So I picked up my 2024 Sportline plus last week and so far I've been very pleased with in, well except the brake peddle knock, hopefully as I've still got 24months warranty on it I'll get that sorted.

The plus has a bit more bhp, it feels quicker than my old car despite the states saying it marginally slower, whether that's the 7speed DSG compared to the 6 speed, I'm not sure but it's definitely smoother, the car starts a lot smoother too. It does feel the same on the road handling wise and has a better throttle response.

So all in all a good improvement on the old.

With the Plus I now have heated seats and the power boot lid, definitely prefer the new steering wheel, and the digital dash is cool, still learning the full touch screen Columbus but I do miss the 8 short cut buttons that the old infotainment unit had.

Seems like silly details but I don't know why they got rid of the storage under the passenger seat, also the boot light torch and the info screen for the rear passengers, which was my sons first moan about the car.

But despite those small details it is a significant enough improvement for me to know going for a 12 month old S3 and letting the previous owner take the £15k loss from new was definitely the right decision.

Do you have Canton or electric passenger seat fitted in your car? If yes, the storage box is deleted as I assume there isn't enough space.