Audi RS3 to drop at Frankfurt?

By Andrew on Mon, Sep 7, 2009

Rumors have been swirling for months that Audi was getting ready to make its hottest version yet of the A3 hatchback. Many saw a supposed test mule of the RS3 slamming around the the Nurburgring within the last few months. Other rumors were that an RS3 with be powered by the same turbocharged inline-5 cylinder engine that is hiding under the hood of the recently-released TTRS. None of the rumors could really be confirmed though as to whether or not the world would get super hot hatchback from Ingoldstadt.

That is - until now.

In an apparent lapse in judgement or even perhaps as a marketing ploy, a twitterer out of the Audi dealership in Cape Town, South Africa blurted out to the world that :

“Looking forward to the unveiling of the Audi RS3. 2.5L 5-cylinder turbocharged engine 4WD & 335BHP. See it at Frankfurt Motorshow.”

So, for us, that settles it that we can plan on seeing the RS3 drop within the next two weeks( assuming Audi doesn’t decide to debut the car early in light of this slip up) at the Frankfurt Motorshow. We’ll also be keeping an eye out for the electric Audi set to debut at the same show! Also, sorry sports fans, but we’re not expecting the RS3 to come stateside, especially in light of the S4 wagon being cut from the U.S. line-up for 2010.

(Source: Jalopnik via GermanCarBlog)

Frankfurt, RS3, ttrs

5 Comments For This Post

King George Says:
September 8th, 2009 at 7:08 am

Are they not diluting the RS range by making this VW Golf based A3 an RS model! This is a real shame! Besides, the car looks ordinary to me…. just cannot get over the fact that the front overhang is way too long, making the car look like a penguin! Thanks to the fact that this so called premium Audi is actually a cheap VW Golf underneath!

Andrew Says:
September 8th, 2009 at 7:45 pm

When has a car ever been this small and nimble, with all-wheel-drive that can also keep pace with an M5 while also comfortably seating 4 adults?

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September 11th, 2009 at 4:40 am

I think its great that Quattro GmbH is finally getting the resources to really develop the RennSport brand to fully compete with Motorsport and AMG. Until very recently, the motto was “one RS at a time”. I’m glad that’s finally out the window.

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King George Says:
September 8th, 2009 at 7:08 am
Are they not diluting the RS range by making this VW Golf based A3 an RS model! This is a real shame! Besides, the car looks ordinary to me…. just cannot get over the fact that the front overhang is way too long, making the car look like a penguin! Thanks to the fact that this so called premium Audi is actually a cheap VW Golf underneath!
Andrew Says:
September 8th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
When has a car ever been this small and nimble, with all-wheel-drive that can also keep pace with an M5 while also comfortably seating 4 adults?
DaveBSC Says:
September 11th, 2009 at 4:40 am
I think its great that Quattro GmbH is finally getting the resources to really develop the RennSport brand to fully compete with Motorsport and AMG. Until very recently, the motto was “one RS at a time”. I’m glad that’s finally out the window.
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