For us in NA, it doesn't matter what you can get in the rest of the world; I wouldn't presume to speak for anyone outside the USA of course. Here, the difference is ten grand, give or take. And, no manual option. So it's a much different calculus. If the two cars were more comparable here, yeah, I'd definitely consider a small premium for the S3, because I sort of prefer a sedan to a hatch these days, but we don't get the choice really.
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