The RS Q3 doesn’t quite aspire to break land-speed records. This five-cylinder unit has won its class in the International Engine of the Year award for nine consecutive years. Its 2,480cc petrol engine, with a little help from its turbo friend, sends outputs of 294kW and 480Nm to both axles. Today, that mechanical pairing survives in a small handful of high-performance Audis, including the RS Q3 sports SUV. In Audi high-performance tradition, quattro drive and a quintet of engine cylinders go together like carrots and peas, as Forrest Gump might say. And who can forget the unique roaring-whistle of the five-cylinder WesBank Modified Audis raced locally by Terry Moss and Chris Aberdein in the 1990s? The five-cylinder engine is part of Audi lore, having earned its stripes in the rapid Quattros that won world and SA rallies in the 1980s. In a modern car world with so much change, it’s good to see some traditions survive.
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