AutoEpxress: Audi RS3 is set for production
Nov 3, 2010 | 09:43 AM
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AutoEpxress: Audi RS3 is set for production 
Spies scoop steering wheel, dashboard and details of high-performance Audi RS3.
"It’s official – Audi’s firebreathing RS3 hot hatch is on its way. We brought you spy shots of the most extreme A3 yet testing at the Nürburgring back in Issue 1,121. And while the company has yet to confirm production, these new pictures – which have surfaced on the Internet – settle the argument once and for all.The RS3-branded components in our shots show details of the new car, including a speedo that reads to 310km/h (192mph) – although production models are likely to be limited to 155mph. The steering wheel-mounted aluminum paddle-shifters prove Audi’s seven-speed S tronic gearbox will be standard.
Under the bonnet will sit the potent 2.5-litre turbo five-cylinder engine from the TT RS. This is tuned to give an extra 10bhp, and delivers a massive 345bhp and 450Nm of torque – that will put the car on a par with the Ford Focus RS 500.
To ensure the chassis can cope, it will feature the same hi-tech adaptable magnetic dampers and torque-vectoring rear differential as recent RS models. This is capable of sending up to 85 per cent of power to the rear wheels.
Insiders say Audi is planning to build only 2,700 RS3s – the same figure as BMW’s upcoming 1-Series M Coupé, and is is due to be unveiled in Geneva."
Source & Read more: Spy-shots reveal Audi RS3 is set for production | News | Auto Express
Nov 3, 2010 | 10:58 AM
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Glad it's AWD, because the FWD A3 rental I have is totally undriveable if you try to do a hard launch on its hamster engine.
Last edited by stuka; Nov 3, 2010 at 12:43 PM. Reason: Having reading comprehension issues
Nov 3, 2010 | 12:44 PM
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Another thing, I hope you can order this car without the sunroof.
My hair touches the headliner in the rental A3.
But, the mrs loves the driving position. It is much higher up and with a shorter nose than the B7.
My hair touches the headliner in the rental A3.
But, the mrs loves the driving position. It is much higher up and with a shorter nose than the B7.
Nov 3, 2010 | 12:56 PM
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With AWD and real power and stick this would be a hot little car.
Papaya orange, no sunroof, manual, MMI, cold weather package.
This just might be the mrs next car.
Nov 3, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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I hope Audi doesn't do something dumb again and price this car more expensive than the 1M like they did with the RS4 over the M3.
Keep the price around the 1M range and they'll sell a boat load of them.
Keep the price around the 1M range and they'll sell a boat load of them.
