If you want to buy a new car with a five-cylinder engine in the U.S., there's only one choice: the Audi RS3. Recently facelifted for the 2025 model year, the RS3 is Audi Sport's smallest and most fun ...

The discourse may remain firmly fixed on EVs, and the market on SUVs, but shoppers looking for a traditional gasoline sport compact are spoiled for choice. From familiar names like the Subaru WRX and ...

This week has been a blast reviewing the 2026 Audi RS3, a compact four-door sedan beast of a hot rod. The RS3 has always been one of those cars that doesn't need to shout to get attention. It just ...

Update, 4:26pm: Audi of America has confirmed to Road & Track that the RS3 Competition Limited will indeed come to the United States as of next year. The updated Audi RS3 was a hit at Road & Track's ...

Character is often hard to find in the new enthusiast car market. Even in a segment that, by definition, typically has more character than most other vehicles on the road. Especially when it comes to ...

A u di is popping the champagne this year to honor one of its greatest icons, its signature turbocharged gas-powered five-cylinder. And to really pay tribute to its success, while giving it a proper ...

The phrase “become one with the car” is so overused in car reviews that I’ve always avoided using it on one of my own. While somewhat romantic, it’s a lazy way of summing up several thoughts and ...

Chris Bruce has worked in the automotive industry since 2011 and has written thousands of stories about cars, motorsports, and motorcycles in that time. He has written for Autoblog, Autoviva, CarFax, ...

The most powerful US-market RS 3 yet develops 401 horses and 369 pound-feet (500 Newton-meters) of twist from a 2.5-liter turbo I4 lump. Capable of 3.6 seconds to 60 miles an hour (97 kilometers an ...

The Audi RS3’s legendary five-cylinder engine has about two years left to live. Audi is preparing a final RS3 GT edition before emissions rules and an EV-focused future close the book on the offbeat ...

Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...