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New 2022 Audi RS3: 394bhp mega-hatch officially previewed

Ingolstadt firm quietly shows off five-cylinder hot hatch and saloon ahead of imminent deb

Audi has published the first official preview images of its upcoming RS3 hot hatchback and saloon, suggesting a reveal is imminent.

Shown in camouflage as part of the wider Audi Sport line-up, the RS3 hatchback and RS3 Sportback are shown in production-ready guise, wearing a promotional wrap emblazoned with the sequence 1-2-4-5-3, likely a reference to the firing order of its five-cylinder powerplant.

The RS3 is set to use the same turbocharged five-cylinder unit as its larger RS Q3 sibling and the TT RS Coupé. It will send 394bhp to both axles and should get the car from zero to 62mph in around 4.0sec.

That output will place the RS3 among the most powerful models in its segment, second only to the Mercedes-AMG A45 S, which uses the most powerful four-cylinder engine in production, with 416bhp.

As expected, visual modifications over the warmed-up S3 - revealed last year - are subtle, extending to more aggressive intakes, bespoke alloy wheels and a unique rear diffuser and spoiler. However, bespoke interior cues that reference its higher output, as well as larger brakes and wider tyres, are likely.

The pictures accompanied an official interview with new Audi Sport managing director Sebastian Grams, who reflected on his first three months in the position and hinted at what is to come: "Our mission is to push the limits of what’s possible – that’s what Audi Sport is all about. And I’m positive that this will continue to be the case in the future."

www.autocar.co.uk

New 2022 Audi RS3: 394bhp mega-hatch officially previewed | Autocar

Ingolstadt firm quietly shows off five-cylinder hot hatch and saloon ahead of imminent debut
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Here’s your very first look at the new, 400bhp-ish Audi RS3

Hatch and saloon teased in Audi family photo, complete with five-pot firing order

Audi might wax lyrical about electrification and digitisation all it likes, but the company still hearts its combustion engines. Plastered across the flanks of its camouflaged new RS3 above – our first look at the new SuperHatch – is the five-cylinder turbo’s firing order.

Seems the geek won’t just inherit the earth, they’ll be the fastest across it too. Because TopGear.com understands that admirable five-pot turbo sitting inside the new RS3 will produce upwards of 400bhp – putting it in the same ballpark as the Merc-AMG A45 S.

You can probably bank on that power being delivered via a super-quick double-clutch gearbox and four-wheel-drive as standard. Fairly certain Audi calls the latter something special which it rarely mentions, but for the life of us we can’t remember. Quinoa? Quorn? Something Q anyway.

Looks like we’re getting a hot hatch and a hot saloon judging by these images: both wear fairly sizable bodykits that clearly make no concessions to subtlety. The front features a pair of swollen side intakes, there are vents behind the front wheels, bigger side skirts and that all-important rear diffuser and twin exhaust setup.

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Here’s your very first look at the new, 400bhp-ish Audi RS3

Audi might wax lyrical about electrification and digitisation all it likes, but the company still hearts its combustion engines. Plastered across the flanks of its camouflaged new RS3 above – our first look at the new SuperHatch – is the five-cylinder turbo’s firing order.Seems the geek won’t...
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New Audi RS3 Sportback and Sedan models teased

Audi’s fourth-generation A3 range has been mostly rolled out, but there is currently one essential ingredient missing for those who lust after high-performance five-cylinder engines.

But it shouldn’t be a long wait for the reveal of the all-new Audi RS3 models, which is expected to take place shortly, and to tide us over until then the Ingolstadt based firm has released a few teaser images showing both the Sportback and Sedan versions of the new high-performance model.

The Audi RS3 prototypes shown off in this ‘RS family photo’ have minimal disguise, so we can see the flared wheel arches, huge frontal air inlets, chain link grille, side skirts and bold diffuser that will characterise the new performers.

But what’s beneath the bonnet? Audi isn’t saying anything for now, although it appears that the five digits plastered along the sides of the vehicles is the firing sequence for the five-cylinder engine that will once again power the RS3 Sportback and Sedan.

According to Autocar, there are no power hikes on the cards, meaning the new Audi RS3 will match its predecessor’s outputs of 294 kW and 480 N.m.

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New Audi RS3 Sportback and Sedan models teased - CAR Magazine

Audi’s fourth-generation A3 range has been mostly rolled out, but there is currently one essential ingredient missing for those who lust after high-performance five-cylinder engines.... Read more →
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2022 Audi RS3 Teased Ahead of Reveal

The 2022 Audi RS3 is due for a reveal any day now and Audi Sport has released some teaser images of its new flagship compact performance offering.

What you see here is the new 2022 Audi RS3 hatchback and sedan, in some stylish camouflage which hides all the finer styling details. There’s no mistaking those big oval exhausts and the gaping front end. We’ve seen numerous Audi RS3 spy shots, giving some idea of what’s to come.

A cute touch is the 1-2-4-5-3 on the side, denoting the firing order of the 2.5-litre 5-cylinder engine. This is surely the official confirmation that the new 2022 Audi RS3 will have 5-cylinder, but to be fair, it would come as quite a shock if the car were to gain an alternate engine.

