Audi’s S3 is now available to order in Britain with five doors, titled Sportback, and the option of a seven-speed, twin-clutch S-tronic transmission.

Deliveries of updated three and five-door S3 models start in December, with the seven-speed gearbox costing an extra £1,450.

Another one to watch from Audi is the April 2009 launch of the S4, the new performance version of the popular A4 saloon. Orders for the S4, and its estate, or Avant, stablemate, can be placed with British showrooms in December.