Audi is making an aggressive push with tons of recent fashions this yr, plus updates for its entry-level sedan, the A3. On Thursday, the model introduced U.S. pricing for the 2025 RS3—$64,695 together with a $1,295 vacation spot price. It is a rise of simply $1,300 over the 2024 mannequin, and it undercuts its nearest rivals by a pair thousand {dollars}.
| Mannequin | MSRP |
| 2025 Audi RS3 | $64,695 |
| 2025 BMW M2 | $66,675 |
| 2025 Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 S | $68,200 |
With “simply” 394 horsepower, the RS3 is much less highly effective than the 473-hp M2 and the 416-hp CLA 45 S, however its five-cylinder engine is arguably essentially the most characterful of the bunch. It is the final five-cylinder engine in manufacturing, in any case.
For 2025, the RS3 bought comparable exterior and inside adjustments because the A3 and S3, and tweaked the automobile’s chassis parts, too. Audi retuned the “torque-splitter” rear differential, which permits one hundred pc of the ability the RS3 sends to the rear axle to be apportioned to both wheel. Engineers additionally performed with the adaptive dampers to each enhance journey consolation and dealing with.
Final yr, the up to date RS3 set a Nürburgring Nordschleife time of seven:33.123, an enchancment of over 7 seconds from its predecessor. That is spectacular, contemplating the up to date RS3 will get no extra energy than the older mannequin.
It is price noting that the RS3 is considerably dearer than the S3, which begins at $49,995 and makes 328 horsepower from its turbocharged four-cylinder. However, when you begin checking off choice bins on the S3, it may eclipse the $60,000 mark, so actually, the RS3 goes from the place the S3 leaves off. Plus, that further cylinder provides a number of further character.
