New Audi RS Q3 Sportback now in Oman
Audi Sport’s high performance compact coupé Audi RS Q3 Sportback has arrived at Premium Motors, the new official dealer for the German car brand Audi in Oman. Located at Alfardan Heights at Ghala, Premium Motors is spread across three floors and designed in accordance with global standards and corporate identity.
Audi RS Q3 Sportback’s legendary and multi-awardwinning 2.5lt TFSI engine is the core of the high-performance SUV coupé. In combination with the quattro permanent allwheel drive, it offers pure driving pleasure. The sport compact coupé offers outstanding performance, athletic design and maximum everyday usability.
Christian Nehme, general manager of Premium Motors Oman, said, “We are pleased to welcome the new RSQ3 Sportback to Oman. This progressive SUV coupé crossover is a true trendsetter and we are confident that it will win many hearts with its performance capabilities, striking design and price point.”
Athletic: The Exterior
with its three-dimensional honeycomb structure makes the high-performance compact coupé car look even sharper. Its position is lower as compared to the Q3 Sportback, and it is inserted directly into the RS-specific bumper with large lateral air inlets. The RS genes are also apparent in the flat slits above the Singleframe radiator grille.
The rear design also appears very powerful. With the low rear window and the roof edge spoiler in gloss black with the RS-specific spoiler lip, the RS Q3 Sportback appears even wider and more dynamic. The low-slung roof line culminates in strong, flat sloping D-pillars.
The new generation of the RS Q3 Sportback comes for the first time with a dual-branch RS exhaust system with large oval tailpipes on both sides. This exhaust system sits in an RS-specific bumper with rear diffuser and horizontal blades.
The compact high-performance SUV coupé is fitted with LED headlights as standard. Audi offers matrix LED headlights with RS-specific darkened bezels as an option.
The new RS Q3 Sportback is fitted with the powerful multiaward-winning five-cylinder 2.5 TFSI. It now draws just over 17 per cent more power from 2,480 cc of displacement with 294 kW (400 PS). Its maximum torque of 480 Nm (354.0 lb-ft) is available between 1,950 and 5,850 rpm. The RS Q3 Sportback sprints from zero to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in just 4.5 seconds. The top speed is regulated at 250 km/h (155.3 mph) or an optional 280 km/h (174.0 mph).
The particular firing sequence of 1-2-4-5-3 and the odd number of cylinders make for a very special rhythm and unique engine sound. The dualbranch RS exhaust system emphasizes the characteristic sound of the five-cylinder engine, and the optional RS sport exhaust system makes it even sharper. The five-cylinder engine has won the soughtafter “International Engine of the Year Award” nine times in a row.
As standard, the power of the five-cylinder engine is transmitted via a seven-speed S tronic to the quattro permanent all-wheel drive. The wheel-selective torque control perfects the safe and agile handling.
The Suspension
The consistently sporty suspension tuning is a basic requirement for the outstanding driving characteristics of the RS Q3 Sportback. The standard RS sport suspension lowers the body by 10mm (0.4 in) as compared to the Q3 family. Upon request, the RS sport suspension is available with Dynamic Chassis Control (DCC), whose sensors measure the sprung mass vibrations of the body and counteract rolling motions of the body when driving through curves at high speed and during load changes. The RS-tuned dampers are then adjusted accordingly to the road surface conditions and driving situation.
The dynamic handling system Audi drive select influences not only the suspension, but also the quattro drive, the steering, the S tronic, the engine characteristics, and the sound, for example. Depending on the selected equipment, there is a choice of five or six drive modes: comfort, auto, dynamic, efficiency, and individual or, as an alternative to the individual mode, the two new RS-specific modes RS1 and RS2. Via the MMI touch display, the driver can adjust and save the two RS modes individually. Simply pressing the new “RS MODE” steering wheel button provides rapid access to the two new RS modes and the last drive mode selected and allows the driver to switch between modes.
This allows the customer to adjust their RS model in an even more individual way and to switch quickly between a dedicated sporty drive mode and a comfort-focused profile. The RStuned progressive steering also conveys close contact with the road even on fast curves. Behind the standard 20-inch or optional 21-inch wheels, the all-new sixpiston RS steel brake system works with ventilated and perforated disks measuring 375mm (14.8 in) (front) and 310mm (12.2 in) (rear, not perforated). Their brake calipers are painted black as standard and are available in red as an option.
The starting price of Audi RSQ3 Sportback is RO25,540.
The new Audi RS Q3 Sportback is synonymous with strength and outstanding performance. Virtues that are also reflected in the design where it illustrates its unique character through many details.
The gloss black Singleframe