
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Audi S3 cars, across model years.
The annual fuel costs (shown in the right-hand columns) are calculated based on an estimated annual mileage of 15,000 miles,
of which 55% of the miles are city driving, and 45% of the miles are highway driving.
Annual Cost 1 assumes a fuel cost of $5.00 per gallon, while Annual Cost 2 assumes a fuel cost of $6.00 per gallon.
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 S3 | Automatic (AM-S7) | 4 | 26 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | $3,417 |
| 2022 S3 | Automatic (AM-S7) | 4 | 27 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | $3,417 |
| 2020 S3 | Automatic (AM-S7) | 4 | 25 | 22 | 29 | $3,038 | $3,646 |
| 2019 S3 | Automatic (AM-S7) | 4 | 25 | 22 | 29 | $3,038 | $3,646 |
| 2018 S3 | Automatic (AM-S7) | 4 | 25 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 2017 S3 | Automatic (AM-S6) | 4 | 24 | 21 | 28 | $3,169 | $3,803 |
| 2016 S3 | Automatic (AM-S6) | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 2015 S3 | Automatic (AM-S6) | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.