Yahoo Autos Audi is 'not finished' with the RS3's 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine
The sonorous five-cylinder engine that powers the Audi RS3, among other models, hasn't reached the end of its lifecycle yet. One of the company's top executives suggested that a more powerful evolution of the straight-five will make its debut in the not-too-distant future.
"Honestly, we are really happy that the customers are jumping on that car like hell and we are not, let's say, finished with the car. We have the five-cylinder, and we will definitely increase the five-cylinder for the next step. We will improve that," said Audi Sport boss Sebastian Grams in an interview with British magazine Autocar. He added that the brand's V6 engine will "improve" as well in the coming years.
While he didn't detail the improvements his team has planned, he clarified that he does not "see a need to completely change the engines." Dialing up the powertrain's horsepower and torque outputs by adding a hybrid boost has seemingly been ruled out, too.
