Audi pulled some clever tricks with the design of their compact A3 and sportier S3 models. When one bears down on you from behind it looks for all the world like one of the manufacturer’s bigger cars; perhaps the A4 or A5. It’s only when it streaks past that you realise it’s one of their smaller - no less impressive - motors.
It’s the same if you see one from the front at the kerb; they have that desirable big-car heft, presence and unmistakable Audi stamp. It’s only when seen from the side - or back - that the car shrinks a little and you realise it’s the smaller model.
