The RS3 has remained a core part of the Audi line-up for decades, but can that history translate onto modern roads? Jack ...

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Much like the standard car, the RS3 Performance Edition is powered by a 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder engine. However, whereas this engine ordinarily delivers 394 hp, Audi has massaged that ...

Winner: Audi RS3, The Average Middle-Class Garage Goals Car For the first time in The Drive Awards history (so, like, three years), the Best Performance Car isn’t a Corvette—it’s the five ...

The 2023 Audi RS3 Sportback performance Nogaro Edition will bolt from 0 to 62 mph (100 kph) in a tested 3.41 seconds, with the official figures from the German marque at 3.8 seconds.

The Audi RS3 may not be on the podium for Performance Car of the Year in terms of sheer lap times, but there are few, if any, better sport sedans you can buy new for under $80,000.

That is all because Audi is only making 300 “Performance Edition” RS3s. Each will cost from €75,000 EUR as a Sportback and €77,000 EUR as a Sedan, and deliveries will commence in early 2023.

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.

Where rivals like the Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 and BMW M2 always feel like out-and-out performance cars, the RS3 might well be an A3 around town. The ride is supple and the engine quiet.

The 2025 Audi RS3 Base featured in the comparison below has an overall data-driven rating of 3.00 and the 2025 Audi RS e-tron GT Performance Base has an overall data-driven rating of 3.75.

The sonorous five-cylinder engine that powers the Audi RS3, among other models, hasn't reached the end of its lifecycle yet. One of the company's top ...

Audi has unveiled a new version of their RS3, the Audi RS3 performance edition, and the car features a five-cylinder turbo engine that produces 407 PS ...