Click above for new high-res gallery of the Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro
We think Audi has concluded a fine trifecta of diesel-powered show vehicles with the introduction of its latest, the A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro. First there was the Q7 V12 TDI shown at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show that could haul people or tree stumps with equal aplomb. Then there was the oil-burning supercar, the R8 V12 TDI, shown at this year's Detroit show. Finally we have something a bit more relatable for the masses in the A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro. Rather than relying on Audi's venerable V12 TDI, this smallest of the three more than makes do with a 2.0L four-cylinder turbodiesel generating 221 hp and 332 pound-feet of torque. It's got adjustable everything on the fly and some killer good looks inspired by Audi's DTM race car to get by on. Ingolstadt has seen fit to grace us with 18 more high-res images of the A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro to augment the pitiful few we were given when the car was announced, which we've assembled all together in the gallery below. Don't be fooled, though. Half of the pics are heavily photoshopped versions of the studio shots in which the car is placed on track, but that doesn't mean they all don't deserve a look see. The car itself will officially debut at the Lake Wörther Tour in Austria later this month, but we're pretty sure it'll be doing duty as desktop wallpaper on many computers before then.
[Source: Audi]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Allan @ May 20th 2008 1:38PM
WANT!
Looks like it should be in a video game... but I think that's just the chopped backgrounds doing it for me.
Johnny @ May 20th 2008 1:47PM
Why do we get so many reports about different versions of Audis?
I mean I got tired of the Mustang and now all these Audis for the past month.
Quattrofan @ May 20th 2008 2:15PM
I'd put a deposit on a civilian version of this in a heartbeat.
Johnny @ May 20th 2008 3:27PM
I like Audi, specially the A6 3.2 or S8 and I dont mind any news regarding Audi, just not all the gimick versions or tuner versions or limos and so on.
I owned an Audi 90 in the late 90s and loved it. Great car.
zamafir @ May 20th 2008 4:42PM
@quattrofan x2!
Mike @ May 20th 2008 1:59PM
Lose the wing, the bolt on flares, and the paint, might look pretty nice then.
paulrandfan @ May 20th 2008 2:10PM
Very VERY VERRYYYYY NICE!
Jessica
yacoub @ May 20th 2008 2:27PM
Another VAG/Audi that won't come to the states; don't care.
Mike @ May 20th 2008 3:02PM
Lose the seats and I can't believe Audi is doing the gated shifter thing. It's totally contrary to their form follows function design philosophy. Enough already.
ugg.tryptophan @ May 20th 2008 3:19PM
a diesel gti with a mean face
John @ May 20th 2008 3:29PM
Yet another performance oriented diesel we'll likely never see here. Sad.
JerryL @ May 20th 2008 4:30PM
Super nice looking car. Give us this car as an S3....the 2door, not the 4-door . add the excellent Audi financing and you would have a real winner.