The answer was a proper rebirth of the RS ('RennSport', German for Racing Sport) range, marked by the 2010 launch of the new Audi RS3 Sportback (8P). By then, the regular non-RS five-door ...

The ultimate incarnation of the second-generation A3 - the Audi RS3 is one of the hottest hatchbacks money can buy. Under the bonnet the same 335bhp turbocharged 2.5-litre five-cylinder engine ...

Steering was perhaps the 8V RS3's weakest point. It was better than the 8P's for sure ... 522lb ft and silver leather, all for £34,000.