Audi RS3 Sportback: three sharply

Audi A3 Hatchback got the curtain "supercharged" version of the RS. The car will be offered only with a 5-door body, which is not surprising. "Al-eski" are becoming less practical. Yes, exactly. After all, RS2, the first heavy duty Audi, created together with Porsche, argued that the wagon is not only for the carriage of goods. A vehicle with a 315-strong "turbopyaterkoy" 2.2 and all-wheel drive transmission accelerates to 100 km / h in 4,8 seconds. Model RS4 sedan received and convertible only in the second generation. But the situation gradually changed. Ingolshtadtsy first rolled out the smallest family car RS based on Audi TT. Small yes udalenkuyu. Supercharged inline-five 2.5, created on the basis of the atmospheric engine for the U.S. VW Jetta, gave out 340 hp. with. Maximum torque is available in a range from 1600-5300 rpm. - 450 Nm. It's even more than the Audi R8 c V-shaped "eight" (430 Nm). Then came the A5 coupe with a prefix RS. A model RS4 and RS6 discontinued. But the Germans still held the "usability" in mind. That's why Audi RS3 developed based on the five-door version of the Sportback, Her body of a 68 mm longer than the trunk trehdverki Capacity - 370 liters. Externally supercharged three-ruble note will be differentiated by a huge air intake in the style of TT-RS and 19-inch wheels with low profile tires 235/35 front and 225/35 rear. To facilitate the weight of the front wings are made of plastic reinforced with carbon fiber. Platform for the A3 and TT is the same. Suspension "three rubles" refined, expanded track to 1546 mm in front and up to 1,528 mm in the rear. Put the shortened spring because of what the ride height dropped by 25 mm. Rudder made more acute. Engine - the same row "five" (340 hp.. And 450 nm) with a boost pressure of 1.2 atmosphere. The length of the power unit of 490 mm and weighs 183 kg. Per ton of weight RS3 accounted for 214 hp. with. Transmission - only all-wheel drive, quattro. Finally, the Audi engineers have made friends with a robot turbopyaterku S-Tronic - TT-RS is only available with the "mechanics". Acceleration from standstill to 100 km / h has not changed - 4,6 seconds. A rate of force is limited to 250 km / h, walking speedometer marked up to 310 km / h. To curb the herd of horses, hatchback weight 1585 kg equipped with upgraded brakes with four-piston calipers and discs with a diameter of 370 mm front and 310 - behind. Inside, sports seats and steering wheel, buckets, cut the chord. Stabilizing system is made completely disconnected. There are key S, which makes a clicking sound of the engine more sporty, and the accelerator pedal - responsive. Audi RS3 - the fastest hatchback-class golf. In addition, he four-wheel drive and comes with robotized gearbox. As the competitors can be considered Lancer Evolution X and Subaru Impreza WRX STI. The first accelerates to 100 km / h in 5.2 (with manual transmission) with the second - for 5,4 s (with manual transmission). True cost Audi RS3 will be more expensive competitors. While aware of the price of a novelty in Germany - 49 900. But "treshka" cheaper Audi TT-RS. And practical. Text: Eugene Bagdasarov.