2025 Audi RS3 price and specs

Audi Australia has confirmed pricing and specifications for the updated RS3 Sportback and Sedan, both of which have seen markups of nearly $10,000.

Due to arrive in showrooms from mid-2025, Audi’s smallest RS model cracks the $100,000 barrier for the first time in Australia.

The RS3 Sportback is priced from $104,800 before on-road costs and the RS3 Sedan is priced from $107,800 before on-roads.

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Audi says the new RS3 offers “sharper styling, enhanced dynamics, and new technology” over the outgoing model, though unlike the S3 there have been no changes made to its engine, which is still a turbocharged 2.5-litre five-cylinder producing 294kW of power and 500Nm of torque.

Key changes include a revised exterior design, including an updated front grille, bumpers, as well as new LED lighting signatures. Inside there’s a new flat top and bottom RS Sport leather steering wheel, while a panoramic glass sunroof is now standard.

Other noticeable differences compared to the old model are new alloy wheel options, as well as new exterior paint choices. These include Progressive Red and Ascari Blue, as well as Daytona Grey with a matte effect.

Pricing

Drivetrains and Efficiency

On paper, the RS3’s drivetrain specs are unchanged. However, Audi says it has “fine-tuned the interplay between mechanical and electronic components – including the torque splitter, electronic stability control, and wheel-selective torque control – to ensure the RS 3’s performance and handling dynamics are at the absolute forefront of its class”.

Dimensions

Servicing and Warranty

Safety

The new Audi A3 retains the five-star ANCAP safety rating of its predecessor, based on Euro NCAP tests conducted in 2020 – though the S3 and RS3 are unrated.

Standard safety equipment includes:

• 6 airbags
• Autonomous emergency braking
  • Pedestrian detection
  • Cyclist detection
  • Turn assist
• Adaptive cruise assist
  • Adaptive cruise control incl. stop/go
  • Emergency assist
  • Lane centring assist
  • Traffic jam assist
• Blind-spot monitoring
• Exit warning
• Lane departure warning
• Lane-keep assist
• Park assist
• Parking sensors – front, rear
• Reversing camera
• Surround-view camera system
• Tyre pressure monitoring

Standard Equipment

Audi RS3 equipment highlights:

• 19-inch Audi Sport wheels
  • 5-spoke Y-style, matte black
• Tyre repair kit
• Matrix LED headlights – darkened
• Digital daytime running lights
• Premium paint – excl. Ascari Blue ($650)
• Red brake calipers
• RS sports exhaust
• Adaptive suspension
• Rear privacy glass
• Black exterior styling package plus
• RS sport seats in fine Nappa leather
  • Honeycomb stitching
  • RS embossing
  • Heating
• Flat-top and bottom RS Sport steering wheel
  • incl. satellite buttons
• Panoramic glass sunroof
  • incl. integrated sun blind
• 10.1-inch MMI navigation plus touchscreen infotainment system
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• DAB+ digital radio
• Wireless phone charger
• 15-speaker 680W Sonos 3D sound system
• 12.3-inch Audi RS virtual cockpit plus digital instrument cluster
• Head-up display
• Tri-zone climate control
• Colour ambient lighting package pro
• Carbon atlas inlays
• Stainless steel pedals

Options

Carbon package: $7400

• RS exterior features in gloss carbon, including:
  • Front bumper side blades, side sill inlays
  • Exterior mirror housings
  • Roof edge spoiler – Sportback
  • Tailgate spoiler – Sedan
  • Rear diffuser inlay

RS design package plus, red: $2150

• Steering wheel rim in Dinamica microfibre with Express Red stitching
• Seat belts in black with red edges
• Floor mats in black with contrast stitching in Express Red
  • incl. RS logo on front mats
• Seat shoulders in Dinamica microfibre – Express Red
• Centre bar on air vents in Express Red, controller in gloss black

RS design package plus, green: $2150

• Steering wheel rim in Dinamica microfibre with Micrommata Green stitching
• Seat belts in black with green edges
• Floor mats in black with contrast stitching in Micrommata Green
  • incl. RS logo on front mats
• Seat shoulders in Dinamica microfibre – Micrommata Green
• Centre bar on air vents in Micrommata Green, controller in gloss black

Standalone options include:

• 19-inch Audi Sport alloy wheels in 10-cross-spoke – black metallic: $1200
• 19-inch Audi Sport alloy wheels in 10-cross-spoke – silk matt gre: $1400
• RS ceramic brake system: $10,800
  • Available with calipers in Anthracite Grey, Blue or Red
• Ascari Blue metallic paint – Audi Sport: $650
• Inlays in Dinamica microfibre – black: $850
• Inlays and instrument panel accent surfaces in carbon atlas: $1900

Colours

The following exterior finishes are offered:

• Arkona White
• Kyalami Green
• Mythos Black metallic
• Kemora Grey metallic
• Progressive Red metallic
• Python Yellow metallic
• Daytona Grey pearl
• Ascari Blue metallic

Only Ascari Blue costs extra, at $650. Audi also offers a range of ‘exclusive’ finishes upon request, including a new Daytona Grey matte effect – pricing is TBC.

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