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After much anticipation, Audi has finally whipped the covers off its new RS3 Sportback and sedan models, and it looks like the pairing is everything that we had hoped they would be.
Despite tightening emissions standards around the world, it seems that Audi wanted to give its much-loved five-cylinder engine a (presumably) fitting send-off, and didn t add any hybrid tech, or extra power for that matter.
In terms of looks, this new RS3 isn t too different from the last, but everything seems to have a more chiselled look. At both ends are a pair of LED matrix lights, and the air intakes are a little bigger.
The Audi e-tron GT is finally here.
Audi has confirmed it is ending the development of all new diesel and petrol combustion engines. However, it will continue updating the existing powertrains to meet future emissions regulations. That means future generations of Audi models will be purely electric, which might not come as that much of a surprise. Speaking to German publication
Automobilewoche,head of Audi, Markus Duesmann, said it will be a “huge technical challenge” to update its existing combustion engine for the stricter Euro 7 emissions standards. He added that he thinks the environment actually has little to benefit from the cleaner engines.