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2022 Audi RS3 price and specs

Audi's new five-cylinder pocket rocket arrives in Australia side by side year, with more torque, a trick new all-wheel-bulldoze system, and new technology.

  • 2022 Audi RS3 pricing and specifications
  • 294kW/500Nm 2.five-litre turbo engine standard
  • Heave in standard equipment versus old RS3
  • Priced from $91,400 before on-road costs
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The new 2022 Audi RS3 volition be priced from $91,400 before on-road costs when it arrives in Australian showrooms in the 2d quarter of 2022 (Apr to June inclusive).

Bachelor in 5-door Sportback ($91,400) and four-door Sedan ($93,900) torso styles, the new RS3 is approximately $8000 more expensive than the automobile it replaces – but Audi says there's most $10,000 worth of additional standard equipment, forth with an uprated engine and overhauled mechanicals.

In New Southward Wales, the prices equate to approximately $103,000 drive-away for the hatchback, and $105,550 drive-away for the sedan.

Powering the new RS3 is a evolution of its predecessor's fan-favourite ii.five-litre turbocharged five-cylinder engine, sending 294kW and 500Nm (up 20Nm) to all iv wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic manual – good for a 3.viii-second 0-100km/h time, 3 tenths faster than the outgoing model.

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Headlining the new model'due south operation roster is an overhauled all-wheel-bulldoze arrangement, featuring a trick new torque-vectoring rear differential known equally the RS Torque Splitter, which passes more than torque to the outside wheel during dynamic driving – upward to 100 per cent in RS Torque Rear mode, flicking the car into a controlled drift.

For a full deep-dive into everything the new RS3 offers, click here to read our in-depth story from its global reveal in July.

Standard performance features in Australia will include adaptive dampers, Audi drive select, 19-inch wheels with Pirelli P Zero tyres, an RS sports exhaust, and steel performance brakes with cherry-red calipers.

On the luxury side, standard equipment is largely carried over from the four-cylinder S3, which includes a 10.ane-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay, Android Motorcar and satellite navigation, a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, nappa leather upholstery, electric forepart seats, matrix LED headlights, and a 15-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system.

However, the RS3 includes as standard various items typically optional on the S3, including a 360-degree camera, easily-free electric tailgate (with electrical closing on the hatch), retention mirrors and commuter's seat, and a head-upward display.

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Standard active safety systems include autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-keep aid, blind-spot monitoring, rear cantankerous-traffic alert, forepart and rear parking sensors, semi-autonomous parking, and six airbags.

A range of options are available, from an alternating 19-inch wheel design for $500, to the $thirteen,000 RS Dynamic Plus package, which adds carbon-ceramic brakes and a meridian speed limiter boost from 250km/h to 290km/h. These are detailed further at the lesser of this story.

Bachelor colours include Turbo Blue, Kyalami Green, Glacier White, Kemora Gray, Mythos Black, Python Yellow, Tango Ruby and Daytona Grey – all of which are included in the purchase price.

The 2022 Audi RS3 range will arrive in Australian showrooms in the 2nd quarter of 2022 (April to June).

2022 Audi RS3 Australian pricing

  • RS3 Sportback – $91,400
  • RS3 Sedan – $93,900

Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.

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2022 Audi RS3 standard features:

  • 19-inch matte blackness blend wheels with Pirelli P Nil tyres (and tyre repair kit)
  • RS exterior and interior styling
  • RS sports pause with adaptive dampers
  • Audi drive select system with RS Private, Performance and Torque Rear modes
  • Steel brakes with red RS calipers
  • Blackness exterior styling bundle (includes window surrounds, front end intakes, side sills and rear diffuser)
  • Black mirror caps
  • Darkened matrix LED headlights with unique daytime-running calorie-free signature
  • 10.1-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay, Android Car, satellite navigation, digital radio and Wi-Fi hotspot
  • 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster with RS displays
  • Electric front sports seats with heating and iv-way ability lumbar support
  • Fine nappa leather upholstery with front RS embossing and honeycomb pattern
  • Memory for mirrors and commuter's seat
  • Leather-wrapped steering wheel with paddle shifters
  • Dual-zone automatic climate control
  • Keyless entry and start
  • 15-speaker Bang & Olufsen 3D sound arrangement
  • Head-upwardly display
  • Wireless smartphone charging
  • Multi-colour ambience interior lighting
  • Carbon atlas interior inlays
  • Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
  • Electrical folding side mirrors with heating and auto-dimming
  • Rear privacy drinking glass
  • Rain-sensing wipers
  • Front and rear parking sensors
  • Semi-automated parking (motorcar steering)
  • Autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection, and intersection support
  • Adaptive cruise control with stop-and-become
  • Lane-keep assist (with lane-divergence warning)
  • Blind-spot monitoring
  • Rear cross-traffic alert
  • 360-degree camera
  • Rubber exit alarm
  • Tyre pressure loss indicator
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The optional $2150 RS Design Package, available in ruby-red and green variants, adds:

  • Alcantara steering wheel with 12 o'clock marker and carmine/dark-green stitching
  • Black seatbelts with carmine/green edging
  • Dinamica microfibre seat shoulders in red or green
  • Black floor mats with cherry or dark-green stitching, and RS logos on front mats
  • Scarlet or light-green air vent accents

The optional Carbon Package, bachelor on Sportback ($7400) and Sedan ($6300), adds:

  • Inlays in carbon
  • Carbon roof spoiler
  • Blackness styling package plus, with gloss black badges
  • Carbon mirror caps and side skirt inlays

The optional $13,000 RS Dynamic Package Plus adds:

  • RS carbon-ceramic brakes with ruby, blue or grey calipers
  • Top speed limiter increased to 290km/h

The optional $2000 Matte Aluminium Styling Package adds:

  • Forepart spoiler, rear diffuser and window trim in matte aluminium
  • Forepart grille in gloss black
  • Aluminium mirror caps

Standalone options include:

  • 19-inch wheels with black terminate and metallic accents ($500)
  • Panoramic drinking glass sunroof ($2600)
  • Black roof rail ($750, hatch only)
  • Carbon matte and gloss black interior inlays ($1900)
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