FAST FACTS
* Model: 2015 Audi S3* Exterior color: Blue Pearl* Interior color: Black* Engine: 2.0-liter, turbocharged* Horsepower: 292* Transmission: six-speed, automatic* Fuel economy: 31 mpg highway, 26 mpg city* Dealer: Audi Chattanooga, 6001 International Drive* Price (as tested): $53,130
Things can be simultaneously cute and menacing. Witness: A snubbed-nose revolver. A baby tarantula.
Ditto the new Audi S3 sedan which is undeniably cute but can also zip from zero to 60 miles per hour in just 4.4 seconds, which might just stir up any naughty tendencies you might be harboring.
The S3 is the performance version of the new-for-2015 Audi A3 sub-compact. It starts at about $41,000. Pack it with premium options — like our tester’s dealer-installed carbon-fiber side-mirror covers and rear-deck spoiler — and you can create a little car that lists for north of $50,000.
At that price, it better be good. And in typical Audi fashion, it is.