In March, Audi officially confirmed it would reveal the sport 2007 Audi S3 compact car this fall. But according to new spy photos from AutoExpress, Audi’s A3 hotrodding won’t end there. New images show what the magazine claims is an even more powerful 2008 Audi RS3, mildly disguised as an Audi race car. The RS3 is expected to offer somewhere around 350 horsepower, according to the report, compared to 240 horsepower for the S3. With the S3 due this fall, the RS3 isn’t likely until about a year after, the magazine said. See Photo 1 and Photo 2 for more.
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05/11, 12:12 PM
posted by:
Andre Neves
LLN you forgot to say, “it will not be available in the U.S”
I hear we won’t even get the 2 door A3? Oh well.
05/11, 12:44 PM
posted by:
canut4ever
Audi is in the danger of putting out too many variations of its performance models. Why the S series when you can go directly to the RS series? It will confuse the market.
05/11, 1:03 PM
posted by:
Nic Nichols
That’s the best looking VW GTi ever!
05/11, 1:17 PM
posted by:
Robert
#2 very true… I really don’t know what the difference is between the RS models and the S models…..
05/11, 1:29 PM
posted by:
wickedated
My feeling is that eventually the S models will be substituted by RS models, especially when BMW’s M-cars and the new Benzes’ AMG start coming out.
05/11, 1:31 PM
posted by:
Yahoo!奇摩
richmen’s golf
05/11, 1:54 PM
posted by:
SLR Mclaren
What engine does it have?
05/11, 4:03 PM
posted by:
Guttersludge
Har har – the market is confused enough, I agree, but still – choice is better than no choice.
And yeah, Golf in a Versace EZunzipper, I agree too, but heeeres the thing: The Audi has much stiffer springs (****e for Europe/ZA, but no matter in US, really) more mass, and more insurance… but – more toys, nicer leather, build quality rivalling Bentley & Rolls-Royce (I mean this seriously) and powerrrrr!
I want one. I want one so bad I almost shat my pants when I saw the photo.
This car should come standard with the sticker: “ACHTUNG! Dies produkt vill cause verr bad incontinece schnell schnell! Standing still even!”
Fruity.
05/11, 5:46 PM
posted by:
marco
i think this is the correct thing, i like RS models, i like the idea of a high performance A3
05/11, 6:02 PM
posted by:
Andre Neves
Like it all you want guys, fact is us americans probably won’t get to see one anytime soon…and if we do it’ll be a 4 door version.
05/11, 10:40 PM
posted by:
Ryan
What i dont understand is why the S3 would put out about 240hp when the 3.2 sportback puts out over 250 alone.
05/12, 8:06 AM
posted by:
JohnnyBlazE
I’m just wondering if Mahle Powertrain is involved with this, as Audi owned Cosworth (now owned by Mahle) a coupla years back!
Cosworth’s Ford cars absolutely rocked and there’s rumours they will work on the new Nissan GTR too
05/12, 5:51 PM
posted by:
Greenspeed
that 240 HP for the S3 must be a typo. The A3 3.2 get 250, as Ryan pointed out. Mybe they’ll turbo the 3.2 and get somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 – 340.
05/13, 3:52 AM
posted by:
digitalzombie
It reminds me of a skyline o_0 maybe I’m too nissan bias.
05/17, 9:09 AM
posted by:
luke
This is NOT the RS3, Auto Express have been fooled. It’s a racing car from H&R, check tyresmoke.net for the 10 page thread about it, you’ll see pics of this car actually competing in a race.