At the Nurburgring began testing the most powerful version of Audi A3

On Thursday, at the disposal of some foreign media have been spy shots of the most powerful versions of hatchback Audi A3 - RS3. The car was captured near the German Nurburgring track. The pictures presented to the so-called "mule" - a five-door body S3 Sportback (though with a slightly increased lateral air intakes in the front bumper) hidden units "hot" version. As previously reported, in the engine compartment new items will be located five-cylinder turbocharged engine of 2.5 liters and output of 340 horsepower that can be paired with the robotic gearbox with two clutches. It is expected that from zero to hundred kilometers per hour the most powerful Audi A3 hatchback can be dispersed in about 4.6 seconds, 1.1 seconds faster than the car version of S3. The maximum speed of new items will be electronically limited to 280 kilometers per hour. According to preliminary information, the premiere of four-wheel drive Audi RS3 will take place in September this year at the Motor Show in Paris.