Audi shared a new set of photos showing the daddy of A3s, the 362hp RS3.
Available only as a five-door Sportback, the Audi RS3 uses a five-cylinder turbocharged 2.5-litre unit mated exclusively to a double-clutch DSG transmission. Helped by the permanent Quattro all-wheel drive, the RS3 slingshots from zero to 62mph (100km/h) in just 4.3 seconds, placing it in a 911-chasing performance territory.
Top speed is limited to 155mph (250km/h) but if you want to go hunting on an Autobahn, Audi will lift the limiter and allow you to reach 174mph (280km/h) – in a hatchback.
And let’s not forget, 5-cylinder turbos always played good music, the only thing remaining to find out is if it finally drives as good as it goes.