Rs3 market watch manual#

The S3 was sold in Europe, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. The Haldex Traction coupling adjusts the bias of torque distribution from the front to rear axle as grip requirements change – most of the time it operates as a front-wheel drive. This was the first time a small four-cylinder engine had been used in an Audi S-series car.Īlthough dubbed 'quattro', the S3 uses a different four-wheel drive system. The engine had a maximum of 280 N⋅m (210 ft⋅lbf) torque. The inline-four 20v 1.8 L turbocharged petrol engine came in two versions: 210 PS (154 kW 207 hp) and 225 PS (165 kW 222 hp).

Production of the first generation model stopped in Brazil in 2006.Īudi released the A3-derived Audi S3 in 1999, only as a three-door hatchback.

Rs3 market watch manual#

In late 2000 the A3 range was revised with new headlights and rear lamps, other minor cosmetic changes, an improved interior, and the introduction of a six-speed manual gearbox, on the 180 PS (132 kW 178 hp) 1.8 Turbo and the new 130 PS (96 kW 128 hp) 1.9 TDI.Īudi's electronic stability control, traction-control, and brake force distribution computer became standard equipment in some countries.Īlthough the first-generation Audi A3 was replaced in Europe in 2003, the first generation model continued to be sold in some markets. Also in 1999, Audi also introduced a five-door body. The four-wheel-drive A3 1.8T quattro used either the 150 PS (110 kW 148 hp) or 180 PS (132 kW 178 hp) engine, and the same Haldex Traction-based four-wheel-drive system as the Audi S3 and the Audi TT. In 1999 Audi expanded the range with the introduction of more powerful versions: a 1.8 turbo rated 180 PS (132 kW 178 hp), and a 1.9 TDI diesel engine with unit injector 'Pumpe Düse' (PD) technology and variable geometry turbocharger. The United Kingdom market first received the Audi A3 in November 1996. The Audi A3 was the eighth model in the Audi lineup to use five valves per cylinder. The inline four-cylinder engines were transversely mounted. The A3 was initially available only with a three-door hatchback body, to present a more sporty image than the Golf, in both front and four-wheel drive. Within three years, this platform was used for total of seven cars.

This was the first Volkswagen Group model to use the 'PQ34' or 'A4' platform, bearing a close resemblance to the contemporary Volkswagen Golf Mk4, which arrived a year later. The original A3 (or Type 8L) was announced back in June 1995, but introduced first in the European market for more than year in September 1996, marking Audi's return to the production of smaller cars following the demise of the Audi 50 in 1978.