Want an Audi RS3 with a *little* more power? Here’s ABT’s 454bhp version
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024
Audi makes a car called the RS3, and it is powerful. So powerful, it produces 394bhp from an iteration of an award-winning 2.5-litre five-pot turbo. ABT, a tuner of Audis, makes a similar car called the RS3-R, and it is very powerful. So powerful, it produces 493bhp.
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024
But what if you want… medium powerful? Quite literally, somewhere betwixt those two ends of the Fast Audi spectrum? Today, we learn ABT has released its RS3-S package, which increases the five-pot RS3’s power up to 454bhp. Consider it the Goldilocks RS3.
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024
Or, Still Very Powerful, seeing as it boasts exactly the same power as a BMW M2. As expected, the bulk of the grunt comes via an additional ‘AEC’ control unit, which leaves the standard ECU untouched. The upgrade shoots the RS3-S from 0-62mph in 3.6s, with an optional increase in top speed to 186mph.
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024
Suddenly hit by power envy? ABT will – “on request” – liberate a further 20-odd horsies through unspecified means, giving the RS3-S 478bhp. Elsewhere, the five-pot’s rather delectable noise is amplified via a stainless steel exhaust measuring 95mm in diameter and sprouting four pipes at the back.
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024
The springs have been lowered by 30mm. There are 20in alloys. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport tyres. A carbon fibre bodykit. Interior accoutrements including a start-stop switch flap.
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024
All this could be yours with prices starting from €17,900 plus assembly and MOT for the hatchback, or €16,600 for the saloon (without the donor car, obvs). And each upgrade will also come with a five-year warranty, too.
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024
ABT Audi RS3-S revealed 2024