This vehicle has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
The 5 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.5 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 401 bhp (407 PS/299 kW) at 5700-7000 rpm and 500 Nm (369 lbft/51 kgm) at 2250-5700 rpm respectively.
A 7 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1635 kg.
The Audi RS 3 Sportback performance edition is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).
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 | 2631 mm | 103.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1592 mm | 62.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4389 mm | 172.8 inches | |
| Width | 1851 mm | 72.9 inches | |
| Height | 1436 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1635 kg | 3605 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.22 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.75 | ||
| 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 | 407 PS (401 bhp) (299 kW) at 5700-7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 500 Nm (369 ft·lb) (51 kgm) at 2250-5700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 120.6 kW/litre 163.9 ps/litre 161.7 bhp/litre 2.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
201.61 Nm/litre
2.44 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) | 2533.5 kPa (367.5 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 | 3.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 300 km/h (186 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 248.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 182.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 245.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.47 kg/kW 9.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 205.00 g/km WLTP | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 9J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 265/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/35 R 199 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.63 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 808698 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2022 Audi RS 3 Sportback performance edition added 2024-07-22. Last modified 2024-07-22. |
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