Audi celebrates engine's golden jubilee with new model

To celebrate the 50^th anniversary of its legendary five-cylinder engine, Audi Sport has said that it will be unveiling an exclusive special-edition model: The RS 3 competition limited, which sees the base RS 3 enhanced with numerous upgrades.

The base RS 3's Singleframe with its striking front lip has been sharpened even further on the RS 3 competition limited. It also features badges boasting heritage colours at front and rear.

Two new canards on either front corner and split front lip makes the RS 3 competition limited appear even wider

This special edition Audi model combines expressive design with matt carbon elements. These include two new canards on either front corner, which are arranged on top of each other and are made of carbon to match the vertical blades of the air curtains. Combined with the now split front lip, which is fitted below the intakes, this makes the special edition appear even wider.

Imposing 19-inch wheels with 10 cross spokes finished in Neodymium gold matt fill the arches. Other external features include mirror caps, side skirts, and a rear spoiler, all in matt carbon, as well as the matt carbon trim above the large functional diffuser.

Darkened matrix LED headlights are also a unique feature of this special edition model

The darkened matrix LED headlights are also unique to the special edition. When locking or unlocking the car, their segments illuminate in a 1-2-4-5-3 pattern – a nod to the five-cylinder engine’s firing order.

Its inline five-cylinder engine boasts a power output of 394bhp and 500Nm of torque, which helps propel the RS 3 to a century sprint timing of 3.8 seconds and a top speed of 290km/h.

And for the first time, the Audi RS 3 features a coilover suspension including a new rear stabiliser. In combination with the torque splitter and the standard ceramic brakes, the limited edition offers distinctly sporty handling. The coilover suspension was specially developed and tuned for the RS 3 competition limited.

An interior colour combination of black, Neodymium gold, and Ginger white helps the RS 3 competition limited exude exclusivity

Inside, the special model exudes exclusivity with a colour combination of black, Neodymium gold, and Ginger white. The door lighting projects the lettering "RS 3 competition limited" with the same adorning the black floor mats, the cover below the headrests, and the trunk carpet. In the centre console, a matt serial number in front of the shifter reflects the model's limited run.

It also offers highly contoured RS bucket seats for both the driver and front passenger, with its bolsters are covered in black leather and its centres fashioned in Dinamica microfiber coloured Neodymium gold. This combination also features on its rear seats.

The RS 3 competition limited's 10.1-inch touch display in the instrument panel provides information about RS-specific performance parameters

The arm rests in the doors and centre are also golden. Contrast stitching in Ginger white accentuates the cabin and underlines the diamond pattern on the seats. And in the middle, the model's 10.1-inch touch display in the instrument panel provides information about RS-specific performance parameters.

The RS 3 competition limited is available as a Sportback and Sedan and will see just 750 examples ever built.