Audi RS3

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 ...

South African tuner RGMotorsport has released details of its new stage four package for the Audi RS3 Sportback, giving Ingolstadt’s all-wheel-drive hot hatch yet more grunt.The Randburg-based firm claims to have hiked the turbocharged 2,5-litre five-cylinder’s peak outputs from the stock 294 kW and ...

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, ...

The Audi RS3 sedan isn't exactly short on punch, thanks to its turbocharged 2,5-litre five-cylinder heart. But that hasn't stopped the folks over at Schaeffler from using it as a base to build the 880 kW "Schaeffler 4ePerformance".This concept vehicle was developed to showcase how quickly Formula E ...

In November, ABT Sportsline announced a special tuning package for the latest RS3 Sportback and Sedan, taking the 2,5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder engine from the stock 294 kW to a tempting 339 kW. At the time, the firm also revealed that it was working on an even more potent version.And now the ...

The standard Audi RS3, with its staggering 294 kW output and claimed 0-100 km/h time of just 4,1 seconds (which we actually beat on our test strip in the sedan version), is plenty powerful. But the specialist tuners over at ABT Sportsline apparently think more oomph is required.Thanks to a “specially ...

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 ...

Last month, CARmag.co.za broke the news that the new Audi RS3 sedan had quietly arrived in South Africa, revealing pricing for the compact super-saloon. And now the RS3 Sportback – which has the Mercedes-AMG A45 (R773 914) squarely in its sights – has been confirmed for local introduction, too.While ...