide a proper reference link. Otherwise lap time for Balocco will be deleted.

Georg 29/07/07, 13:36:27
The Nürburgring F1 GP track laptime is from Autobild sportcars August 2007 Nr. 8 seite 89 in a direct compare with a Audi A3 24hour endurance race car... which laped the F1 circut in 1:38,58min

FastestLaps 30/07/07, 14:34:13
This is very weird. S3 faster than C6 Z06.

Heyhuub 30/07/07, 17:45:35
Probably drove a slightly shorter version of the track.

Marco 30/07/07, 21:14:23
For stock car they use a different Nurburgring configuration, much shorter than F 1 track. But the Corvette lap times is under car performance, in fact is impossible that such a car is slower than Audi S 3.911 turbo made 1.40.8, gt 3 1.41.5

Anonymous 30/07/07, 21:40:14
Z06 ran the full F1 track. It was very close to the Aston Martin DBR9 race car who was faster by fractions of second. DBR9 was deleted. Are you guys serious about having the Audi S3 faster than C6 Z06???

Marco 30/07/07, 22:15:51
Z06 run in the short track, you can verify this by looking on the link. Do you really think thath a stock Corvett is only 25 second slower tha a F 1 car??? A gallardo standard ran in 2:23 in the full track, MV Agusta 1000 in 2:13. Do you think Z06 coould do 1:55. See the layout of the track in the magazine website and you'll understand is the short track (abouto 3,6 km). So, the Z 06 can't be slower than S 3. It's ridicoulous. The driver of Z06 was very far from car's limit.

FastestLaps 31/07/07, 00:19:27
Yes, you are right, Marco. Configuration shown in that reference page is clearly not compleate F1 loop. So I renamed the track "Nurburgring F1 Circuit (short)". It is possible that Audi S3 run even shorter configuration. It would be nice if Georg could scan that Audi S3 track test for us.

Anonymous 01/08/07, 05:54:05
Come on guys :-)) Audi S3? Are you going to let this? 3 seconds faster???

FastestLaps 01/08/07, 10:33:22
I think the best solution would be to remove Nurburgring F1 Course because it has only 2 lap times and even those two are suspicious.

Anonymous 01/08/07, 17:31:18
I agree with yor solution, but in my opinion S 3 laptimes was correct. If you look at Z 06's corner and straight speed, you'll realize the problem is the driver. It's no a new situation, sometimes the tester has no familiarity with car and circuit, so the laptimes are unusefull. Top Auto, an italian magazine, published a test of 911 turbo and gt 3 in the same nurburgring configuration of Z06 test. So i can compare the different corner and straight speed and i can realize that Corvette is very far to limit. The driver wasn't very good. GT 3 and turbo run with a DTM driver and laptimes is what you expect from that cars. 1:40.8 Turbo 1:41.5 GT 3 Excuse for my english, i'm italian

FastestLaps 01/08/07, 20:46:18
S3 lap time may be correct but it does not matter now - I already removed Nurburgring F1 course from site. Only because it did not have enough lap times. If a track has only one lap time then it's useless. Ah, btw, don't apologize for your English. I am also not American or British. I am Latvian.

Georg 02/08/07, 08:55:10
that is what I wanted.... remove all that 1, 2 or 3 cars laptime tracks that were only added to prais the Z06... mission acomplished. The Audi S3 time was for the Nürburgring F1 GP track "Kurzanbindung" layout.

FastestLaps 02/08/07, 15:15:48
Mission still isn't completely accomplished. There are some more 2-3 lap time circuits added for the same reason - Mantorp Park, for example. Only two lap times - for Corvette and 997 Turbo - to show how million billion times Corvette Z06 is faster than 997 Turbo. Comon people! No more track tests and lap times for such tracks? If "Auto Motor & Sport" tested Z06 and 997T at Mantorp Park, they, probably, have tested some more cars too. At least I hope so. Otherwise I will delete this track as well. And this is not the only one 3-time track left in our list.

Marco 03/08/07, 16:58:42
By the way, you can verify Porsche performances on Nurburgring track by looking this scan. http://www.autopareri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21291

Georg 04/08/07, 06:01:43
http://www.autobild.de/artikel/Themen-Sportscars-Familien-Zwist_ 364563.html just to prove that the Nürburgring laptime was no bs..they have the article now online

Georg 11/10/07, 21:21:10
1/4mile 13,88s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVnnxuc3U2Y

javi( spain) 31/10/08, 19:33:25
Scan super test of Audi S3 265ps at Inta Circuit ( Automovil magazine):

http://www.forocoches.com/foro/showthread.php?p=27648138#post276 48138

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