Audi RS3 LMS Racer
The new model is the Audi RS3
LMS which is based on the new RS3 sedan unveiled at the Paris Motor Show.
The Audi RS3 LMS is an entry-level model for customer sport in the
TCR category, touring car events being held as part of the FIA Formula One
World Championship supporting program. It can also be used for all sorts of endurance
racing events such as Nurburgring 24 Hours.
The LMS RS3 has a four-cylinder two-liter TFSI
engine with 340 horsepower instead of the big 400 hp five-cylinder in the
road-going versions. But even so, because it’s lighter and more focused, it can
still do 0 to 100 km/h in about 4.5 seconds and achieve a top speed of about
240 km/h. The stirpped out sedan comes with a safety package including an
FIA-conformant safety fuel tank, a racing safety cell, the PS3 safety seat, FIA
safety nets on both sides of the seat and a rescue hatch in the roof.
Audi RS3 LMS counts as an affordable racing car with a price tag of
129,000 euros for the TCR version with a sequential six-speed racing
transmission and 99,000 euros for a club sport version. Deliveries begin in
December so customers will have enough time to prepare the cars for the 2017
season.
