Audi RS 3 Sportback | Drifting On Track | 2022MY |

Описание: The Audi drive select dynamic handling system boasts two completely new RS 3-specific modes: RS Performance for the racetrack and RS Torque Rear, a drift mode for use on closed roads. In addition to the familiar comfort, auto, dynamic, and RS Individual modes, the RS 3 also features the efficiency mode for the first time. Depending on the selected mode, the characteristics of important powertrain and chassis components change from an emphasis on comfort to highly dynamic to even optimized specifically for the racetrack. In addition to the torque splitter, Audi drive select also has an effect on the engine and transmission characteristics, steering assistance, electronic stabilization control, the exhaust flaps and, optionally, the adaptive suspension. Different characteristic curves for each of the aforementioned systems create a broad range of driving experiences.

The ultimate in driving dynamics can be experienced in dynamic mode and in the new RS 3-specific RS Torque Rear mode. In dynamic mode, all of the components are configured for a sporty ride. The driver feels this in a more direct steering response and particularly agile handling for dynamic driving with a clearly perceptible engine sound.

This mode tends to transmit as much drive torque as possible to the rear axle. The gearshifts of the S tronic are shorter, acceleration even sportier.

This is taken to perfection by the RS Torque Rear mode, which enables controlled drifts and sporty driving with lateral dynamics. It is specially designed for closed roads. The highly rear-heavy distribution of the engine power leads to oversteering behavior, with up to 100 percent of the drive torque directed to the rear ending up at the wheel on the outside of the curve – up to a maximum of 1,750 newton meters. In addition, the engine’s characteristic curve is also modified in RS Torque Rear – and is even more pronounced than in dynamic mode. The same applies to RS Performance mode, which is specially designed for the racetrack. In both modes, the idle speed has been increased even further compared with the dynamic profile to enhance off-the-line performance. The throttle response is even more direct and has a distinctive load shift. Moreover, drivers experience very late upshifting and early downshifting as well as optimal control of the linear accelerator at the apex of a curve. In addition to the specific engine and transmission setup, RS Performance mode is also specially calibrated to the Pirelli P Zero “Trofeo R” semi-slick tires, which are optionally available factory-mounted for the first time. There, the torque splitter ensures the most neutral handling possible with little oversteering or understeering in different driving situations. This makes early acceleration possible upon exiting a curve, enabling faster lap times. RS Performance mode is equipped with two setups for different tracks – one is adjusted for comfort on uneven tracks like the Nordschleife, where minimizing vertical excitation while maintaining high lateral dynamics matters, and the other is a sporty setup for even racetracks like the Hockenheimring. The steering and electronic stabilization control can also be set to two predefined characteristic curves in RS Performance mode.

In the auto driving profile, the mode for everyday driving, torque distribution is balanced, which means that the RS 3 neither understeers nor oversteers. The engine and transmission characteristics are adapted to this. In comfort mode, steering is somewhat smoother, the sound of the five-cylinder is more subdued, and the damping behavior is softer. In this mode, the torque splitter ensures that the engine power is distributed to all four wheels, with priority given to the front axle. The latter also applies to the consumption-optimized efficiency mode. This mode contains a flatter accelerator pedal characteristic curve. Torque and power are limited to 80 percent, while 100 percent is available upon kickdown. This mode also makes it possible to coast at idle with the engine on. In RS Individual mode, drivers can configure up to six systems separately within their predefined characteristic curves.