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AudiRS 3
Sportback (8Y)
- Power
- 400 PS
- 0–100
- 3.8 s
- Top speed
- 250 km/h
Photographs: M 93, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative of the model.
Curator’s note
Audi’s five-cylinder compact, now able to split torque between the rear wheels.
The third-generation RS 3 keeps Audi’s 2.5-litre five-cylinder, with 400 PS and 500 Nm. It introduced the RS Torque Splitter, which can send all the rear-axle torque to one wheel.
- 400 PS turbocharged five-cylinder
- RS Torque Splitter on the rear axle
- RS Torque Rear drift mode
- Optional 290 km/h top speed
0–100 km/h3.8s57th of 140 · best 1.8 s
Top speed250km/h72nd of 140 · best 420 km/h
Power395hp87th of 140 · best 1,888 hp
Torque500Nm83rd of 140 · best 2,360 Nm
The story
Audi RS 3
Audi revealed the 8Y RS 3 in July 2021, in Sportback and saloon forms. Torque rose to 500 Nm, and the five-cylinder’s firing order of 1-2-4-5-3 gives its distinctive sound.
The RS Torque Splitter replaces a conventional rear differential with two electronically controlled clutches, one for each rear wheel.
Character
Dimensions
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In 2022 the RS 3 lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7:40.748, a record for compact cars at the time.
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The 2.5-litre five-cylinder won its class in the International Engine of the Year awards nine years running.
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Top speed is limited to 250 km/h, or up to 290 km/h as an option.
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Weight is the DIN kerb figure.
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