Audi RS 3 Saloon is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine delivering power to all four wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 5 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 394.5 bhp (400 PS/294 kW) of power at 5850-7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 480 N·m (354 lb·ft/48.9 kgm) at 1700-5850 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1590 kg.
The Audi RS 3 Saloon is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 250 km/h, or 155 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 11.3/6.5/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 191.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2631 mm | 103.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1559 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1528 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4479 mm | 176.3 inches | |
| Width | 1802 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1399 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1590 kg | 3505 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.332 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.14 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.71 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2480 cc (151.339 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 400 PS (394.5 bhp) (294 kW) at 5850-7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 480 Nm (354 ft·lb) (48.9 kgm) at 1700-5850 rpm |
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| Specific output | 118.6 kW/litre 161.3 ps/litre 159.1 bhp/litre 2.61 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
193.55 Nm/litre
2.34 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2432.2 kPa (352.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 251.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 185.02 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 248.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.4 kg/kW 9.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.3/6.5/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.3/6.5/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/15.4/12.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.0/43.5/34.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.8/36.2/28.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 191.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.0J x 19 ET49 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0J x 19 ET49 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/35 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/35 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 370 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 497156 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Audi RS 3 Saloon added 2016-10-08. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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