Q3 / RS Q3 Audi Unveils RS Q3 Concept: 2012 Beijing Auto Show

[Merc1]

Just the Facts:

Audi will present the 360-horsepower RS Q3 concept crossover at the upcoming Beijing auto show.
The RS Q3 features a turbocharged direct-injection five-cylinder gasoline engine.
Zero-to-60 acceleration takes less than 5.2 seconds.


INGOLSTADT, Germany — Audi will present the 360-horsepower RS Q3 concept crossover at the upcoming 2012 Beijing Auto Show.

The RS Q3 is powered by a turbocharged 2.5-liter direct-injection five-cylinder gasoline engine driving all four wheels through a seven-speed S tronic gearbox. Audi claims 0-60 acceleration takes less than 5.2 seconds. The RS Q3 can reach a top speed of 165 mph.

The RS Q3 has been lowered 1.0 inch from the production Q3 and rides on 20-inch high-gloss alloy rims fitted with 255/30R20 tires.

The concept features a blue paint scheme with brushed and polished aluminum trim and carbon-fiber accents. Highlights include a front spoiler and rear diffuser rendered in matte-black carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic, a matte-blue roof spoiler and windows framed in matte aluminum.

The mostly black cockpit is trimmed in napa leather and Alcantara, with blue accents. As a unique touch for the local market, Chinese characters replace Arabic numerals on the tachometer.

Inside Line says: Redefining the pocket rocket.

http://www.insideline.com/audi/q3/audi-unveils-rs-q3-concept-2012-beijing-auto-show.html


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[tristatez28lt1]

Man that looks gooooood.

 

[donkeykong]

Yes it does... Thanks Merc

 

[donkeykong]

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Audi RS Q3 Concept[/h]At Auto China 2012 in Beijing, Audi is presenting a themed vehicle based on the Q3 - the Audi RS Q3 Concept. It interprets the character of the compact SUV in a very special way - systematically dynamic.
The blue painted Audi RS Q3 Concept is a vehicle based on the theme of thrilling dynamic performance. Its engine, a 2.5 TFSI with 265 kW (360 hp) of power, and its body - lowered about 25 mm (0.98 inches) and widened with sharp visual details - explore the potential of the Q3 model series in a new way.
Brushed and polished aluminum trim frames the Audi RS Q3 Concept's single-frame radiator grille. Its black grille insert exhibits a new geometry - the honeycombs are slightly offset to one another deeper inside, creating a distinct three-dimensional effect. The lower area of the grille integrates another sculpted feature - a silver quattro signature. The headlights are slightly tinted; inside them, some chrome parts are dark or covered by panels of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP).
The bumper was redesigned; there are now powerful edges around the outer air intakes. They are subdivided into two segments - the inner sections have honeycomb screen inserts, while their outer sections, made of CFRP, have a smooth funnel shape. The front spoiler is also made of CFRP. Its lower section is matt black. The entire lower section of the bumper is coated with blue clearcoat paint.
The same combination of black and blue tinted areas is repeated on the sides of the Audi RS Q3 Concept - on the trim strips of the doors and sills and on the add-on parts of the wheel housings. The door mirror housings consist of black CFRP, while matt aluminum trim frames the side windows. The roof spoiler runs a long way towards the rear; its middle section has been slightly shortened compared to its outer sections. It is painted in the body color Ordos Blue - a matt blue with a slight yellow tint.


At the rear, the lower bumper section has a sporty and angular style. The diffuser insert, which integrates the two large elliptical tailpipes in typical RS look, has been shifted far upward. Here too, Audi designers chose a combination of blue clearcoat and black CFRP. The rear lights and auxiliary lights in the bumper are tinted in anthracite and are made of clear glass.
Blue and black: the interior
In the interior of the Audi RS Q3 Concept, which gets plenty of light through a glass sunroof, cool black is the dominant color - on the roofliner, floor carpet, floor mats, leather-upholstered instrument panel and on large areas of the seat upholstery, which consists of Fine Nappa leather. Dark blue Alcantara is used as a contrasting element on the seat covers.
The contrasting blue color is used in an inventive way in the CFRP decorative panels - the panel material was produced by weaving brilliant blue luminescent glass fibers into it. The steering wheel has large control stalks made of CFRP, which are framed by aluminum accents. Most of the wheel is covered with black Velvet leather - a leather that gives the hands a secure grip and repels dirt very well. In the door trim panels, there are surfaces in blue Alcantara.
The inside door handle has a perforated lightweight construction look as in every RS model. In the tachometer, Chinese characters replace the usual Arabic numerals. RS Q3 badges adorn the instrument cluster, the seatbacks, door sill plates and floor mats.
The styling of the engine compartment is also extremely sporty in appearance. A layered-carbon trim panel covers the area around the five-cylinder engine that sports a red valve cover, and two laterally arranged ventilation screens feed air to the engine. As is the practice in car racing, the cylinder numbers are marked on their spark plug covers. An aluminum housing holds the open sports air filter, and the filtered air tube is made of stainless steel.
Powerful: the drivetrain
The extremely powerful 2.5 TFSI in the Audi RS Q3 Concept combines two classic Audi technologies - gasoline direct injection and turbocharging. From 2,480 cc of engine displacement, it generates 265 kW (360 hp) of power. The car catapults itself from zero to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 5.2 seconds, and its propulsive force takes it to a top speed of 265 km/h (164.66 mph).
A seven-speed S tronic transfers the forces of the sonorous 2.5 TFSI to the quattro permanent all-wheel drive. Generally, it directs these forces almost exclusively to the front wheels. When slip is detected there, it can redistribute forces to the rear axle via a hydraulic multi-plate clutch with electronic control - instantaneously and variably.
The alloy wheels of the Audi RS Q3 Concept continue the dynamic RS Q styling and have the dimensions 8.5 J x 20. The front surfaces are high-gloss, while the sides are sandblasted. The tire size of 255/30 is not exactly typical for an SUV, but certainly for an RS model.


