Audi RS3 Sedan

Yes, the folks over at CarWow has organised another intriguing drag race, this time pitting two RS-badged siblings against one another. Who’s your money on: the Audi RS3 sedan or the Audi RS4 Avant?While both models (obviously) feature all-wheel drive, the RS3 uses Ingolstadt’s turbocharged 2,5-litre ...

In November 2017, the folks over at ABT Sportsline revealed a freshly tuned version of the Audi RS3 sedan, hiking the peak power output of Ingolstadt’s silky smooth 2,5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder to a whopping 339 kW. But that figure apparently wasn’t quite high enough for the German tuner…Now, ...

As has become tradition, we conducted a handful of drag races at the 2018 iteration of our annual Performance Shootout. And it looks like we have a family fight on our hands! Sure, the Audi R8 V10 Spyder (with its 397 kW naturally aspirated 5,2-litre V10) should easily have the measure of the Audi RS3 ...

At CAR magazine, we take every new vehicle we feature to our test strip to gather data for our in-depth road tests. Sometimes, we see some pretty impressive results. Below we have listed the best 0-100 km/h times we've collected over the past 12 months. Yes, these are the fastest-accelerating cars from ...

A mid-cycle facelift sees the already generously endowed RS3 gain 24 kW ... to spectacular effect3,93 Seconds… On our test strip, the RS3 Sedan completed the benchmark 100 km/h sprint in less time than any BMW M or Mercedes-AMG product we’ve ever tested. That’s an incredible achievement, and it’s ...

These two vehicles aren't exactly evenly matched, are they? Still, we thought it'd be interesting to pit the facelifted Volkswagen Golf R against the new Audi RS3 Sedan in a drag race, simply to demonstrate exactly how much additional straight-line performance the latter’s near-R280k premium buys you.With ...

The Audi RS3 sedan has quietly arrived in South Africa (well, as quietly as a 294 kW compact super-saloon can, anyway), and we've managed to dig up local pricing.Topping the local A3 range, the Audi RS3 sedan (no word yet on the arrival of the RS3 Sportback) will set you back R925 500, before you've ...

Audi Q5The second generation of the popular Audi Q5 is here. While borrowing a lot of design cues from its big brother, the Q7, it doesn't seem to be that far off from the model it replaces.The design makes this SUV 90 kgs lighter than before despite its dimensions increasing (luggage space ranges between ...