The first official Audi S3 Cabriolet details have been released ahead of its debut at tomorrow�??s Frankfurt motor show, along with confirmation the German manufacturer�??s first ever high-performance small-car-based soft-top will be sold in Australia.
Based on the recently revealed A3 Cabriolet and powered by the same 221kW/380Nm turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine found in the Audi S3, S3 Sportback, S3 sedan and the new Volkswagen Golf R, the Audi S3 Cabriolet claims 0-100km/h in 5.4 when tied to six-speed S tronic dual-clutch transmission.
In sheer numbers terms, this puts the drop-top half a second behind both the S3 sedan and Golf R (both listed at 4.9sec) and trailing the S3 Sportback (5.0sec) and S3 (5.1) by at least three tenths.
It does also, however, make it faster than the current 147kW/280Nm A3 Cabriolet (7.3sec), and equal to the $102,800 TTS Roadster and $146,000 S5 Cabriolet.
It�??s not yet known if the S3 Cabriolet (pictured below� testing in Germany)� will be de-tuned for our local market, with Australia�??s �??hot climate�?? classification already ensuring the S3 Sportback�??s engine will be wound down to 206kW for its arrival in December.
The German car maker is spruiking efficiency, though, with the S3 Cabriolet�??s claimed fuel consumption figure of 7.1 litres per 100 kilometres matching the Golf R�??s �?" both are up 0.1L/100km on the S3 sedan and S3 Sportback.
The drop-top S3 will sit 25mm lower than its A3 Convertible kin, and on 18-inch wheels, with larger 19-inch alloys available as an option along with Audi�??s magnetic ride control.
Though Audi Australia has said Australian customers will be able to purchase the new S3 Cabriolet,� it remains tight-lipped about official timing. Given the new A3 Cabriolet is due to arrive locally in the third quarter of next year, however, its performance �??S�??-badged stable mate should arrive in showrooms by the end of 2014.
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