Introduced during 2026, the Audi RS 3 Sportback (8Y PA2) represents the second Produktaufwertung(product improvement) of Audi Sport's compact high-performance hatchback.
The RS 3 competition limited Sportback was unveiled in March 2026 as Audi Sport’s official tribute to the company’s five-cylinder engine heritage, one of the most distinctive engineering signatures in the brand’s history.
Introduced in March 2026, the RS 3 competition limited Sedan commemorates 50 years of Audi five-cylinder engines, an engineering lineage that began with the Audi 100 (C2) in 1976.
The 2010 Audi A5 2.5T quattro Lightweight Test Mule, internally nicknamed “The Beast,” was an experimental prototype developed by quattro GmbH (now Audi Sport GmbH) to evaluate advanced lightweight construction techniques and high-performance drivetrain configurations.