- Doors and Seats
5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine
2.5T, 5 cyl.
- Engine Power
228kW, 420Nm
- Fuel
Petrol (98) 8.8L/100KM
- Manufacturer
4WD
- Transmission
Auto (DCT)
- Warranty
3 Yr, Unltd KMs
- Ancap Safety
5/5 star (2012)
Audi RSQ3 Road and Track Test
Vehicle Style: 5-door compact SUV
Price: $81,900/$89,945 as tested
Engine/trans: 228kW/420Nm 5cyl petrol | 7spd twin-clutch S-tronic
Fuel Economy claimed: 8.8 l/100km | tested: not recorded
OVERVIEW
The Audi RS Q3 has a couple of firsts to its name - it's the first RS model to be sold in Australia that weighs in below $100,000 and it's also the first RS based on any of Audi's Q SUV models.
At first glance, it's not an obvious candidate to thrash around a track.
While it's got big tyres, a whopping set of brakes and 'poppy' exhaust from that iconic turbo 'five' under the bonnet, it's a tall SUV with a centre of gravity closer to something like the Sydney Tower.
We took it to a private track north of Sydney for the obligatory 'on-track thrash' - we hate this job - then headed out into the real world to see how it fared.
INTERIOR | RATING: 4/5
- 7.0 inch touchscreen with reversing camera and sensors as standard.
- multi function display
- fatigue detection
- leather multi function steering wheel
- RS seats, steering wheel and detailing
Being a jumped-up Q3, the interior is as expected - getting on a little but very well-executed and with some nice additional RS features.