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Welcome back to RBR guys, and to this New Hulk from Audi Sport! It was the first car to start the compact performance SUV trend, and today we’re looking at the new generation Sportback version RSQ3!
So back in 2013 a small performance SUV was not a thing, and people were only just getting their head around the idea of these little crossover cars. Enter the RSQ3 concept, a very production ready looking concept which showcased the first ever SUV that the then named “Audi Quattro” company had ever meddled with. This eventually made production a year later, and as the concept previewed had a 2.5 ltr 5 cylinder turbo engine, like the RS3 and Group B Rally cars of old, and though the Macan and GLB45 were close to production the Audi RSQ3 established the segment first!
It was a pretty good package too, with looks close enough to the concept, and one of the world’s best sounding and performing engines powering a small SUV that drove more like a hatchback.
Then came this, generation 2! Based on the VW MQB Platform, the new RSQ3 is a much more aggressive looking vehicle in line with the more ferocious styling Audi Sport is applying to it’s product portfolio, like the new RS4 and RS6.
The best bit: Audi carries on the award winning engine from the previous version and the current RS3 and TTRS, the awesome 2.5l 5 Cyl petrol single turbo, but this time producing 400BHP! The Engine is now 26kg lighter too, though sadly the Fuel particulate filter is in, which means less pops and bangs, don’t despair though its not all bad news on sound.
The RS sport suspension lowers the body by a half inch vs a normal car, get the RS sport suspension plus with Dynamic Chassis Control (DCC) and the ride improves.
As for the sport back - it’s 45 millimeters LOWER, and uncommonly unique from a pillar onwards. Wheel arches, which have been flared by half an inch. But you don’t lose any bootspace!
But are the changes enough to make it stand out in a fiercely competitive niche? Has the OPF dulled the wonderful engine, and is the Sportback even a good idea?! Today we explore:
- The RSQ3 Concept by Audi Quattro
- First RSQ3 2013 SUV
- RSQ3 Performance 2016
- Badly designed single exhaust
- New RSQ3 Sportback
- 5 cylinder 2.5 engine - Quattro history
- Drive train and internals
- RSQ3 suv/estate differences
- RSQ3 vs The Urus!
- Interior
- Exhaust and revs
- Full Road review
- Conclusion
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