The Audi RS3 is a bit of an oddball. It has 394 hp under the hood, a serious number for a car weighing around 3600 pounds. But that power comes from the last five-cylinder engine on the market, making ...

8/7/25 UPDATE: This review has been updated with instrumented test results and clarified U.S.-model output. Ramping up the power is one way to get around a track faster, but a straight-line missile ...

As the automotive world edges closer to an all-electric future, some brands are making the most of their high-performance internal combustion engines before they bid them farewell. The 2025 Audi RS3 ...

Instead, two and a half years later, the car proved successful—even though the manufacturer won’t reveal official sales numbers—and confirmed the point that a slice of the consumer pie still desires ...

Could this be the sweet spot in the world of high-performance compacts? After spending a week with the Audi RS3 Sedan, that possibility kept resurfacing in my mind. For drivers left cold by today’s ...

The phrase “become one with the car” is so overused in car reviews that I’ve always avoided using it on one of my own. While somewhat romantic, it’s a lazy way of summing up several thoughts and ...

The 2025 Audi RS3 may only be a mid-life facelift, but the brand’s expert engineers have boosted its performance to new heights and already claimed a new Nurburgring lap record for compact cars. With ...

Hear us out. We know the 2025 Audi RS3 and 2025 BMW M2 are very different cars. The BMW is a coupe, the Audi a sedan. The BMW is rear-wheel drive, the Audi all-wheel drive with a transverse-mounted ...