The Audi RS3 arrived in 2011 as the range-topping performance version of the A3, carrying on Audi's long love affair with the inline-five engine. That distinctive five-cylinder turbo — with its unmistakable burble — combined with all-wheel drive to make the RS3 one of the quickest and most usable hot hatches of its era.
Generations and evolution
8P RS3 (2011–2012)
The first RS3, a five-cylinder turbo Sportback that established the model as the A3's performance flagship.
8V RS3 (2015–2020)
A bigger, sharper generation with more power, a saloon option and the flared 'Sportback' arches that define its look.
8Y RS3 (2021–present)
The current car, wider and more aggressive than ever, with the five-cylinder taken to new levels of power.
Design language and the silhouette
Wide, low and aggressively haunched, with flared wheel arches, a big oval exhaust and a cabin that mixes aluminium and digital displays — a hot hatch that looks as serious as it goes. Because we cut every Tinvibe piece from 2 mm steel to the car's true outline, the traits that make the Audi RS3 recognizable — its roofline, stance and key details — are exactly what the metal keeps, in matte black powder coat across five sizes from 50 cm to 140 cm.
Production, sales and availability
Audi has not published a single lifetime RS3 total across its generations, so we avoid quoting one. It remains in production as the performance tip of the A3 range.
The RS3 in the Tinvibe collection
We cut the Audi RS3 as a laser-cut steel silhouette in five sizes from 50 cm to 140 cm, finished in matte black powder coat. The designs below are drawn from our catalogue for this nameplate.
