Weekend Drive AUDI RS3 SPORTBACK 2022
Ever since its inception, the RS3 has been defined as much by its cracking turbocharged 5-cylinder engine. Tragically and somewhat ironically, the same engine that makes the RS3 so unique also hobbles it in some ways. Imagine being at a supermarket and trying to steer a trolley full of watermelons, that’s what happens when you put a big heavy 5-cylinder engine ahead of the front axle. I should know because I owned a first-generation 8P RS3 briefly.
It was shockingly fast, but it steered with an uneasy vagueness and was nose-heavy in corners. The new car sees big changes to the all-wheel drive system. It still sends most of its power to
