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Is the 2025 Audi S3 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 7 sedans

7thof 7

  • Yes. Top half on 3 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 8.3 cu ft.
  • 7th of 7 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: power (4th of 9), mpg (5th of 10).
  • Weakest: cargo (7th of 7).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2025 · SEDANSCivic …Honda Civic Type RElantr…Hyundai Elantra NWRXSubaru WRXA3Audi A3ISLexus ISG70Genesis G70S3Audi S3Alfa Romeo GiuliaAudi RS 3Mercedes-Benz CLANo number7th of 7
10 sedans from 2025, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2025 Audi S3 in a class of 10
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$48,7009th of 1011%
Best combined mpg26 mpg5th of 1056%
Most horsepower328 hp4th of 963%
Cargo behind rear seats8.3 cu ft7th of 70%
Rear legroom35.2 in4th of 1056%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Honda Civic Type R 24.5 cu ft
  2. Hyundai Elantra N 14.2 cu ft
  3. Subaru WRX 12.5 cu ft
  4. Audi A3 10.9 cu ft
  5. Lexus IS 10.8 cu ft
  6. Genesis G70 10.5 cu ft
  7. Audi S3 8.3 cu ft

No figure: Alfa Romeo Giulia, Audi RS 3, Mercedes-Benz CLA.

Sedans in 2025: 83. The photo shows the 10 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked