The RS 3 Sportback is a car from Audi, with all wheel drive, a front located engine and a 5 door hatchback body style.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre turbocharged 5 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 335 bhp (340 PS/250 kW) at 5400-6500 rpm and 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 1600-5300 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels through a 7 speed automatic transmission.
The stated kerb weight is 1650 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 250 km/h, which is 155 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 13.1/6.8/9.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 212.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2578 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1564 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1528 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4302 mm | 169.4 inches | |
| Width | 1794 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1650 kg | 3638 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.362 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.16 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.78 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | EA255 | ||
| 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 | 340 PS (335 bhp) (250 kW) at 5400-6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) at 1600-5300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 100.7 kW/litre 137 ps/litre 135.1 bhp/litre 2.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
181.45 Nm/litre
2.19 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) | 2280.2 kPa (330.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.6 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 205.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 151.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 203.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.61 kg/kW 11.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.1/6.8/9.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/6.8/9.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.6/14.7/11.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/41.5/31.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/34.6/25.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 212.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| 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 | 8J x 19 ET50 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 19 ET50 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/35 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/35 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-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 | 226237 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Audi RS 3 Sportback added 2010-12-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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