In the UK, each the Audi RS3 Sportback and Saloon, which begin from £50,900 OTR and £51,900 OTR respectively, are to be had in 4 exceptional specifications: RS3, Carbon Black, Launch Edition and Vorsprung. As trendy, each version comes prepared with 19-inch alloy wheels, heated Front Sport seats with 'RS' embossed brand in Fine Nappa leather-based, dual-region weather manage, cruise manage, Audi's 12.three-inch Virtual cockpit with RS-particular show, a 10.1-inch MMI Navigation plus infotainment gadget, and the all-new RS Torque splitter.Stepping as much as the RS3 Carbon Black (+£4,650) brings darkened Matrix LED headlamps, five-spoke 19-inch matt black alloy wheels, a gloss black the front spoiler in addition to a carbon fibre end to the outside replicate housings, rear spoiler, aspect skirts and engine cover.Above that sits the RS3 Launch Edition (+£6,000), of which handiest ninety six examples were allotted to the UK.The Specification brings a wealth of extra trendy package together with the Driver Assistance pack, Adaptive suspension with Drive Select and Audi's Comfort & Sound pack. A glass panoramic roof, heads up show, electric powered the front seats, phonebox lite, sports activities exhaust, purple brake callipers an a gloss black end to numerous indoors and outside factors additionally seem. The pinnacle velocity additionally will increase to 174mph.Rounding off the line-up is the RS3 Vorsprung (+£7,750). This flagship version blessings from black 19-inch alloy wheels with image print, an electric powered bootlid and a 360-diploma camera.Audi's RS Dynamic pack (£five,500 on RS3 and £five,000 on Carbon Black & Vorsprung) is the spotlight of the variety of non-obligatory extras. It incorporates Adaptive suspension with Audi Drive Select, RS ceramic brakes with brake callipers in gloss anthracite grey, a pinnacle velocity growth to 180mph and Audi's RS game exhaust gadget.With its five-cylinder, high-overall performance engine, the Audi RS3 is one-of-a-type withinside the segment.The 2.five TFSI has received the "International Engine of the Year" award 9 instances in a row. In the trendy technology of the compact sports activities automobile, the engine is now greater effective than ever earlier than growing 400PS and 500Nm of torque - permitting a 0-62mph dash of simply three.eight seconds. Top velocity for the same old RS3 is confined to 155mph, however Launch Edition and Vorsprung fashions see that growth to 174mph. With the RS Dynamic bundle and ceramic brakes, clients may even attain a pinnacle velocity of 180mph.
This makes the Audi RS3 the excellent in its elegance in phrases of acceleration and pinnacle velocity. This is in the main because of the 20Nm growth in torque over the preceding RS3, that is to be had among 2,250 and five,600rpm. As a result, the Audi RS3 quickens even quicker from low rev ranges. The engine's most energy of 400PS is to be had in advance than earlier than at five,600rpm and extends over a vast plateau to 7,000rpm. A new engine manage unit additionally will increase the velocity at which all the power additives talk with every other.A seven-velocity dual-grasp transmission places the energy of the five-cylinder engine to the street - with brief transferring instances and a sportier equipment ratio unfold. The engine's particular 1-2-4-five-three ignition series and the incomparable sound that includes it make the using revel in that rather more exhilarating.
For the primary time, the exhaust gadget functions a completely variable flap manage gadget that helps intermediate positions, as a result broadening the sound traits even in addition. It may be adjusted through the using dynamics gadget Audi power pick. In the Dynamic and RS Performance modes, for example, the flaps open a whole lot in advance - the emotional factors of the sound are even greater pronounced. In addition, the unmistakable sound of the five-cylinder engine is in addition superior through the non-obligatory RS sports activities exhaust gadget."There are fewer greater iconic engines withinside the international than Audi's 2.five TFSI five-cylinder," commented Director of Audi UK Andrew Doyle. "Now greater effective than ever earlier than, and with elegance-main overall performance figures to returned up its putting new layout, the advent of the RS3 Sportback and Saloon support Audi Sport's dedication to putting the benchmark in each segment."The new Audi RS3 is the primary Audi version that comes trendy-prepared with a torque splitter. It replaces the rear axle differential and the preceding a couple of disc grasp bundle at the rear axle. Instead, an electronically managed a couple of disc grasp is used on every of the power shafts. This guarantees that the proper quantity of torque is optimally dispensed alongside the rear axle. During greater dynamic using, the torque splitter will increase the power torque to the respective outer rear wheel with the better wheel load, which extensively reduces the tendency to understeer. In left-hand curves, it transmits the power torque to the proper rear wheel, in proper-hand curves to the left rear wheel, and whilst using immediately in advance to each wheels.
