# Audi RS 3 Sportback

URL: https://performanceandprestige.co.uk/cars/audi-rs-3-sportback

It makes 394bhp and reaches 62mph in 3.8 seconds. A specific car and your dates are confirmed with a partner first.

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Supply | We can source — arranged through a vetted partner, confirmed before anything is agreed |
| Rate basis | Guide rate, subject to partner confirmation |
| From, per day | on request |
| From, per weekend | on request |
| From, per week | on request |
| From, per month | on request |
| Refundable deposit | £2,000 |
| Insurance excess | £2,000 |
| Minimum driver age | 25 |
| Minimum years of full licence | 3 |
| Miles included per day | on request |
| Segment | Saloon |

## Highlights

- 394bhp 2.5 five-cylinder turbo
- 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds
- Four-wheel drive, 7-speed dual-clutch
- 5 seats
- Driver 25+, 3+ years on a full licence

## What makes the RS 3 different from every other fast hatch?

The engine. Five cylinders, 2.5 litres and a firing order that produces a sound no four or six can imitate. It is the last of its kind in production and the reason people ask for this car specifically rather than for something with the same numbers.

## Is it quicker than an A 45 S?

To 62mph they are within a tenth of each other, so on paper it is close to a coin toss. On a road the RS 3 feels the more dramatic car because of the noise and the torque split, and the A 45 S feels the more precise one. Most people choose on the engine, and most people who choose on the engine choose this.

## Can the back end really step out?

Yes. The torque splitter can send drive to one rear wheel, and in its rear-biased mode the car will hold a slide in a way a four-wheel-drive hatchback has no business doing. It is a track feature and we would ask that it stays one.

## Does it work as a normal car?

Completely. Five seats, a usable boot and quattro underneath it. It is a fast hatchback first and a special engine second, which is what makes it easy to hire for a week rather than a day.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can you hire an Audi RS 3 in the UK?

Yes, on a sourced basis. We arrange it through partners rather than supplying it ourselves, and we confirm a named car against your dates before anything is agreed.

### Why is the RS 3 engine unusual?

It is a 2.5-litre five-cylinder, a layout almost nobody else builds. The sound is the reason most people ask for this car by name rather than by numbers.

### Is the RS 3 four-wheel drive?

Yes, quattro as standard, with a torque splitter on the rear axle that can send drive to one wheel. It is quick in the wet as well as the dry.

*Performance & Prestige hires vehicles from its own fleet and, where a vehicle is not one of ours, arranges it through a vetted partner. Cars marked "we can source" are subject to confirmation before anything is agreed. Rates include VAT. Nothing is booked or paid for through this website: a person confirms the car, the full cost and the delivery slot with you first.*

*Pre-launch note: the rates, driver criteria, deposits, excesses and mileage allowances quoted here are read from Performance & Prestige's own catalogue data, which is still being confirmed with the owner and the insurer. Read them as the shape of the figures rather than as a quotation. What binds is your written quote and your hire agreement.*