Audi RS 3 Sportback
Fact File
AUDI RS 3 SPORTBACK 2.5TFSI quattro S tronic
Price: £39,930
Engine: 2480cc five-cylinder petrol
Power: 335 bhp
Torque: 332lb ft
Transmission: Seven-speed S tronic
Performance: 0 – 62mph in 4.6 seconds, 155mph
Combined cycle: 31 mpg
CO2: 212g/km
Bootspace (min/max litres) 302/1032
The RS 3 can wear the Audi’s famous four-ring badge with pride, says Sean McGreevy in the October issue
If, like me, you prefer to get your adrenaline fix without throwing yourself off the nearest precipice or scaring yourself on hair-raising theme park rides, then the mean and moody Audi RS 3 should interest you. Accelerate hard and the force punches you in the kidneys whilst you find yourself shouting ‘whooaaaa!’
Based on the A3, the RS 3 is likely to represent the swansong for the range before the car is replaced in 2012. It boasts a muscular frame covering massive 19-ich alloy wheels, and those subtle RS badges confirm it’s something special.
In deference to the classic quattros of the 1980s, the RS 3 is fitted with a turbocharged, five-cylinder petrol engine, paired with a seamless and super-quick S tronic gearbox. With a 0 – 62 mph time of only 4.6 seconds, it should make super cars at twice the price afraid; very afraid...