As for the engine, official outputs and performance are yet to be confirmed. In its current RS Q3 application, the 2.5-litre 5-cylinder is good for 294 kW and 480 Nm, and this powertrain is mated to a 7-speed S tronic gearbox. The sporty crossover is good for a 4.5 second run to 100 kph, but we suspect that the 2022 Audi RS3 will be quicker than that.

Stay tuned for the reveal of the 2022 Audi RS3 which we suspect will be in the next month or so.

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2022 Audi RS3 Teased Ahead of Reveal

The 2022 Audi RS3 will be revealed soon and thanks to this teaser image, we get a preview of what it looks like!
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New 2021 Audi RS3 detailed ahead of imminent reveal

Audi’s 394bhp mega-hatch looks set to be more playful, thanks to all-new 4WD and Drift mode

Audi’s upcoming third-generation RS3 has adopted a new four-wheel drive system to deliver enhanced performance and greater agility over the outgoing car, as well as a dedicated drift mode for use on the track.

Audi Sport’s smallest RS model is set for UK delivery in hatchback and saloon bodystyles in September and is the first in a series of the performance division’s models to gain a new torque splitter, supplied by Magna. It replaces the multi-plate disc clutch and rear differential of the previous RS3’s Haldex four-wheel drive system.

Comprising two electronically controlled clutches – one on each of the rear driveshafts – it provides the soon-to-be-unveiled new RS3 with faster and more accurate apportioning of drive between the front and rear axles. It also enables individual torque allocation to each of the rear wheels in more sporting driving modes.

Similar in operation to the drift mode function used by the RS3’s key rival, the Mercedes-AMG A45 S 4Matic, the new torque splitter is claimed to provide greater traction during standing starts as well as enhanced agility on more challenging roads, where it increases the amount of drive to the outer rear wheel to, in the words of development engineer Norbert Gösl, “significantly reduce understeer”.

The new system also provides the RS3 with the ability to perform controlled drifts in its new RS Torque Rear driving mode. It receives its own unique mapping, with sharper throttle response, altered shift strategy for the gearbox and control of the four-wheel drive system. So configured, the torque splitter is capable of directing all the drive to only one of the rear wheels for characteristic rear- wheel-drive oversteer qualities.

www.autocar.co.uk

New 2021 Audi RS3 detailed ahead of imminent reveal | Autocar

Audi’s 394bhp mega-hatch looks set to be more playful, thanks to all-new 4WD and Drift mode
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First ride: 2021 Audi RS3 prototype review

Ingolstadt's hardcore hot hatch is almost upon us. We ride shotgun to get a feel for its 5-pot potential

When I step out of the prototype Gösl asks what I think. I tell him it’s one of the most impressive displays of a new Audi model I’ve experienced for a long time – perhaps ever. He tells me that’s exactly what he want to hear. “We’ve put a lot of effort into it, right from the very first day. We were determined to come up with something special.”

It’ll be few months until we get to drive the new RS3 for ourselves but for now the likes of the BMW M135i xDrive, Honda Civic Type R and Mercedes-AMG A45 appear to have a much more talented rival to contend with than before.

www.autocar.co.uk

We put Audi's Euro7 refugee hyper hatch against the stopwatch | Autocar

Ingolstadt sharpens up its five-cylinder hyper-hatch
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FiestaST said:
Good question.

No doubt Audi Sport would have studied AMG's homework & do tons & tons of (extra) dev work. Offhand I would take a stab & say it would out drift the A45 S.
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I’m concerned when it comes to tuning because what effect will it have if let’s say I do a custom turbo and it kicks out 580hp/700nm . What effect will sway bars have etc

so many questions but luckily the euro market can experiment before we get it some time 2022
 
New Audi RS3: 0-62mph in 3.8s and a proper DRIFT MODE

More details of Audi’s 395bhp hot hatch have emerged. Here’s a list

A new Audi RS3 is coming, and before too long we’ll see the entire car, shorn of its camouflage and ‘1-2-4-5-3’ decals; the latter a not-so-subtle shorthand for its five-cylinder engine.

Audi has released a raft of new details and more camouflaged images of the Mercedes-AMG A45 S rival, and here are the main headlines to take away and digest/argue incoherently about with loved ones.

RS3 enthusiasts – and rivals – will note this new car produces exactly zero more horsepower than the outgoing RS3, and is therefore still outgunned by that madcap Mercedes-AMG A45 S (409bhp). Still, nearly 400 horses is a decent slug of power.

Instead, progress has been made in the form of torque – the last RS3 produced 354lb ft, whereas the new RS3 produces… 369lb ft. A mild increase, delivered over a wider rev range (2,250rpm to 5,600rpm).

