A new video of the upcoming 2015 Audi RS3 Sportback testing on the Nurburgring has been released. This particular clip gives us possibly our best look at the new car on the move thus far with its exhaust and engines notes also on full display during the vicious track testing.
Unlike recently examples, this RS3 Sportback prototype features white and black camouflage complete with all the swirls and circles we’ve come used to from manufacturers. By comparison, previous prototypes have simply worn bodies with essentially no camouflage indicating that this most recent prototype is wearing its production skin which we’ll have to wait a see in a little while.
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Beyond the skin, some noteworthy modifications will be done to the engine. Despite early suggestions that a new four-cylinder engine would be used, the engine note of this prototype suggests that an upgraded version of the current 2.5-litre, TFSI, five-cylinder engine is utilised.
In the previous-generation Audi TT RS Plus, this potent engine delivers 355 hp and 342 lb-ft of torque. As a result, Audi only needs to tweak it slightly and it’ll produce a Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG rivalling 360 hp.
Audi has yet to announce when the car will launch, but a debut at the Paris Motor Show 2014 is likely.
If this car gets debuted at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, then I guess the Audi will be pulling a huge crowd as the new generation Audi TT has already been confirmed for the show. Ain’t it?