Audi RS3 Coming to NA - Confirmed?

[BavarianBeast]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MwT...ature=youtu.be

RS3 in depth interior and exterior review. Not a fan of the white but could see it looking really good in black.

Starting to look like a great winter vehicle.

[bart]

400hpowerrrrrrrrr

http://jalopnik.com/2017-audi-rs3-se...-it-1759683499

[schocker]

Gees, this is going to be a rocket. Also shows the refresh, styling same as A4/S4 on the front at least.

[Sugarphreak]

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[bart]

haha ya thats funny

it will probably get virtual cockpit like the TT and passat have, makes the interior 10x nicer trust me

[Xtrema]

I'm liking that S3 in the Royal Oak show room. Then found out the sport seat is manual only, was like WTF.

Not feeling Audi's new angular design. May take a while to get used too.

B9 A4 just landed as well. Looks like they are going to the show and will be ready for test drive early March.

[rage2]

No hatchback (for NA) no care.

[Canmorite]

I'm glad Audi is bringing over more RS model to NA. But Audi, bring us the damn wagons!

[npham]

Originally posted by Canmorite
I'm glad Audi is bringing over more RS model to NA. But Audi, bring us the damn wagons!

We might get our wish...

On the role Quattro and Audi Sport will play in Audi's strategy:

Recently, VW Group announced that long-time Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann will leave Lambo to lead Audi Sport's Quattro performance division. Although Keogh couldn't say if Winkelmann's move has any direct correlation with the company's plans for the brand, he did indicate that Quattro and Audi Sport will play a much bigger role in the company's product portfolio.

"You going to see a lot more high performance 'RS' models from Audi Sport in the US," Keogh said. "We think this is a brand we haven't taken enough advantage of."

"Although we've done well with the RS cars, now we want to do better," he said. "We are working this dealerships to do this and also offer a more aggressive product portfolio."

Currently, the only Audi Sport models offered in the US are the R8 supercar and the RS 7 four-door coupe. Keogh expects those models to be joined by other high-performance variants such as the TTRS and more than likely the RS3 compact.

Keogh also working to get the much-sought-after RS6 Avant wagon to the US market in the future.

http://www.businessinsider.com/audi-...trategy-2016-1

Time to start saving up for an RS6 Avant.

[bart]

for your eyes only

[heavyD]

The 5 cylinder engine is supposedly amazing but it makes the car nose heavy and not as good a handler as the S3. No surprise they are bringing it in sedan version here as the A3 sedan has been a big success for Audi in North America.

[rizfarmer]

Originally posted by rage2
No hatchback (for NA) no care.

[bart]

Originally posted by heavyD
The 5 cylinder engine is supposedly amazing...

HAHA


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[Mibz]

R8 V6, wow, didn't see that coming.

[rizfarmer]

A5 Sportback..... baby A7?

[rage2]

Originally posted by Mibz
R8 V6, wow, didn't see that coming.

The R8 V8 was boring as fuck, an R8 V6 will put me to sleep.

[schocker]

Originally posted by rizfarmer
A5 Sportback..... baby A7?

Finallyyyyyyyy. Always thought these were super cool and after BMW brought the 4 series gran coupe, I figured we would get this.

Originally posted by rage2

The R8 V8 was boring as fuck, an R8 V6 will put me to sleep.

Better have a big ass turbo

[rage2]

Apparently, it's a 2.9L V6 bi-turbo with 450hp, so that's not bad at all (aside from the sounds). It's a change to bypass 3.0L+ displacement tax in China.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/spy-sho...os-for-its-r8/

[heavyD]

Originally posted by rage2
No hatchback (for NA) no care.

Ha ha someone's getting old and had kids.

[rage2]

I've been a hot hatch fan since I was a kid. For a bigger car, sedan/coupes makes sense. For a small car, hot hatch all the way.