Audi RSQ3 - The Green Lantern💚💨

Audi Sport - formerly known as Quattro, it’s the bit of Audi responsible for RS-cars such as the RS3 and RS6, as well the R8 and the company’s Formula E, DTM, GT3 and TCR programmes - wants to double sales of its road cars by 2023. And this thing is gonna help it get there. Say hello to the new RS Q3 - the fastest small SUV you can buy, with a near-400bhp five-cylinder engine, a top speed of as much as 174mph and the option of ceramic brakes. Yes, really.
Small performance SUVs are, as we know, very much in vogue right now. In the last couple of years we’ve seen the Cupra Ateca, VW T-Roc R, BMW X2 M35i, Mercedes-AMG GLB35 and Skoda Kodiaq vRS go on sale. And there are plenty more on the horizon. But the RS Q3 has been around for years, having first gone on sale in 2013. There was nothing quite like it back then, and there still isn’t today. Not until Mercedes sees fit to replace the AMG GLA45, anyway.
As standard the RS Q3 rides 10mm lower than a regular Q3, on RS-tuned suspension. Aesthetic changes include new bumpers and skirts, flared wheel arches and big wheels. Oh, and a dual-exit exhaust, in place of the old RSQ3’s single tailpipe. Inside there are some serious seats and a flat-bottomed steering wheel.
Prices start from £52,450, or £53,600 for the RS Q3 ‘Sportback’ and its 45mm lower roof-line. Audi expects the Sportback to be more popular than the regular RS Q3 (sales will be 60 per cent Sportback, 40 per cent standard, says Audi), despite the additional cost and compromised interior. We’ve driven both, but underneath they’re mechanically identical. So of course they feel exactly the same to drive…

[@speisequark2]

delete the music pls?

[@Floyd_ish]

exactly... but you can find this video without music as well

[@Floyd_ish]

search for "Audi RS Q3 Sportback 400hp | Warsaw | exhaust sound, revs, acceleration"

[@speisequark2]

@@Floyd_ish thank you!

[@hlf_coder6272]

I have the 2023 RS3 with the sport exhaust and this sounds better than my car, which is a bit disappointing.
I've never really understood why anyone would want a sports SUV personally though.

[@eduardjsx]

I have the 2023 RSQ3, also with sport exhaust, and I can say this is for sure a decat and opf removal. I can recognize the same maxton design body kit, which I also have. But .. the exhaust crackels are SURELY not there on the factory sport exhaust, as I rarely get them myself. As for the reason for having a "sports suv". I can easily switch between comfort and RS modes, and enjoy the adjustable suspension, as the roads at least in my country (Romania) are not that great. Also, I have trunk room for my family stuff.