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Test-Driving The 2026 Audi RS3
Audi will produce 750 RS3 Competition Limited units worldwide as a final tribute to its 2.5-litre five-cylinder engine before 2027 EU emissions rules end its use.
- Audi unveiled the 2026 RS3 Competition Limited as the final model of this RS3 generation, building 750 examples globally in Sportback and Sedan body styles, including 18 for Australia.
- Created as a commemorative send‑off, the model addresses regulatory change as stricter European emissions laws effective 2027 end Audi's 2.5‑litre five‑cylinder after five decades.
- The advanced coilover suspension features stainless front, aluminium rears, external reservoirs, and a stiffer rear stabilizer bar, with 12 low‑speed, 15 high‑speed, and 16 rebound adjustability.
- Audi set euro pricing for hatch and sedan variants at 108,365 euros and 110,005 euros, with USD equivalents, omitted United States sales, and included sequential numbering on centre console; prototypes numbered 000/750.
- Unique heritage touches bolster collector appeal with Malachite Green finish, Neodymium Gold alloys, white instrument‑cluster, and a bespoke 1‑2‑4‑5‑3 firing‑order lightshow.
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Audi RS 3 Competition Limited Might Be a Send-Off For the Current Generation, Celebrates the Engine
The Ingolstadt-based automaker is presenting the Audi RS 3 Competition Limited to pay its respects to fifty-years of five-cylinder engines, and we’re noting the inspiration from the new Audi RS 5 sedan and Avant in the body kit. The German company had been lacking in terms of excitement ...
The smallest representative of the Audi RS series celebrates fifty years of the legendary five-cylinder in-line engine concept. The RS 3 hatchback and sedan in the "competition limited" edition will also be available on the Czech market.
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