The new generation additionally makes managed drifts on closed-off tracks possible - on this case, the torque splitter directs all the energy to handiest one of the rear wheels, with as much as 1,750 newton meters consistent with wheel possible. Audi even evolved a using mode mainly for the RS3 for this purpose - "RS Torque Rear" - as a waft mode with its personal function curve for the torque splitter. The RS Performance mode, created mainly for the racetrack, is any other never-earlier than-visible innovation, which makes use of a selected engine and transmission configuration. In this case, the torque splitter supplies a especially dynamic, sporty journey alongside the longitudinal axis with as little understeer and oversteer as possible. These modes may be decided on through the Audi power pick using dynamics gadget, which additionally gives the subsequent profiles: comfort, auto, dynamic, RS Individual, and efficiency.The trendy RS sports activities suspension functions newly evolved surprise absorbers and a valve gadget each particular to the RS3. The valves make certain that the surprise absorbers show off a especially touchy reaction as a part of the rebound and compression traits. This permits the suspension to reply to the respective using scenario even quicker and greater effectively.The RS game suspension plus with adaptive damper manage is to be had as an option. It constantly and in my opinion adjusts every surprise absorber to the street conditions, the using scenario, and the mode decided on in Audi power pick. The 3 function curves comfortable, balanced, and sporty offer a truely perceptible unfold of the surprise absorber traits.
The large wheel camber, i.e. the wheels are angled greater closer to the street, consequences in a greater specific steerage reaction and extended cornering force. Compared to the Audi A3, the wheels at the the front axle of the brand new RS3 have simply below one diploma of extra poor camber. To gain this, the pivot bearings have been changed and the decrease wishbones have been prepared with stiffer bearings, subframes, and stabilizers.A rear axle functions a 4-hyperlink layout with separate spring/damper arrangement, subframe, and tubular stabilizer bar. The wheel carriers, that are stiffer than the ones of the Audi A3 and S3, take in the extended lateral forces generated through the torque splitter. The RS-particular modern steerage varies the equipment ratio relying at the steerage perspective - because the steerage perspective will increase, the equipment ratio will become smaller and steerage greater direct. It additionally assists primarily based totally on velocity and may be various through Audi power pick. The setup of the springs and surprise absorbers is markedly stiff, and the frame is 10mm decrease than at the S3 and 25mm decrease than at the A3.Another new addition to the RS3 is the modular car dynamics controller (mVDC).
This important gadget captures records from all of the additives applicable to lateral dynamics, as a result making sure that they have interaction greater exactly and greater quick. The mVDC synchronizes the torque splitter, adaptive dampers, and wheel-selective torque manage for specific steerage and handling. All in all, it will increase the car's agility, specially on winding roads.The Audi RS3 comes trendy-prepared with large and newly evolved six-piston metal brakes to preserve the energy of the five-cylinder engine in check. A ceramic brake gadget measuring 380 through 38mm is optionally to be had at the the front axle with a pedal function curve mainly tailored to the brake booster. The high-overall performance brake gadget is 10kg lighter than the metal brake. Its internally ventilated and drilled discs degree 375 through 36mm on the the front and 310 through 22mm on the rear - this makes them large and greater strong than withinside the preceding version. Air manage factors enhance the brakes' cooling time through 20 consistent with cent.This greater quick reduces height temperatures all through tough braking whilst pedal experience stays the equal. In addition, it additionally reduces brake pad wear, that are 15 consistent with cent large and copper-free. Those who choose the ceramic brakes can pick among grey, purple, or blue brake calipers. Those who select the metal model can order purple calipers in preference to the black ones.The layout of the brand new Audi RS3 is even greater dynamic than that of its predecessor and is to be had in trendy, Carbon, Launch Edition and Vorsprung specifications. In the the front, the extensive RS bumper, the redesigned Singleframe with its extraordinary honeycomb grille, and the big air intakes deliver the compact sports activities automobile an expressive appearance.
