The high-performance Audi RS3 is back in the Great White North and potential buyers can now configure their ride on the Audi Canada website.

The 2025 RS3 joins Audi’s A3 family of compact cars, which includes the A3 model as well as the sporty S3. At the top of the A3 model family’s performance ladder is the RS3.

Audi last offered the RS3 in Canada in 2020, so it’s been quite the wait for us.

The 2025 model features a 2.5-litre five-cylinder engine producing 394 hp and 369 lb.-ft. of torque, plus quattro all-wheel drive.

Zero to 100 km/h is reported in 3.8 seconds.

The starting Canadian manufacturer’s suggested retail price is $77,500, which after fees and levies are factored in comes to approximately $80,950.

To distinguish it from the other cars from the A3 family, the RS3 features unique front and rear bumpers with enlarged air vents, a functional diffuser with a red reflector at the centre, flared fenders, RS-signature oval tailpipes and new wheel designs.

Audi says the RS3 features an optimized chassis setup for increased agility and a torque splitter with fully variable torque distribution between the rear wheels, which is new for 2025 and enable the car to perform better in the bends than past RS3s.

The car also has an available head-up display and a host of driver assistive technologies such as adaptive cruise assist with lane guidance.

To compare that to the other A3 models, the A3 has a starting MSRP of $43,400, and the S3 has a starting MSRP of $58,450. The MSRP doesn’t include fees, levies or taxes.

You can build your 2025 Audi RS3 online.

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