http://www.netcarshow.com/audi/2012-rs_q3_concept/

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

Looks like an A1 on steroids.

 

[Monster]

It interprets the character of the compact SUV in a very special way - systematically dynamic.

Someone is having a laugh at work aren't they? So first of all, you increase the ride height of a normal hatch and label it an SUV, alright I am fine with that. But then you lower the SUV back to the same ride height as the original hatchback and call it a special SUV that is 'systematically dynamic' is just purely retarded.

 

[Deckhook]

The sheer fact that Audi are showing this suggests that RS Q cars are definitely on the cards.

 

[Tumbo]

Looks good. But its not the best model for an RS version at all. Im disapointed.

BUT, why on earth not the RS Q5??
Who on earth needs a Q3 in RS version??

 

[Tumbo]

Official Audi images:

 

[Tumbo]

Two things on my head:

- am I the only one that thinks that 0-100km/h in 5.2 is way to slow for an RS car?
- why on earth to they call it RS Q3 and not Q3 RS? Stupid .

 

[Tumbo]

More pics:

 

[Centurion]

This will be Porsche Macan's most hated in law. Where are the torque figures? Something tells me a turbo diesel would have provided more punch.

 

[Tumbo]

Loving that turbo bar-meter, and the chinese numbers

 

[speed_kills]

I like the rear, looks pretty muscular. The front end is a problem, doesn't look properly designed so they added some weird LED to try to save it. Should have more caracter lines to try to give it more dynamic appeal.

 

[Centurion]

Good eye Tumbo. Chinese numerals in place of Arabic numerals on brushed aluminum mimicking a wrist watch. Such cultural touches could be a key to winning over the heart of China and is no different from laptop keyboard comings with local letters and symbols.

I wonder if the carbon fiber-reinforced polymer used for the bumpers make them more durable. bumpers on modern cars are fragile as Styrofoam. Even the most gentle nudge with another car and your bumper will look like its been hit by a hammer, which technically about the force of a car traveling at crawling speed. One of the core properties of carbon fiber is its ability to absorb energy. Bumpers haven't been a part of a cars crash structure since the good old Saab 900s. Instead bumpers should be made to deform and reform like rubber in the event of light contact.

 

[Levi68]

It look really very good. Now as RS version, I can much clearly see a coupéish style, a similar shape to the Macan design sketch. I really like, but not being a SUV customer, would be more interested in the same interpretation of an RS3 4 Door Coupé (like that Concept).

I think both have their place, the RS Q3 with a 2.5 TFSI and the RS Q5 with a 3.0 TFSI. Audi made both concepts, it means both are being considered and may come, because when the X4 M comes, we'll very likely have an X3 M, and with facelift, some time later, the X1 M35i xDrive is to come with the same engine as in the M135i and the Z4 M35i sDrive. I also see Mercedes coming with a GLK AMG and BLK AMG. It clearly is a fight to have a car in every possible niche an variation. Even if there are few customers, the costs for building such cars are no more that high.


The insturment cluster is the best I have seen, sporty and high quality, brushed aluminum is so much better than plastic, however good they might be. Even Ferrari has plastic. Well I know it a a concpet, but I'd love to see this on production cars.

 

[Tumbo]

Can a mod put this thread in the correct forum (Q3). It has nothing to do with A3.

 

[Giannis]

Done.

 

[Killer 7]

Something tells me a turbo diesel would have provided more punch.

Any news on a turbo diesel version?

 

[Centurion]

Any news on a turbo diesel version?

Disappointingly no. Even more surprising is that Porsche is developing their own V6, a 3.6L with a 370hp output for a top of the line Macan.