Audi RS Q3 arrives with 400 horsepower, accessible Sportback physique
Audi Sport’s RS Q3 has been redesigned and this time there’s extra energy and a second physique model to go along with the brand new appears to be like.
The unique RS Q3 was by no means supplied in the USA however there is a good probability we’ll see the brand new era. Sadly, the sleeker RS Q3 Sportback might be a no-show because the U.S. already misses out on the common Q3 Sportback.
2020 Audi RS Q3 Sportback
The high-performance compact crossover SUVs observe the same efficiency path to the earlier RS Q3, with the acquainted 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-5 beneath the hood and tuned to ship 400 horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque. The earlier era got here with 340 hp as commonplace and 367 hp in Efficiency guise.
The engine is mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission and all-wheel-drive system and can hustle the RS Q3 and RS Q3 Sportback from Zero-62 mph in four.5 seconds. The highest pace is a ruled 155 mph however an accessible efficiency pack lifts this to 174 mph.
Audi Sport’s 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-5
Audi Sport suits the RS Q3 fashions with a efficiency suspension setup that drops the experience top by 10 millimeters in comparison with the usual Q3. A extra aggressive Sport suspension may be added and contains adaptive dampers. Different chassis options embrace commonplace 20-inch wheels and six-piston entrance brake calipers with 14.Eight-inch rotors. That is already critical stopping energy for a compact SUV however consumers can nonetheless go larger with carbon-ceramic rotors with 15-inch rotors for the entrance axle.
The Audi Sport workforce has additionally dressed up the inside with sports activities seats trimmed in Nappa leather-based and Alcantara, along with a flat-bottomed steering wheel and customized shows for the digital instrument cluster. The latter contains readouts for essential metrics like torque, energy output, lap occasions, g-forces and acceleration.
2020 Audi RS Q3
The outside additionally appears to be like the half with flared wheel arches, aggressive entrance and rear fascias, chunky facet skirts, and a rear diffuser flanked at both finish by Audi Sport’s signature oval exhaust suggestions. The grille encompass can also be painted to match the physique coloration whereas the grille insert options an Audi Sport-specific design. As an possibility, consumers can even go for darkened headlights.
Gross sales of the RS Q3 and RS Q3 Sportback begin in late 2019, however sadly there’s nonetheless no phrase on availability within the U.S. Hopefully that adjustments quickly.