The RS3 comes trendy-prepared with flat, wedge-fashioned LED headlights and LED rear lights together with dynamic flip sign lighting. Matrix LED headlights will characteristic on Carbon, Lanch Edition and Vorsprung fashions, with darkened bezels that characteristic virtual sunlight hours strolling lighting round their outer downturned angles. With its pixel subject of three x five LED segments, it affords an unmistakable appearance - a checkered flag seems withinside the left headlight as a dynamic leaving and coming domestic scene, and the RS3 lettering seems at the driver's aspect. When using, the checkered flag lighting up on each sides.There is likewise a brand new layout detail in the back of the the front wheel arches: an attention grabbing extra air outlet. The rocker panels with black trim have additionally been redesigned and, in mixture with the flared wheel arches, make contributions to the expressive appearance of the brand new RS3. The the front axle music has been widened through 33mm in comparison to the preceding version. On the Sportback, the rear axle music has extended through 10mm. The RS3 is trendy-prepared with 19-inch solid wheels in a 10-Y spoke layout, whilst authentic racing layout is embodied through the optionally to be had five-Y spokes with RS branding. The motorsports-stimulated completing touches encompass the redesigned RS-particular rear bumper with included diffuser and the RS exhaust gadget with big oval tailpipes.The new Audi RS3 fashions may be ordered in distinct RS colours: Kyalami inexperienced and Kemora grey.
The roof of the Saloon - Carbon Black handiest - is likewise completed in Brilliant black for the primary time. Individual outside functions, together with the honeycomb grille withinside the Singleframe, diffuser inserts, and window trim come completed in aluminium on trendy fashions. For a fair sportier appearance, carbon-fibre-strengthened polymer inlays are to be had on Carbon, Launch Edition and Vorsprung specifications, which additionally extends to the replicate caps. The equal applies to the tailgate spoiler at the Saloon and the roof aspect spoiler at the Sportback, however for the Carbon Black handiest.In the indoors, too, many factors particular to the RS intensify its sportiness. The shows seem withinside the 12.three-inch Audi digital cockpit plus, which comes trendy. It shows the rpms withinside the shape of a bar graph and suggests energy and torque as percentages. Optionally, the rpm show is to be had withinside the new "RS Runway" layout. In this case, the values are displayed withinside the contrary path in a way that visually resembles an aeroplane runway - the very best velocity withinside the foreground and the bottom velocity withinside the background.
In addition, the Audi digital cockpit plus consists of shows for g-forces, lap instances and acceleration from 0-a hundred km/h, 0-2 hundred km/h, quarter-mile, and 8th of a mile.The RS-particular blinking shift indicator in guide transmission mode adjustments the rpm show from inexperienced to yellow to purple, blinking in a way equal to that utilized in motorsports, to suggest the right time to alternate gears. The 10.1-inch contact show consists of what's called the "RS Monitor," which shows the coolant, engine, and transmission oil temperatures in addition to tire pressures. Also to be had for the primary time for the Audi RS3 is a head-up show that tasks applicable data onto the windshield withinside the driver's direct line of sight similarly to the shift mild indicator.The proper racing feeling is in addition superior through the carbon fibre tool panel for Carbon fashions and above, and RS game seats with RS embossing and anthracite comparison stitching.The seat upholstery is to be had in nice Nappa as an option.The RS3 is trendy-prepared with a 3-spoke RS Sport multifunctional leather-based steerage wheel with a flattened bottom. Alternatively, a spherical RS steerage wheel is to be had with hands-on detection, i.e. capacitive grip recognition, for assisted steerage functions. Both have the brand new RS Mode button at the proper-hand steerage wheel spoke in common. This button may be used to pick the Audi power pick modes RS Performance, RS Individual, or the remaining mode used. In each RS modes, the show of the units and the head-up show has a fair sportier appearance with a blinking shift indicator.