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More powerful Audi RS3 on cards as raucous five-cylinder swansong

Audi is "not finished" with the RS3 and says the legendary five-pot can hit new heights without electrification

Audi has hinted at plans to take its acclaimed five-cylinder petrol engine to new heights before it switches focus wholesale to electrification, and a substantially upgraded Audi RS3 hot hatch is on the cards.

The raucous inline five-pot is currently used by the Audi RS Q3, Audi RS3 and Audi TT RS and is the only motor of this configuration in series production.

Audi has offered a straight-five engine since 1976, when the 100 saloon launched with 101bhp, and some of the brand's most revered models – Sport Quattro, S2 and RS2 – have helped the motor become an icon in its own right.

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More powerful Audi RS3 on cards as raucous five-cylinder swansong | Autocar

Audi is "not finished" with the RS3 and says the legendary five-pot can hit new heights without electrification
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In South Africa (and other countries around the world) the Audi RS3 range packs 394 hp (294 kW) from its 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder. In the USA they get the RS3 Performance Edition (pictured above) which pushes power up a tad more to 401 hp (300 kW).

Those who want something more powerful than what is currently on offer may be in luck as Audi Sport boss Sebastian Grams suggested the inline-five could be further boosted.

While talking to Autocar, Grams gave an intriguing hint at plans to take the engine to new heights before it is retired in line with Audi‘s wider electrification strategy. The brand will launch its final combustion car by 2026 and will sell only pure EVs from 2033.

“We have a perfect five-cylinder engine which is very unique in the market. We have a six-cylinder engine, and we will improve these technologies into the next step. I do not see a need to completely change the engines,” said Grams.

Asked if the five-cylinder can be improved without the introduction of a hybrid unit, Grams would only say: “Yes.”

“Honestly, we are really happy that the customers are jumping on that car [RS3] like hell and we are not, let’s say, finished with the car… We have the five-cylinder and we will definitely increase the five-cylinder for the next step. We will improve that.

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Could we see a swansong RS3 with enough power to eclipse the 416 hp (310 kW) Mercedes-AMG A45 S?
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FiestaST said:
More Potent Audi RS3 Rumoured

In South Africa (and other countries around the world) the Audi RS3 range packs 394 hp (294 kW) from its 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder. In the USA they get the RS3 Performance Edition (pictured above) which pushes power up a tad more to 401 hp (300 kW).

Those who want something more powerful than what is currently on offer may be in luck as Audi Sport boss Sebastian Grams suggested the inline-five could be further boosted.

While talking to Autocar, Grams gave an intriguing hint at plans to take the engine to new heights before it is retired in line with Audi‘s wider electrification strategy. The brand will launch its final combustion car by 2026 and will sell only pure EVs from 2033.

“We have a perfect five-cylinder engine which is very unique in the market. We have a six-cylinder engine, and we will improve these technologies into the next step. I do not see a need to completely change the engines,” said Grams.

Asked if the five-cylinder can be improved without the introduction of a hybrid unit, Grams would only say: “Yes.”

“Honestly, we are really happy that the customers are jumping on that car [RS3] like hell and we are not, let’s say, finished with the car… We have the five-cylinder and we will definitely increase the five-cylinder for the next step. We will improve that.

www.zero2turbo.com

More Potent Audi RS3 Rumoured

Could we see a swansong RS3 with enough power to eclipse the 416 hp (310 kW) Mercedes-AMG A45 S?
www.zero2turbo.com www.zero2turbo.com
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Look Out, A45? Audi Hints at Even Hotter RS3

The head of Audi Sport has dropped a sizeable hint an even more powerful RS3 is coming, saying the firm is “not finished” with its iconic 5-cylinder engine just yet…

Audi Sport managing director Sebastian Grams has suggested an even more powerful RS3 is on the horizon, saying the German automaker is “not finished” with the compact performance vehicle nor its 5-cylinder engine.

The comments point to something of a swansong for the turbocharged 2.5-litre 5-pot, since Audi plans to launch its final combustion-engined new car by 2026, before shifting completely to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2033. And it looks likely a more powerful version of this engine will be used in the RS3 rather than the TT, seeing as production of the latter is due to end in October 2023.

“We have a perfect 5-cylinder engine, which is very unique in the market. We have a 6-cylinder engine, and we will improve these technologies into the next step. I do not see a need to completely change the engines,” Grams said, according to Autocar, at an event celebrating 40 years of Audi Sport.

“Honestly, we are really happy that the customers are jumping on that car [the RS3] like hell and we are not, let’s say, ‘finished’ with the car. We have the 5-cylinder and we will definitely increase the 5-cylinder for the next step. We will improve that.

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Look Out, A45? Audi Hints at Even Hotter RS3

Audi Sport's boss has dropped a sizeable hint an even more powerful RS3 is coming, saying the firm is “not finished” with the 5-cylinder…
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