The 2026 Audi RS3 GT has been noticed lapping the Inexperienced Hell for the second time with no camo, and it appears to be like fairly darn fast.
It was simply this previous August that an Audi RS3 GT prototype was first spotted at Germany’s well-known Nurburgring circuit, sporting some reasonably aggressive bodywork. What most count on to be the highest efficiency model of what’s already a high performer in its class is totally anticipated to make its official debut any day now, however within the meantime, we totally count on Audi to attempt to topple the record-setting performance of the refreshed-for-2025 RS3, which set a brand new watermark for compact automobiles previous to its debut.
That a lot is fairly clear, given the truth that the 2026 Audi RS3 GT is again on the Nurburgring but once more, and it was captured on movie by the oldsters behind the YouTube channel CarSpyMedia. This time, it’s carrying precisely zero camouflage, exhibiting off its refined however aggressive exterior upgrades in comparison with the common RS3. These include entrance bumper canards, a revised entrance splitter, and a rear spoiler, all of which seem like made out of carbon fiber.
As for the wheels, these seem like the identical 19-inch alloys we noticed beforehand, shared with the common RS3, although it’s troublesome to inform on this explicit clip – as the new hatch is transferring reasonably quickly across the monitor affectionately referred to as the “Inexperienced Hell.” We are able to see the crimson glow of the entrance brakes because it slides round corners aggressively, nevertheless, which isn’t terribly stunning given the truth that Audi has a reasonably lofty time of seven:33.123 minutes to beat, in comparison with the common RS3.
When it comes to what lies beneath the hood of the 2026 Audi RS3 GT, that needs to be a fortified version of the acquainted turbocharged 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine, which cranks out 394 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque in the usual RS3. It might characterize the literal swan track for that beloved powerplant as a consequence of ever-increasing European emissions requirements, however that continues to be to be seen, at the very least.
If that’s the case, the 2026 Audi RS3 GT figures to ship it out with a bang, not solely with further energy and aero trickery, but in addition, a fortified suspension geared toward serving to to shave a number of extra seconds off the common mannequin’s lap instances. We noticed Audi work some severe magic with the 2025 RS3, tweaking the automotive’s modular driving dynamics controller with a brand new algorithm that additional enhances the interplay of the torque splitter that distributes energy between the rear wheels, the digital stability management, wheel-selective torque management (or brake torque vectoring), and the adaptive dampers.
It definitely stands to motive that – with some further energy on high of assorted tweaks like these – the 2026 Audi RS3 GT might simply enhance upon what’s already a record-holding machine. Fortunately, it most likely received’t be an excessive amount of longer earlier than we discover out if that’s certainly the case.
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