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Audi S3 Saloon goes on sale in the UK – price from £33,240

The Audi S3 Saloon (pictured) is now on sale in the UK If you want a relatively compact pocket rocket, Audi has you covered with the S3. So far, we’ve had the regular S3 and S3 Sportback (and the S3 Cabriolet is on the way), but if you prefer your S3 in a standard four-door saloon guise, you’re in luck – the Audi S3 Saloon has arrived in the UK. With the same 296bhp 2.0 litre TFSI engine as its S3 siblings, the S3 saloon offers strong performance – 0-62mph in 4.9 seconds – and an official combined economy of 40.9mpg (which means emissions of 159g/km (if you opt for the S Tronic gearbox).

Subaru Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 (2010) revealed

This is the new Cosworth Impreza STI CS400, a limited edition Subaru tuned and tweaked by one of F1’s most famous names. It costs nearly £50k, and will hit 62mph in 3.7 seconds. Almost – there’s 400PS, so 395bhp in our language; Cosworth removes the 2.5-litre flat-four from the STI and sets about seriously overhauling it.

Porsche sees double with new Turbo Cabriolet models

THE NEW Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet has been revealed ahead of its launch at the Los Angeles Motor Show. The model takes a largely familiar format to modals that have gone before it, but this time the German firm is releasing two Turbo models at the same time. The 513bhp Turbo Cabriolet will be the entry point to the forced-induction 911 duo, starting at £126,766 before options.