Has Audi Cape Town let the RS3 cat out of the bag? The above entry on twitter would seem to indicate, yes, it has!
While speculation has been around for some time that Audi would be fitting the 2.5 litre inline 5 cylinder into the A3 platform to make an RS3 model, nothing has been officially announced.
Interestingly, assuming the above info is on the money, the RS3 has been detuned by 5bhp to be down on the 340bhp produced by the TT RS.
There’s a spyshot after the jump showing was is understood to be an RS3 test mule in testing at the Nürburgring in March this year. For more, check out WorldCarFans.
[Source: German Car Blog | Thanks to David for the tip]
UPDATE 14 September: The AudiCapeTown twitter feed claims they suffered a security breach and the above tweet was not the view of Audi Centre Cape Town. But I reckon it’s pretty safe to say there is more to come on this story.
11 replies on “Audi RS3 debut confirmed on twitter?”
Seth Afrikans are known for being a bit dof.
I wonder if Matty still has his deposit down for one!?!
This is the car I always wanted! Anyone want to buy a dry carbon wide-body 135i with lots of kit? 😛
So Lima, regret that you pulled the trigger too early?
Nope. I don’t have the budget for an RS3, haha. 😛
Something funny just happened in my pants. I need to start saving money now.
I think the RS3 allocation to Cape Town just got cut!
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