Having paid a visit to ABT Sportsline, the 2021 Audi S3 Sportback is now craving for a new nomenclature, as the tuner’s work has allowed it to get a small taste of the mega hatch realm. Thanks to their own engine control unit, which will launch next month, the output of the turbo’d 2.0-liter engine has gone up from 310 PS to 370 PS, while torque has increased from 400 to 450 Nm.
There is no official word on the
performance of the tuned S3 Sportback, but it likely shaves some tenths of a
second from the standard model’s 4.8 seconds for the 0 to 100 km/h sprint. Offered with a seven-speed S tronic transmission and quattro all-wheel
drive system, the standard variant has an electronically limited top speed of
250 km/h.
Besides the power boost, ABT has also
given it new wheels, 19- and 20-inch in size, with a gunmetal diamond polished
and matte black look for the smaller offering, and glossy black and mystic
black finish for the bigger sets. The tuner’s logo adorns the exterior of the
S3 Sportback and can also be found on the engine start/stop switch cap inside,
where it is backlit.
For now, the ABT’s work has ended here, but
they will launch an aftermarket stainless steel exhaust system for the latest
S3 Sportback next spring. The part, which they claim to enhance the sound, will
feature four 102-mm tailpipes in matte black.