You might think Audi has misunderstood the definition of ‘progress’, but it is there in ways you can literally feel.

www.topgear.com

New Audi RS3: 0-62mph in 3.8s and a proper DRIFT MODE

More details of Audi’s 395bhp hot hatch have emerged. Here’s a list
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The 2022 Audi RS3's Fancy New E-Diff Is Made For Drifting

The RS Torque Splitter can serve either rear wheel with up to 790 lb-ft of rubber-shredding torque

The next-gen Audi RS3 is nearly upon us. We know it’ll have the proper engine, as the company not-so-subtly teased by inscribing the firing order of the RS3's turbocharged five-cylinder on the side of its camouflaged wrap. While Audi’s not quite ready to spill all the beans on its next compact sport sedan (or wagon for lucky customers outside the U.S.), it is offering a sneak peek into a major component: the RS Torque Splitter.

First, let’s confirm those engine stats. The RS3's 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine once again delivers 394 horsepower, though that peak power is available for a wider chunk of the rev range, from 5,600 to 7,000 rpm. There’s also slightly more torque on offer, jumping from about 354 lb-ft in the outgoing RS3 to 369 lb-ft in the new one. Once again, it’s connected to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.

The result is a sprint to 62 mph from a standstill that’s about three tenths of a second quicker, at 3.8 seconds, on the way to a top speed of 180 mph provided the RS Dynamic package and its ceramic brakes are optioned. An “entry-level” compact sedan that hits 60 in under four seconds — you couldn’t dream of that 15 years ago.

jalopnik.com

The 2022 Audi RS3's Fancy New E-Diff Is Made For Drifting - Jalopnik

The next-gen Audi RS3 is nearly upon us. We know it’ll have the proper engine, as the company not-so-subtly teased by inscribing the firing order of the RS3's turbocharged five-cylinder on the side of its camouflaged wrap. While Audi’s not quite ready to spill all the beans on its next compact...
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looks so much better and sounds better than an A45. Audi design language tops between BMW/MERC/AUDI right now too.
 
Gaz{M} said:
Epic. Really impressive. Only downside is the R1.1m+ price tag and for R400k more you can get a V10 lamborghini.
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Are you talking about the old Gallardos advertised on Autotrader?:ROFL: I don't think you will find a 2022 RS3 for R1.1 when the Mk8 R is already around that price point. Likely will be R1.3-1.6 with options.

Edit: People were already achieving sub 3 seconds 0-100 with basic bolt-ons imagine the new AWD system :notworthy:
 
Apex Hunter: all-new drift-ready Audi RS3 quattro prototype breaks cover

“A quantum leap for agile driving” – that’s what Audi racing and development driver Frank Stippler had to say about the new RS3’s torque splitter with its fully variable torque distribution on the rear axle. Audi will soon launch the first-ever series roll-out of this technology in a sporty compact-class RS model.

Frank Stippler and Meic Diessner, development and test engineer for chassis, spoke in an interview last week about the development and tuning process for the torque splitter in the RS3 prototype that’s been recently unveiled.

Both worked together throughout the entire development of the car in various testing and set-up cycles on the infamous North Loop of the Nürburgring to ensure that the new technology meets the wishes of sporty drivers on the racetrack as well as customers looking for comfort in day-to-day driving. They covered two continual runs of 8000 kilometres each in durability testing too.

www.iol.co.za

Apex Hunter: all-new drift-ready Audi RS3 quattro prototype breaks cover

Audi insiders share key insights on why the new RS3 will raise your heart rate in the corners
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New Audi RS3 Coming With RS Torque Splitter (Drift Mode)

Audi revealed some news on the new RS3 this morning confirming the hot hatch will get a new torque-splitting rear differential, which gives the compact car more agility and balance than before.

We are expecting the 2.5-litre turbocharged inline five-cylinder to deliver 394 hp (294 kW) and 500 Nm (369 lb-ft) of torque. The power rating is the same as the outgoing model but it’s available between 5,600 and 7,000 rpm, earlier than in the previous generation while torque goes up 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) as well. The new RS3 will be able to sprint to 100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds (0.3 seconds improvement) and will run to a top speed of 250 km/h. If you wish, you can go all the way to 280 km/h as an option and if you add both the RS Dynamic package and the ceramic brakes, the top speed is a crazy 290 km/h. These performance figures put it at the top of the pile in its class in terms of acceleration and top speed.

Audi is calling it the RS Torque Splitter and basically, it is to keep all the grunt under control. By using an advanced multi-plate clutch on each rear axle shaft, the RS3 can actively send power to the right or left, overdriving the outside wheel in corners to reduce understeer and improve manoeuvrability. What is pretty impressive is it can actually send 100 per cent of the torque to a single wheel in certain situations.

The Audi Drive select controller now comes with two dedicated sporty modes. In addition to Comfort, Auto, Dynamic, and Efficiency, there’s an RS Performance mode that delivers as much power as possible to the rear axle, balancing handling and reducing understeer for faster lap times. Meanwhile, a dedicated RS Rear mode maxes out the torque split to the back of the car, allowing the driver to execute some tyre shredding, controllable drifts.

www.zero2turbo.com

New Audi RS3 Coming With RS Torque Splitter (Drift Mode)

The all-new 2022 Audi RS3 hatchback and sedan will be revealed in full on 19 July 2021.
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