It exists and it rolls toward the Nurburgring! The RS badge is the culmination of a career well-deserved end to the A3, the first compact sports wear distinguishing mark of the rings.
Embellished with a vivid orange livery, the RS3 is displayed around the Nürburgring. It's almost a habit for sports compact, expected in vain on the largest rendezvous cars for two years. We shall now dreaming of an official appearance in Paris in October, Audi maintains the soft focus on the presentation of the RS3.
The expectations are huge around the RS3 first compact to receive the label 'Rennsport'. The A3 in the end, its declination sport takes over brilliantly. Dedicated exclusively to the European market, it is muscle from all points of view under the influence of the RS badge: the wheel arches strengthened and specific tires, many air intakes to cool the heart of the beast and suspensions adapted. Under the hood the 5-cylinder 2.5l TFSI already installed on the TT-RS, developing 340ch and 40 Nm of torque. The RS3 will get on to 250 km / h or 280 km / h according to the Vmax.
