Sorry, don't want to confuse things further. To be clear, there's nothing wrong with an S3... The term pocket rocket comes to mind.
Again, just my preconception based on your rascal-riding anecdotes shared here, that wafting home from Canmore at a buttery smooth 150km/h would be a higher priority than ripping through the Bow Bottom exit like a hooligan
That said, the suspension in some of the newer sedans has advanced SO far from your (non AMG) CLS, it's like black magic bitch-slapping physics. I believe @agulati has a new S Class he could chime in on...