Audi S3 Curb Weight: 3,483 lbs

At 58/42, the 3,483 lbs puts about 2,020 lbs on the front axle and 1,463 lbs on the rear — 557 lbs more over the front wheels, which is what front tires and front brake pads wear against first.

The two axles are not the same width either: 61.0 in of track at the front against 60.2 in at the rear, 0.8 in narrower behind.

Ranked on the lightest configuration of each nameplate, the S3 is 7 of 21 in Subcompact Cars, 122 lbs below the 3,605 lbs median and lighter than 14 of its peers.

The lightest 2015 record is 3,450 lbs; the lightest 2026 record is 3,483 lbs — 33 lbs heavier (1.0%).

At the top of the range the 2026 file reaches 3,483 lbs against 3,450 lbs in 2015, a 33 lbs increase — driven by which configurations exist, not by the same truck gaining mass.