2012 Audi RS 3 Sportback revealed [video]

0-100 km/h in 4.6 seconds

Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010
Audi RS 3 Sportback 22.11.2010

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charlemagne

a beautiful car.

November 22, 2010 2:47 am

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toenheel

Looks like a lovely car, I find Audi's a bit soleless though :-s

November 22, 2010 2:47 am

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DeeKay

Good looking car, but as the top-of-the-line A3 still awfully boring...

November 22, 2010 2:55 am

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PeterPL

Here it is, finally!!! No big surprises in design and under the hood but I looove it anyway :D

November 22, 2010 3:02 am

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DUCATI46

Coming soon the new Audi RS3.... see it attached to your rear bumper on the M1 no matter how fast you go!

November 22, 2010 3:24 am

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3MOCIONA

Not so if your in a Vauxhall VXR8, VXR8 Barhust, Vauxhall Manaro, Vauxhall Manaro vxr, Vauxhall manaro vxr500,Ford Focus RS, future BMW 1M coupe all of which are/will be based around the same price.

November 22, 2010 6:00 am

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Mister Stig

Or a Bugatti...

November 22, 2010 8:35 am

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Mikeado

Wait, is this about being tailgated by an Audi-driving tosser or the RS3 being quite rapid?

November 22, 2010 12:39 pm

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N20_Purge

Both.

November 22, 2010 1:44 pm

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N20_Purge

Steep price tag, but I don't care! This looks amazing and the peformance figures are mental. Can't wait to see this on the road, along with the 1 Series M.

November 22, 2010 3:25 am

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GHERNAS

very nice one from Audi !!

November 22, 2010 4:15 am

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YaSSaL

The only thing I don't like is one sided dual exhaust. They should've made the same on the other side too..

November 22, 2010 5:19 am

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fusion01

or centre like R32 / Golf R ... soooooo conservative is Audi in most respects - RS4 still looks the bollocks tho - and the TT-RS actually. oh schucks @ R8

November 27, 2010 7:23 am

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MTC

Nice, but I would still rather have the BMW 1 Series M Coupe instead

November 22, 2010 5:30 am

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lazyJones

this is insane car, it has bmw M3's and 1M's performance - quattro makes the difference! it's going to be a legend!

November 22, 2010 5:51 am

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DetroitSammy

3,472 lb for a small sporty hatchback sounds a bit heavy. And where are the oval RS-exhaust pipes? But for all that it will be quick!

November 22, 2010 5:53 am

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joshg_5

Agreed, that's way too much weight.

November 23, 2010 4:36 pm

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PONTIAC G8 GXP

Nice competitor to Ford Focus RS 500 and BMW M 1

November 22, 2010 5:57 am

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Plato

50,000 british pounds, in GERMANY? LMAO.. this glorified VW Golf costs same as a Shelby GT500, nips at a Corvette, and even matches its won big brother S5. Epic fail.

November 22, 2010 6:22 am

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wjaprep

I was thinking that too... (Not about it being a VW... not saying it's not) but the price does seem a bit steep. it's pretty close to Corvette and not that far from M3 sedan pricing.

November 22, 2010 7:04 am

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Mikeado

Actually, 49,900 Euros, as it says, converts to about ?42,250 (rounded to the nearest ?50). That's still imensely steep for a 5-door hatchback, though. Especially when a Golf R costs ?30-32,000 and a Focus RS is ?5k less even than that.

November 22, 2010 12:45 pm

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ifudge

An Audi RS model used to have such cachet... And why introduce it so late in the model cycle?

November 22, 2010 6:59 am

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DUCATI46

Maybe in an attempt to boost sales before it gets replaced?

November 22, 2010 8:26 am

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Mikeado

Yeah. It's probably a super hot run-out special, like the Murcielago SV or the '02 NSX Type-R.

November 22, 2010 12:51 pm

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Beybaba

This car is boring and O.L.D.

November 22, 2010 7:16 am

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me109a

Nice car, but way too expensive. Focus RS for track day car at half the price.

November 22, 2010 7:19 am

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Gile

I like RS3's design, but I think rear would look even better if they would separate those exhaust pipes and put one each side.

November 22, 2010 7:45 am

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ente

And it is made in Hungary, city of Gyor.

November 22, 2010 7:59 am

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radmeister

I think its pretty cool, also the Focus RS is a joke compared to this car. Quattro AWD ftw, also that 7spd is wonderful. Also aren't there tuners out there already offering kits for this engine where for about 3000eu you get over 420hp? I mean what more do you want in a car of this size? To all the people who say boring, one question. Have you driven one?

November 22, 2010 8:26 am

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Kid_Voltron

Bear in mind the only advantage the Audi has on the Ford is the 0-100 KM/H sprint... if you find 1 second difference a joke then laugh it off by all means, I promise you that's where it's going to stop....being an Audi person you should at least know that the A3/TT bear the Quattro name but they are not really the same Quattro (Torsen) as in other models...in this case your Quattro is no better than the Quaife on the Focus...it's essentially a Haldex system nothing new SAAB and Volvo are using it as well...

November 23, 2010 2:30 am

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joshg_5

I agree Kid, Maybe off the line the Audi will be a second faster and make the Focus look like a "joke" but then we'll see who's laughing when the 3,500lbs that is the Audi is trying to catch up to the Focus around the bends. And yeah, I would assume that the Audi would be relatively more boring considering its got a S-tronic, and not a stick.

November 23, 2010 4:42 pm

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radmeister

Oh also btw how much is the EVO in germany? 49.950,00 ?. The same price as in Canada except in Euros. If the hot-hatch evo was offered it would be about the same price as this. So it's not overpriced.

November 22, 2010 8:33 am

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Mikeado

What hot hatch Evo? Focus RS is a joke??? You know what, with all that semi-poetic Audi-love you're spewing, it's clearly not worth starting an argument with you...

November 22, 2010 12:49 pm

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