RS 3 Sportback 2.5 TFSI engine
The power plant behind the fastest A3
The Audi RS 3 Sportback has a 340 PS, turbocharged 2.5 litre TFSI engine. It requires just 4.6 seconds to reach 62 mph, yet such scorching performance is not at the expense of economy; the ultra-powerful five-cylinder engine managing a highly respectable 31.0 mpg.
TFSI turbocharging technology make a compact power plant that develops its torque - a punchy 450 Nm - from just 1,600 rpm, which is barely above idle. And it keeps delivering all the way up to 5,300 rpm. Such massive reserves of torque means blistering acceleration can be turned on like a tap in any gear - at virtually any speed - making overtaking truly effortless.
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