Audi’s War On Buttons Will Soon Reach The A3 And S3

An updated S3 has been spied with an all-new interior sporting larger displays and digital controls

The 2025 Audi A3 and S3 received a mild facelift with new bumpers, a revised grille, and updated lighting units. The company also made some interior tweaks to freshen things up.

At the time, the company said the cabin was “significantly upgraded” with a new center console and a revised shifter. Designers also added new air vents, fancier door panels, and a Sonos sound system. They were joined by additional equipment, making for a welcome change.

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Fast forward to today and it appears another update is in the works. While this S3 prototype appears normal on the outside, it’s hiding an all-new interior which is covered by camouflage.

While the disguise hides a number of details, we can see an all-new dashboard and a significantly larger infotainment system. The latter has also been moved up to sit next to the digital instrument cluster.

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The setup appears to echo a number of recent models including the A5 and Q3. This means we can likely expect an 11.9-inch digital instrument cluster and a 12.8- or 14.5-inch infotainment system. That would be a significant change as the current model has a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster and a 10.1-inch infotainment system.

Besides the new displays, we can see a modern steering wheel with a minimalist four-ring logo. More notably, it eschews physical buttons for digital controls. That’s a controversial move, but at least the model doesn’t try to reinvent key controls like the Q3.

These are pretty extensive changes, especially considering the car was recently given a facelift. However, the current model is likely sticking around for a while, so Audi presumably wanted its cabin to more closely echo the rest of their lineup.

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