Audi RS3 Sportback by Schwabenfolia

Schwabenfolia has unveiled its latest project based on the Audi RS3 Sportback. The car has a Gorange Metallic color that contrasts with black details. Inside, we find the same orange color on the sport seats and on the doors. Schwabenfolia fitted the RS3 with a new ECU and a new Rage 2.5 exhaust system: now the five-cylinder turbo engine delivers 419 hp and 570 Nm, instead of 340 hp and 450 Nm in the standard version.

Audi A3 Sportback AS3 by ABT

German tuner ABT has already prepared a tuning kit for the new Audi A3 Sportback. As usually, the kit includes both aesthetics and mechanics. Outside you can see the burnished front grille, the new front spoiler, side skirts and side air intakes, rear spoiler, diffuser and exhaust pipes. The new ABT alloy wheels can be choosen in sizes from 18 to 19 inches. The structure has been lowered by 35 mm and the brakes have been upgraded. As for the engines, the 1.4 TFSI increased power from 122 hp to 160 hp, and the 2-liter TDI with 150 hp lifted the power to 180 hp, in future upgrades will come for the 1.6 TDI and 1.8 TFSI.

2013 Audi S3 Sportback

Audi has officially unveiled the new S3 Sportback, the five-door version of the S3, that will be presented at the Geneva Motor Show. Under the hood, we will find a 2.0-liter TFSI four-cylinder engine, capable of delivering 300 hp at 5,500 rpm and a torque of 380 Nm available between 1,800 and 5,500 rpm. According to the data declared by the manufacturer, the S3 Sportback with S tronic dual clutch six-speed gearbox accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.0 seconds (with Launch Control function), while with the manual gearbox the time increases to 5.5 s. The maximum speed is 250 km/h. The engine is mated to the Quattro all-wheel drive. The S3 Sportback will be equipped with S Sport suspension, which will help to lower the frame of 25 mm, sport brakes and 18-inch wheels.

New Audi A3

In these days begin the first deliveries of the new Audi A3. The range comprises of the versions 1.4 TFSI 122 hp, 1.8 TFSI S tronic 180 hp, 1.6 TDI 105 hp and 2.0 TDI 150 hp. In the future it will be added with the 1.4 TFSI 140 hp with cylinder on demand, the 1.4 TCNG 110 hp natural gas and the sporty S3 equipped with the turbocharged 2.0-liter TFSI with 280 hp. The S3 and the Sportback version will be exhibited during the Motor show in Paris, and next year will be presented the RS3 with 350 hp and the convertible version. Prices start from € 23,050.