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Abt Sportsline hatches 470hp Audi RS3
A few weeks ago we showed you ABT Sportsline’s tuned A6 Avant (C7). Since then they’ve put Audi’s RS-badged hatchback under the knife. ABT offers two different power packages for the RS3. Owners can choose from either a 420 or 470 horsepower tune. With the latter more significant power boost, torque is increased from 331 to an incredible 465 lb-ft. Such easy tuning is due to Audi’s new 2.5L TFSI turbocharged inline-five, a recreation of the epic mill found in the RS2 and Ur S6 Avants. With ABT’s lightweight performance exhaust system, the 3,500 lb. 5-door RS3 can sprint to sixty in four seconds flat and top out at 177 mph. A choice of 19-inch alloys is also available, including the gunmetal rims pictured.
September 26th, 2011 (Source: ABT Sportsline)
Specifications
| SWE Classification | Hot Hatch |
| Company Designation | RS3 Power S |
| Engine | 2.5L TFSI I5 |
| Displacement | |
| Aspiration | Turbocharged |
| Output/ Horsepower | 470 hp |
| Torque | 465 lb-ft |
| Drivetrain | Front Engined All Wheel Drive |
| Transmission | 7-speed DSG |
| Curb Weight | 3,472 lbs |
| Weight Distribution | |
| Drag | |
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| Tires | |
Luggage Capacity (Seats up) | |
Luggage Capacity (Seats down) | |
| 0-60 | 4.0 seconds |
| 0-100 | |
| 1/4 Mile | |
| Top Speed | 177 |
| Production Run | |
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Press Release
Press Release:
High-speed magic – the new ABT RS3
Well, it can hardly be called “cute”, can it?! The RS3 is chunky and chic and damned fast, too. “A car to which there is even more than meets the eye, and that is quite a feat,” says Hans-Jürgen Abt, CEO of the globally largest tuner of cars produced by the Volkswagen Group. Highlighting what is special about this new car, he continues “If you are into understatement you get a car that is simply elegant. It is easy to handle in narrow streets and you can also burn rubber.“ Even more so when the ABT Sportsline engineers have also tuned up its performance: 100km/h in four seconds? No problem whatsoever. And certainlyenough to keep one’s pole position, don’t you think? And it only stops at 285 km/h. In contrast to its series-production counterpart, the ABT RS3 has no cut-off. Or, as Hans-Jürgen Abt explains: “It was our engineers’ top priority that this car shows a top performance at high speeds, too. If you look at the performance chart, you can see that it is very powerful even near the limit.“ After all, for ABT the RS3 stands for high-speed magic.
The ABT RS3 has power – lots of power. But it uses its power discretely if you are driving through town or leisurely elsewhere. If, however, you want to go at full throttle, in its most powerful version it will turn into a racing car. With its POWER S technology, that is, the ABT turbocharger and a modified motor management, the five-cylinder engine, 2.5l cc, produces no less than 470 hp (346 kW), that’s more kW than the series-production’s horsepower (340 hp/250 kW). 630 Nm (torque; series-production: 450) mean a massive thrust and superiority all over. The RS3 has the same fuel consumption and CO2 emission rate as the basic version. Again, the ABT engineers’ work was perfect. But you don’t need the most powerful version to get fun. ABT POWER does also give you a lot. The 2.5 TFSI strong 420 hp (309 kW) engine’s performance is certainly enough to outrace all others and let them catch a glimpse of the 2-pipe stainless steel ABT exhaust system.
The RS3 simply needs the ABT light alloy wheels. “19 inches are perfect for this car,“ says Hans-Jürgen Abt. He likes the DR with its expressive Gun-Metal look best, but, of course, BR and CR also fit this car perfectly. And all light alloy wheels are also available in complete sets. Finally: high-performance tyres are extremely important for such a fast car. 255/30 R19 on the front axle, 225/35 R19 on the rear one. The ABT RS3 on DR wheels has a real presence then – on the road, too! It’s simply high-speed magic.
The new ABT RS3 – data and facts:
ABT ENGINE TECHNOLOGY
Engine: 2.5 TFSI, 2.480 ccm capacity
Performance tuning: ABT POWER - Performance: 420 HP/309 kW (standard: 340 PS/250 kW)
Performance tuning: ABT POWER S - Performance: 470 HP/346 kW (standard: 340 PS/250 kW)
ABT EXHAUST TECHNOLOGY
ABT stainless steel exhaust system
ABT WHEEL TECHNOLOGY
ABT BR, CR or DR in 8,5x19 inch
(Available also as complete set of wheels with sports tyres)
Source: ABT Sportsline