This year's meeting of fans of VW vehicles will be particularly interesting, as Audi will premiere the study of the RS3 sedan model at the event, which is expected to hit the roads soon after. From May 28 to 31, the A3 clubsport quattro study, which is powered by a 2.5-liter forced-charged five-cylinder gasoline engine that develops 525 hp, will be on display just a good hour from our capital.
The design of the study vehicle should not differ much from the production model, and the tab on the scales shows 1,527 kilograms, which means an exceptional ratio between the weight and power of the car, with 2.9 kilograms per KM of power.
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To achieve this much power, it has a five-cylinder TSI added a large turbine charger with up to 1.5 bar pressure and a more powerful engine cooler. A seven-speed automatic transmission takes care of transferring the enormous amount of power to all four wheels S-tronic. Due to the excellent performance, the engineers also devoted a slightly lower (10 mm) chassis and stiffer shock absorbers to the study, and the vehicle is placed on special 21-inch tires of dimensions 275/25 R 21.
Design-wise, the study is based on the brand's latest futuristic studies Audi, which can be recognized by the special engine mask with quattro inscriptions on the front and rear grille, and the brand logo is placed on the engine hood. The same sporty mission continues inside, where leather, alcantara and carbon inserts dominate, and in the style of the new generation of the TT model, it also got a new steering wheel, with buttons for starting the engine and operating the drive select system (Audi's driving dynamics system). which gives the interior an even more pronounced sporty touch.
A serial version is expected to hit the roads RS sedan driven during the year, when the details and prices of the model will be known.