Audi RS 3 returns with new
Auto Express|August 21, 2024
AUDI'S refreshed RS 3 has been revealed, packaging a new look and more features into the popular high performance model. It will be available as both a five-door hatchback and four-door saloon when it goes on sale later this year.
Jordan Katsianis
Audi RS 3 returns with new

Prices start at £59,510 for the hatchback, with the saloon costing £1,000 more.

Fans of the previous RS 3's five-cylinder petrol engine will be happy to hear the motor has been retained, and it produces the same power output (394bhp) and torque (500Nm) as before. This is channelled through a seven-speed dual clutch transmission and a Haldex-like all wheel drive system, with the same torque vectoring diff mounted on the rear axle.

Technical changes are largely limited to the powertrain's calibration and software, but all are aimed at making the RS 3 more precise to drive. These include new settings for that 'torque splitter' rear differential, and a new torque-vectoring braking system that Audi says will make the car more agile during high-speed cornering. The rear differential's ability to incite oversteer has also been retuned for a more natural feel.

Audi will offer a more aggressive tyre as standard, too, while carbon-ceramic brakes and an RS Sports exhaust are expected to be offered as optional extras.

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