2022 Audi RS3 is a 401-hp compact sedan with a drift mode – Roadshow [CNET]

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Audi didn’t just zhuzh up the aesthetics on the new RS3. The automaker added a variety of new parts under the skin that should make it quite the performer. Its new RS Torque Splitter rear differential ditches the Haldex system of old in favor of a setup that can better shift torque between each rear wheel, and a new drift mode can make the most of that. The car’s sport suspension has been upgraded for better performance, and adaptive dampers are available for some extra scratch. Six-piston steel brakes are standard, but buyers can upgrade to ceramics on the front for additional stopping power.

The 2022 Audi RS3 will launch this fall. While US pricing has yet to be announced, the RS3 sedan will start at 62,000 euros. For context, the 2020 RS3’s starting price in the US was a hair over $56,000 (47,424EU), so we’ll be interested to see where the new one lands later this year.