Not to be outshone by BMW, Audi has produced the RS3 Sportback, a serious hot hatch that marks the carmaker's most focused entry into a territory that includes the likes of Mini John Cooper Works and ...

The Audi RS3 Sportback, ... 400PS and 500Nm of torque (the amount of power sent to the wheels – it can also be cleverly applied to a single rear wheel for ‘controlled drifts on closed roads’, ...

The 2022 Audi RS3 uses a 2.5-liter inline five-cylinder engine that makes 401 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque. The RS3 also gets a special rear differential dubbed the torque splitter, which is an ...

The Audi RS3 is a bit of an oddball. It has 401 hp under the hood, a serious number for a car weighing around 3600 pounds. But that power comes from the last five-cylinder engine on the market ...

Yes, the Audi RS3 has a drift mode. And yes, it allows even the most ham-fisted among us to participate in the sort of cackle-inducing hooliganism that was once exclusive to rear-wheel-drive cars ...

That level of torque vectoring enables a drive mode Audi calls "RS Torque Rear," which directs all the power it can to the outside rear ... 2022 Audi RS3 Specifications. BASE PRICE. $59,995. PRICE ...

Photos of 2022 Audi RS3 at Lightning Lap 2023 401-HP 2022 Audi RS3 Starts Just under $60K Torque is up as well, now peaking at 369 pound-feet versus the outgoing model's 354.

Audi unveiled the second-generation 2022 Audi RS3 on Monday, a car with a 5-cylinder engine that makes 401 horsepower and has a mode especially for drifting, along with all sorts of bells and ...

The 2025 Audi RS3 gets refreshed with new exterior and interior styling, which includes a fiercer face and available carbon-fiber-backed seats.; Audi also tweaked the subcompact luxury car's ...

Ultimately, the sales pitch for the Audi RS3 is that it has 400-plus horsepower from a turbocharged inline-five and a funky all-wheel-drive system to put that power to work in an interesting way.

The fact the RS3's front track is 2.7 inches wider than the rear helps in this regard, and its reasonably neutral behavior on the track was enhanced further by the tires Audi equipped it with: For ...