If you're after the most versatile performance car around, you'll do well to find something more effective than Audi's hot compact car.

Based on the Volkswagen MQB platform of the Golf R, the RS 3 is more than a souped-up Golf R. What sets it apart from its cousin is a five-cylinder turbo with an R8 V10-esque sound quality to it.

Consider the Infield, or the mid-speed corner left-right-left sequence following NASCAR Bend, where you'd normally adopt a careful brake-and-set routine. In the RS3, you can replace that with ...

If you want to buy a new car with a five-cylinder engine in the U.S., there's only one choice: the Audi RS3. Recently facelifted for the 2025 model year, the RS3 is Audi Sport's smallest and most fun ...

The RS3's five-cylinder heart is still beating, at least for one more year.

United States of America I found this 2023 Audi RS3 driving on South Avenue and later parked on Elm Street on 3/8/2026. The owner used to have a previous generation Audi RS3 in grey that I have ...

With a coilover suspension and lots of carbon fiber, the RS3 Competition Limited might be Audi's five-cylinder sendoff.