Yet another model joins the Audi RS series lineup and this one is the big bad adaptation of the A3 called the RS 3 Sportback. There’s no dearth of pizzazz here for sure what with 340 hp and 450 Nm as well as a 0-100 kph sprint time of 4.6 secs kicking off this particular dynamic display.
Styling-wise the car which is of course developed by Audi subsidiary quattro gets the RS attire up treatment and the front features an anthracite single-frame grill with diamond-patterned styling new air intakes a front apron and front fenders made of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP).
Throw in prominent sill panels exterior-mirror casings in matt aluminum a large roof spoiler and a high-gloss black diffusor insert at the rear along with two elliptical exhaust tailpipes and you’ve got the new clothes this one wears.
Oh and RS 3 badging both front and rear of course of action.
The exclusively black interior carries a number of RS 3 logos as well in case you ever forget what it is you’re driving. The sports seats wear fine Nappa leather with silver contrasting stitching and you get pianoforte finish black or the new Aluminum Race look for inlay finishes. Elsewhere the selector lever and instruments for the RS 3 are unusual and the vehicle’s driver information system can display the boost pressure and oil temperature as well as a lap timer.
As the heart of the all-wheel mechanism RS 3 is a 2.5 litre TFSI five-cylinder turbocharged pot first seen on the TT RS and the 340 horses (available between 5400 and 6500 rpm) translates into a specified power output of 137.one hp per litre. As for the torque the 450 Nm is available from 1600 rpm correct up to 5300 rpm. The turbocharger generates up to one.2 bar of boost pressure level with an intercooler downstream efficiency rate of over 80%.
The 183 kg block features a crankcase made of vermicular-graphite cast iron – Audi’s the first car maker to use this a high-strength yet lightweight material in a gasoline engine and helping to keep the weight in check means paying off big for the RS 3 in terms of axle-load distribution and handling.
The RS 3 features a seven-speed S tronic dual-clutch transmission system with a operational choice of two automatic modes and one manual mode – paddle shifters and a launch control system round things off. Meanwhile the quattro all-wheel thrust features an electronically controlled multi-plate clutch mounted at the end of the propeller shaft to achieve a favourable axle load distribution.
Performance-wise the 1575 kg car manages an electronically-limited 250 kph top focal ratio and it growls all the way in that signature RS manner with a sound flap in the exhaust branch intensifying the sound even further (the flap is controlled via the standard Sport button which also varies the engine response). Despite it being a scorcher it’s also very much a sipper – the claimed average ingestion figure is a neat 9.1 litres per hundred km.
As would be the case the RS 3 Sportback gets a figure of suspension and geometry revisions to help it handle like its life depended on it. The sports abeyance on the RS 3 lowers it by 25 mm compared with the stock A3 and at the front the track has been widened with the McPherson struts featuring a separate subframe; key components are made of aluminium. At the back the four-link pause is also anchored to a subframe and features high-strength-steel control arms that allow it to handle longitudinal and lateral forces separately.
Stopping power is through a brake system ready-made up of four-pot calipers (finished in high-gloss black and bearing the RS logo) and 370 mm front and 310 mm rear ventilated discs. The car wears 19-inch cast aluminium force finished in machine-polished titanium as standard with a black with a red rim flange available as an option – the force sit on 235/35 series front and 225/35 rear rubbers
Styling-wise the car which is of course developed by Audi subsidiary quattro gets the RS attire up treatment and the front features an anthracite single-frame grill with diamond-patterned styling new air intakes a front apron and front fenders made of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP).
Throw in prominent sill panels exterior-mirror casings in matt aluminum a large roof spoiler and a high-gloss black diffusor insert at the rear along with two elliptical exhaust tailpipes and you’ve got the new clothes this one wears.
Oh and RS 3 badging both front and rear of course of action.
The exclusively black interior carries a number of RS 3 logos as well in case you ever forget what it is you’re driving. The sports seats wear fine Nappa leather with silver contrasting stitching and you get pianoforte finish black or the new Aluminum Race look for inlay finishes. Elsewhere the selector lever and instruments for the RS 3 are unusual and the vehicle’s driver information system can display the boost pressure and oil temperature as well as a lap timer.
As the heart of the all-wheel mechanism RS 3 is a 2.5 litre TFSI five-cylinder turbocharged pot first seen on the TT RS and the 340 horses (available between 5400 and 6500 rpm) translates into a specified power output of 137.one hp per litre. As for the torque the 450 Nm is available from 1600 rpm correct up to 5300 rpm. The turbocharger generates up to one.2 bar of boost pressure level with an intercooler downstream efficiency rate of over 80%. The 183 kg block features a crankcase made of vermicular-graphite cast iron – Audi’s the first car maker to use this a high-strength yet lightweight material in a gasoline engine and helping to keep the weight in check means paying off big for the RS 3 in terms of axle-load distribution and handling.
The RS 3 features a seven-speed S tronic dual-clutch transmission system with a operational choice of two automatic modes and one manual mode – paddle shifters and a launch control system round things off. Meanwhile the quattro all-wheel thrust features an electronically controlled multi-plate clutch mounted at the end of the propeller shaft to achieve a favourable axle load distribution.
Performance-wise the 1575 kg car manages an electronically-limited 250 kph top focal ratio and it growls all the way in that signature RS manner with a sound flap in the exhaust branch intensifying the sound even further (the flap is controlled via the standard Sport button which also varies the engine response). Despite it being a scorcher it’s also very much a sipper – the claimed average ingestion figure is a neat 9.1 litres per hundred km.
As would be the case the RS 3 Sportback gets a figure of suspension and geometry revisions to help it handle like its life depended on it. The sports abeyance on the RS 3 lowers it by 25 mm compared with the stock A3 and at the front the track has been widened with the McPherson struts featuring a separate subframe; key components are made of aluminium. At the back the four-link pause is also anchored to a subframe and features high-strength-steel control arms that allow it to handle longitudinal and lateral forces separately.Stopping power is through a brake system ready-made up of four-pot calipers (finished in high-gloss black and bearing the RS logo) and 370 mm front and 310 mm rear ventilated discs. The car wears 19-inch cast aluminium force finished in machine-polished titanium as standard with a black with a red rim flange available as an option – the force sit on 235/35 series front and 225/35 rear rubbers
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