![2017 Audi RS3: 8 things you didn’t know](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--aTtbzL5f--/ar_2.304921968787515,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_768/v1/archive/whichcar/2017/06/20/-1/Audi-RS3-Sedan-cover-MAIN.jpg )
The Audi RS3 has received a significant mid-cycle upgrade which includes the addition of an all-new sedan version to accompany the carryover hatchback bodystyle. Here are some interesting facts about Audi’s latest five-pot screamer.
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The RS3 sedan is the first compact sedan in Audi’s history to wear an RS (RennSport) badge.
![Audi Rs 3 Sedan Badge Jpg](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--cY6VC_M9--/c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_768/v1/archive/whichcar-media/7387/audi-rs3-sedan-badge.jpg )
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Though it’s been available in Europe since 2011 as part of the previous-generation A3 range, the RS3 badge only made it to Australia in late 2015.
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While it’s an all-new car it’s actually part of a mid-cycle upgrade to the RS3, with both sedan and new hatch being almost identical from the B-pillars forward.
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The five-cylinder turbo engine is 26kg lighter than before, thanks to the crankcase switching to an aluminium construction instead of heavy cast iron.
![Rs 3 2207 Jpg](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s---FzL89Me--/c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_768/v1/archive/whichcar-media/7395/rs3_2207.jpg )
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The inline engine is transversely (sideways) mounted and is identical to the one under the bonnet of the Audi TT RS coupe/roadster.
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The RS3 sedan has a 0-100 km/h sprint time of 4.1 seconds – 0.2 sec quicker than the old hatch.
![Audi Rs 3 Sedan Rear Quarter Rolling Jpg](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--Oflw9xGd--/c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_768/v1/archive/whichcar-media/7392/audi-rs3-sedan-rear-quarter-rolling.jpg )
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A quarter of Audi A3 Sportbacks sold in Australia last year wore an RS badge.
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The RS3 sedan became available in Australia before most other markets – the new hatch will arrive towards the end of 2017
![Rs 3 1107 Jpg](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--_qS4LM7W--/c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_768/v1/archive/whichcar-media/7394/rs3_1107.jpg )
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