The Audi RS3 blends together a compact footprint, a tight chassis, an upscale interior, and Audi's characterful turbocharged inline five-cylinder engine into a commuter car that can brutalize a back ...

This week has been a blast reviewing the 2026 Audi RS3, a compact four-door sedan beast of a hot rod. The RS3 has always been one of those cars that doesn't need to shout to get attention. It just ...

A sedan launch comparison between the Audi RS3 and Mercedes E Class highlights how two well-known German models handle hard ...

Throw an Audi RS 3 up against a modern high-performance electric car and it’ll feel sluggish and a bit compromised, but this is to take it on face value and ignore its charm. Audi built its reputation ...

Character is often hard to find in the new enthusiast car market. Even in a segment that, by definition, typically has more character than most other vehicles on the road. Especially when it comes to ...

The Audi RS3’s legendary five-cylinder engine has about two years left to live. Audi is preparing a final RS3 GT edition before emissions rules and an EV-focused future close the book on the offbeat ...

2011 was the year Audi rolled out a very special derivative of the A3. Based on the S3 Sportback, the RS 3 Sportback is made special by its aurally distinct 2.5-liter TFSI inline-five engine. The ...

First offered in a passenger car by Mercedes-Benz back in 1974, the five-cylinder engine has always been a bit of an automotive oddball. The unconventional configuration eventually gained a foothold ...

The most powerful US-market RS 3 yet develops 401 horses and 369 pound-feet (500 Newton-meters) of twist from a 2.5-liter turbo I4 lump. Capable of 3.6 seconds to 60 miles an hour (97 kilometers an ...

View post: Gordon Murray’s 12,100-RPM V12 Track Car Is Ready to Scream at Goodwood Fifty years ago, Audi changed the sound of performance. In 1976, the second-generation Audi 100 debuted with an ...

Update, 4:26pm: Audi of America has confirmed to Road & Track that the RS3 Competition Limited will indeed come to the United States as of next year. The updated Audi RS3 was a hit at Road & Track's ...