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Exhilarating performance – the new RS 3 Sportback
23 March 2015
Updated – download the pricing and specification guide
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The new RS 3 Sportback pricing and specification guide is now available. Download it below.
This thrilling model is due to open for ordering in April. We’ll update Desktop to tell you.
In the meantime, use the guide to get to grips with the car, which offers class-leading performance from the latest version of Audi’s legendary five-cylinder turbocharged engine. Consider the specification of your stock and demonstrator orders and talk to interested customers about options.
Highlights
More powerful and lighter than the previous model, the RS 3 Sportback produces an exhilarating 367PS and a 0 to 62mph time of 4.3 seconds. Power is transmitted through a seven-speed S tronic gearbox to a quattro permanent all-wheel drive system with torque vectoring – designed for maximum driving enjoyment.
The RS 3 Sportback is priced at £39,950 OTR. Specification above the S3 Sportback includes:
- 19-inch RS 3-specific alloy wheels
- LED headlights
- Light and rain sensors
- Audi Parking System Plus
- RS body styling, including flared wheel arches
- RS dynamic steering
- quattro with RS 3-specific set-up
- RS brakes with wave discs
Schedule
Open for ordering
April 2015 (TBC)
Start of customer production
Mid-June 2015 (TBC)
Market introduction
Late June 2015 (TBC)
First customer deliveries
Late July 2015 (TBC)
Engine and transmission
- 2.5 TFSI with 367PS, 465Nm of torque at just 1,625rpm, high pulling power and an unmistakable sound thanks to flap control in the RS exhaust system
- Most powerful production engine in the A3 model series and the entire compact segment, voted ‘Engine of the Year’ in its class five times in a row since 2010
- Accelerates from 0 to 62 mph in 4.3sec
- Seven-speed S tronic with even shorter shift times
- quattro permanent all-wheel drive with newly developed multi-plate clutch and RS-specific control settings for even more dynamic driving
Chassis
- Audi drive select including progressive steering with RS-specific tuning
- Body lowered 25mm compared with the A3 Sportback
- Torque vectoring for even more sportiness and stability – on low-friction road surfaces drivers can even perform controlled drifts if desired
- 19-inch wheels and 235/35-series tyres
- ‘Wave’ design front brake discs with eight-piston calipers
Inside
- RS-specific detailing on steering wheel, shift lever, sills and driver information system
- Heated Sport seats in fine Nappa leather
- Black or lunar silver interior colour schemes, detailed with contrasting grey or red stitching
- Alcantara door trims
Outside
- Flared front wheel arches
- RS-specific specific rear bumper and side sills
- Oval exhaust tailpipes
- Matt aluminium and high-gloss black trim
- Two new exterior colours - Nardo grey and the RS 3 Sportback exclusive Catalunya red
Key options
- Audi magnetic ride, RS-specific
- Ceramic front brakes (these start production later in the year – we’ll update the guide when they are available to order)
- Red brake calipers
- Wider front tyres
- RS sport exhaust system
- Newly developed RS bucket seats with integrated side airbags and a carbon seat shell (these start production later in the year – we’ll update the guide when they are available to order)
Technical data
Engine
2.5 TFSI, five cylinders
Transmission
Seven-speed S tronic
Maximum output
367PS (+27 over previous model)
Maximum torque
465Nm (+15 over previous model)
Acceleration 0-62mph
4.3 sec (-0.3 over previous model)
Fuel consumption, combined
34.9mpg (+3.9 over previous model)
CO2 emissions, combined
189g/km (-23 over previous model)
Unladen weight
1,520kg (-55kg over previous model)