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Innsbruck (Austria), 26 September 2013 – Audi’s RS models highlight the respective peaks in the PS program. Previously these were simply sporty cars. But the latest news is RS Q3 – in this ranks the first SUV. As is known, is the “S” in “SUV” for “sport” not for driving dynamics, but for a high center of gravity and obese dimensions. RS and SUV that can go well
driving dynamics illogical – economically logical
Today the customers who decide what the band rolls (SUVs) and the marketing people, as one that deserves better. And because cars can be set up not only good but also sell more profitable because of its higher price, just this segment gets an RS version. Mind you this is a marketing and engineering no idea. Audi’s with this trend of economic logic driving dynamics Car illogical not alone. He is only the first compact SUV in Germany with such a high performance. In the coming year, Mercedes will follow suit with the GLA 45 AMG. In the USA, there are already a BMW X1 xDrive35i with 304 bhp. How times change: Prior to the takeover of Marketing Audi built the retail edition of the Sport quattro, because the car was used for racing.
Its 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder has been awarded several times: he was allowed to prove in ancient RS 3 Sportback and TT RS. In Q3 RS he is choked with 310 hp something, the final speed at 250 km / h electronically limited (why only). Required are a double-clutch transmission with seven gears and of course the all-wheel drive. A hydraulic multi-plate clutch at the rear axle distributes power as needed up to 50:50 between the two axes. SUVs can be wonderful deep set. One must also, if they are to driving dynamics come close to RS-areas at least. In the case of Q3 is 25 millimeters. Apart from typical RS-features such as the large air vents on the front and various aluminum applications on the body, the 4.41-meter-long Audi occurs almost modest. Other features include leather and Alcantara sport seats, grippy, flat-bottomed steering wheel and in a sense mandatory carbon deposits in the cockpit.comments read (3)
