The Audi Q3 is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV made by Audi. The Q3 has a transverse-mounted front engine, and entered production in 2011.
Jph
Sunday Driver
NOV 21, 2018 at 12:57AM
BY: ADRIAN PADEANU, Editor
New Audi RS Q3 Spied Flaunting Oval Exhaust Tips
The aggressive front bumper is another telltale sign this isn't an ordinary Q3.
With the launch of the next-generation Q3 earlier this year, you can rest assured Audi Sport will be giving the compact crossover the hot RS treatment. We have already seen our fair share of prototypes depicting the range-topping variant, and now another RS Q3 has been spotted out and about in Southern Europe.
While the partially camouflaged test vehicle is not immediately recognizable as an RS variant, there is an obvious clue at the back revealing the crossover’s true identity. The oval exhaust tips are reserved to the hottest derivative of an Audi model – in this case being the RS Q3. At the front, the vehicle was rocking the production-spec bumper and it’s easy to see the design is much more aggressive when compared to the lesser Q3 versions.
RS Q8 featuring a similar pattern and in the same vein as the recently facelifted R8 supercar. Chances are Audi wants to further distance the RS models from the lesser versions with this new look of its singleframe grille.
When it comes to the powertrain, there’s not much of a secrecy regarding what will power the hottest Q3 of them all. We’re talking about Audi’sbeloved 2.5-liter five-cylinder unit, which should be good for at least the 400 horsepower you get in the RS3 and TT RS models.
Bear in mind the RS Q3 won’t be coming out anytime soon as first Audi has to launch the warm SQ3 with somewhere in the region of 300 hp. Expect the S version to be introduced in the months to come, quite possibly in March at the Geneva Motor Show. As for the fully fledged RS spec, it’s probably due towards the end of 2019 or early 2020.
BY: ADRIAN PADEANU, Editor
New Audi RS Q3 Spied Flaunting Oval Exhaust Tips
The aggressive front bumper is another telltale sign this isn't an ordinary Q3.
With the launch of the next-generation Q3 earlier this year, you can rest assured Audi Sport will be giving the compact crossover the hot RS treatment. We have already seen our fair share of prototypes depicting the range-topping variant, and now another RS Q3 has been spotted out and about in Southern Europe.
While the partially camouflaged test vehicle is not immediately recognizable as an RS variant, there is an obvious clue at the back revealing the crossover’s true identity. The oval exhaust tips are reserved to the hottest derivative of an Audi model – in this case being the RS Q3. At the front, the vehicle was rocking the production-spec bumper and it’s easy to see the design is much more aggressive when compared to the lesser Q3 versions.
RS Q8 featuring a similar pattern and in the same vein as the recently facelifted R8 supercar. Chances are Audi wants to further distance the RS models from the lesser versions with this new look of its singleframe grille.
When it comes to the powertrain, there’s not much of a secrecy regarding what will power the hottest Q3 of them all. We’re talking about Audi’sbeloved 2.5-liter five-cylinder unit, which should be good for at least the 400 horsepower you get in the RS3 and TT RS models.
Bear in mind the RS Q3 won’t be coming out anytime soon as first Audi has to launch the warm SQ3 with somewhere in the region of 300 hp. Expect the S version to be introduced in the months to come, quite possibly in March at the Geneva Motor Show. As for the fully fledged RS spec, it’s probably due towards the end of 2019 or early 2020.
tristatez28lt1
Tire Trailblazer
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- 420 hp
- 420 hp
CrunchSlaughtered
RPM Ruler
Nitrogen Oxides.
Centurion
Apex Apex Predator
Could it be that cabin space is a joke compared with SUVs and crossovers in the same price range in the USA?
MTL2025
Blinker Baron
Seems to me that the X2 does not have a big cabin either, I may be wrong
Centurion
Apex Apex Predator
It's a well sculptured car isn't it? Inside it's barely any smaller than the Q5.
I considered buying one but the drivetrains are not great poat-OPF and the bigger engines are pricey.
Centurion
Apex Apex Predator
Exactly. The plus programming of the DSG and the 1.5TSI is one of the engines that has been severely effected by the introduction of particle filters.
HUTSUTAo
High-Rev Hero
Here's What The New Audi Q3 Could Look Like
Our exclusive renderings depict the final combustion-powered Q3 in history.
Here's What The New Audi Q3 Could Look Like
The third generation Q3 – and the final one with a combustion engine under the hood – is expected to ride on Volkswagen Group’s MQB Evo platform.
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Audi AG is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles
headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. A subsidiary of the
Volkswagen Group, the company’s origins date back to the early 20th
century and the initial enterprises (Horch and the Audiwerke) founded
by engineer August Horch (1868–1951). Two other manufacturers (DKW
and Wanderer) also contributed to the foundation of Auto Union in 1932.
The modern Audi era began in the 1960s, when Volkswagen acquired Auto
Union from Daimler-Benz, and merged it with NSU Motorenwerke in 1969.
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