It's par for the course for most manufacturers to opt for a turbocharged four-cylinder engine in every compact performance application. Thankfully, Audi has bucked the trend and stuck with its tried-and-true five-cylinder engine, displacing 2.5-litres in the RSQ3 and RSQ3 Sportback siblings. That alone is reason enough to love something a bit different...
Audi Australia has announced pricing and specifications for its new RSQ3 and RSQ3 Sportback, along with an online reservation platform. Pricing will start from $89,900 before on-road costs when local availability kicks off in August. Audi’s performance portfolio will get a handy boost with the addition of the all-new RSQ3 range, complete with the first sloping-roofed Sportback variant...
Plenty has happened in the world of car news over the last 24 hours. If you haven't had time to read all the news on CarAdvice.com, catch up on your way home with Car News Daily, as Mandy Turner reads each news story word-for-word...
The new-generation 2020 Audi RS Q3 and its slightly sleeker sibling the RS Q3 Sportback have been revealed this week ahead of an Australian launch set for next year. Spied testing earlier in 2019, the new hero models are again powered by a 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, developing a monstrous 294kW of power and 480Nm of torque (1950-5850rpm)...
Audi Sport has previewed the six new models it promises to debut before 2020, publishing a shadowy teaser image to its social media. While the performance division hasn't officially confirmed what each model is, we had a close look at all the LED daytime-running light signatures and reckon we know what's on the way. Let's start from the left...
Photographers have snapped the next Audi RS Q3 during cold weather testing in Sweden this week, ahead of an anticipated production debut later this year. While the prototype you see here hasn't dropped much camouflage, if any, though onlookers noted the exhaust note indicated the vehicle was powered by a five-cylinder engine...
The Audi RS Q3 has been spied again, this time in southern Europe instead of the Nurburgring. More significantly the company has stripped away much of the camouflage covering the doors, pillars, bonnet and tailgate. The grille and front air vents have a new pattern shared with prototypes of the upcoming RS Q8...
The new Audi RS Q3 has been spied again this week during performance testing at the famed Nurburgring circuit. Compared to the prototype we saw in May, this vehicle is wearing a little less camouflage, giving us a better look at the various design elements that will be specific to the Audi Sport version of the company's all-new medium SUV...
The next-generation Audi RS Q3 has been spied again at the Nurburgring, ahead of an anticipated debut later this year. Few changes have been made to this prototype compared to the last one spotted at the 'Ring, though photographers noted that this vehicle was driving at a similar time to an RS3 and sounded the same – suggesting a five-cylinder powerplant will reside under the bonnet...
A prototype believed to be the new-generation Audi RS Q3 has been spied this week at the Nurburgring circuit in Germany, ahead of a likely reveal later this year or early next. Key differentiators between this prototype and regular Q3 development vehicles spied recently include the more aggressive body kit, larger wheels, and the uprated brake package...
The 2017 Audi RS Q3 Performance has been unveiled with, as you'd expect, more power and torque than the regular RS Q3. Under the bonnet there's a different version of the RS Q3's 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder engine, which now boasts 270kW of power, as well as 465Nm of torque available between 1625 and 5500rpm...
