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More Audi RS3 gossip

This morning brings new details of the new Audi RS3. Well, assuming we’re not being led down the garden path again, like we were in the build up to Frankfurt 2009. Posted to The German Car Blog is the following info, which again comes via a UK customer claiming to have placed a pre-order for […]

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Is the Audi RS3 coming to Paris?

With the Paris Motor Show almost on our door step rumours of what will be on show are beginning to sprout up all over the place. One new rumour suggests the Audi RS3 will be launched in Paris. The info comes from a UK reader of The German Car Blog who claims to have pre-ordered […]

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A closer look at the Audi RS3 prototype

Dutch website Autoliefhebber brings us some new and close up pics of the now familiar Audi RS3 test mule. We last saw pics of this prototype (note registration HN TT 342) back in June, with some video not long after. While there’s still nothing officially official coming from Audi we can learn a couple of […]

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VIDEO: More Audi RS3 spotting

Over at Spyshots.nl they have a new video of an Audi RS3 test mule flying around the Nürburgring. Definite sounds of S tronic farting at gear changes can be heard. It also sounds very much like the five cylinder growl from the TT RS can be heard. You can check out the clip for yourself […]

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Audi RS3 looks certain after new prototype images emerge

After endless teasing, it now appears certain that Audi will make an RS3 hyper hatch following the sighting of this test mule at the Nürburgring recently. If the deep TT RS inspired front grille wasn’t enough of a giveaway, then take a peak at the back of the car. There you will see the possibility […]

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Audi RS3 debut confirmed on twitter?

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 […]

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Audi RS3 – another Frankfurt debut?

Could the reveal of a new Audi RS3 model be just weeks away? If you believe the internet scuttlebutt, then, yes. If true, it is expected the RS3 would be powered by the 2.5 litre inline five cylinder from the TT RS. That means the hottest of Audi hatchbacks could be sending 250kW to the […]

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Audi Australia confirms RS3 Sportback pricing

Back in May we told you a new RS3 would cost you $78,900 plus on road costs. Now, in August, Audi Australia has confirmed as much. For now, there’s still no mention of the optional RS Performance Packs, but your local dealer will have all that for you now if you like. We expect the […]

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Audi continues the RS3 tease

Is this another RS3 prototype that has been spotted on roads near the Nürburgring? First we need to establish if Audi actually have plans to release an RS3 model at all. We’ve been teased enough, for long enough to suggest it could happen. The first rumour I heard from a credible source of a possible […]

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VIDEO: Audi A3 clubsport quattro

Remember the Audi A3 clubsport quattro? How could you forget it! It’s that RS3 in concept clothing now on show at Wörthersee. It’s got stupid amounts of horsepower—it even puts the GTI Roadster in the shade—and a massive don’t stuff with me air brake on the boot lid. Audi Germany has put together this short […]

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Audi A3 clubsport quattro concept revealed

“We have pushed the limits in every respect with this show car: power, dynamics, sound, design.” They’re the words of the impressively titled Prof Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, Audi’s board member for Technical Development. The concept in question is this balls out A3 clubsport quattro. It will be on public display for the furst time at […]

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Audi RS Q3 – Australian pricing & specs

The Audi RS Q3 is now on Australian shores. It’s powered by a 228kW/420Nm version of the inline five cylinder engine found in the old RS3 Sportback. We’ve known for sometime the list price for the RS Q3 would be a pretty sharp $81,900, but now we have more detail on the level of spec […]