2021 Audi S3 Tuned By ABT To Nearly RS3 Level Of Power

We’re still patiently waiting for Audi to eventually consider the wraps off the new RS3, but in the meantime, ABT has ready the subsequent very best detail. The Kempten-based tuner has previously managed to get its hands on the new S3 and provide it closer to its additional muscular brother by massaging its turbocharged 2.-liter gasoline engine.

The 4-pot TFSI unit previously develops a healthy 306 horsepower (228 kilowatts) and four hundred Newton-meters (295 pound-feet) of torque when the S3 leaves the gates of Audi’s Ingolstadt manufacturing unit. Following ABT performs its magic, the output boosts to 365 hp (272 kW) and 450 Nm (332 lb-ft). It’s not pretty up there with the 5-cylinder RS3 in terms of power, not to mention the soundtrack, but it does bridge the hole amongst the two warm hatches.

The aftermarket specialist is not conversing performance facts for the time being next the excess sixty hp (44 kW) and 50 Nm (37 lb-ft), but we’re betting the ABT-tuned S3 is significantly rapid. Following all, the regular edition is previously pretty zippy, finishing the to sixty two mph (100 km/h) operate in four.eight seconds on its way to an electronically ruled a hundred and fifty five mph (250 km/h) best velocity.

Aside from modifying the heart of the S3, the athletic compact hatchback gets new sneakers courtesy of a customized twenty-inch established with a 5-spoke black search. Alternatively, shoppers can opt for scaled-down 19-inch alloys with gunmetal and matte black finishes. ABT is also performing on a additional menacing quad exhaust technique with large 102-mm strategies to intensify this is not your operate-of-the-mill S3.

We’re hoping ABT and other tuners will come out with a system kit for the newest S3 products that gets rid of the gastly fake vents at the entrance and rear due to the fact these do not truly do the warm hatch any justice. The kinds at the again are especially an eyesore, specially if the motor vehicle is painted in a lighter coloration. The black S3 revealed right here does a good career at partly masking the faux features, but we still know they’re there…