Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
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| Car_name = Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
| Image = 24H Series 2023 Spa Nr. 121 (2).jpg
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| Category = TCR Touring Car
| Constructor = Audi
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| Chassis = Audi RS 3
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| Length = {{convert|4599|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| Width = {{convert|1950|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| Height = {{convert|1340|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| Wheelbase = {{convert|2665|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
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| Capacity = {{convert|1998|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}}
| Configuration = {{convert|330|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} I4
| Turbo/NA = turbocharged
| Engine position = front-mounted, FWD
| Gearbox name = Xtrac
| Gears = 6-speed
| Type = Sequential
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| Weight = {{convert|1160|-|1265|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}
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| Debut = 2017 TCR Middle East Series Dubai round
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The Audi RS 3 LMS TCR is a racing car built according to the TCR rule system.{{Cite web |title=Kevesebbet tud az RS3 versenyautó az utcainál {{!}} – Autó-Motor |url=http://www.automotor.hu/sport/kevesebbet-tud-az-rs3-versenyauto-az-utcainal/ |work=automotor.hu |last=Gergely |first=Lővei |date=2016-09-30 |accessdate=2020-09-15}} It is based on the Audi RS 3 sedan. It has also undergone significant widening, as well as racing spoilers have been fitted to the car, as well as the appropriate roll-over tube inside the vehicle for the necessary safety. Its engine is a two-liter, four-cylinder, turbo engine. With 330 horsepower, it accelerates to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds. It is somewhat similar in design to a modern DTM car, but the TCR series and the company's goal is customer-based racing with the model, i.e. series production with the models, so they were available at a favorable price compared to a racing car for 129,000 euros.{{Cite web |title=A 400 lóerős utcai RS3-nál is keményebb Audi készült {{!}} Az online férfimagazin |url=https://player.hu/auto-motor-2/a-400-loeros-utcai-rs3-nal-is-kemenyebb-audi-keszult/ |work=automotor.hu |last=Gábor |first=Csordás |date=2016-10-25 |accessdate=2020-09-15}} In addition to the model with sequential transmission, Audi also sells to customers a race car with a DSG transmission, which is mostly used in long-distance endurance races.
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)
After the release of 4th generation of Audi A3; the model of RS 3 LMS TCR is also changed, and it firstly started to race in 2021 WTCR season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2021/02/05/audi-confirms-new-tcr-model/|title=Audi confirms new TCR model|date=2021-02-05|website=TouringCarTimes|language=en-US|access-date=2021-02-05|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517100513/https://www.touringcartimes.com/2021/02/05/audi-confirms-new-tcr-model/|archivedate=17 May 2022}} Then, it also started to race in other TCR series.
Awards
The first and second generation RS 3 LMS TCR won the TCR Model of the Year award in 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.hondaracingwtcr.com/b38/honda-civic-type-r-tcr-awarded-model-of-the-year-prize/|title=Honda Civic Type R TCR awarded 'Model of the Year' prize|website=Honda Racing WTCR|language=en|access-date=2019-12-19|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809233119/https://www.hondaracingwtcr.com/b38/honda-civic-type-r-tcr-awarded-model-of-the-year-prize/|archivedate=9 August 2022}} and 2021 respectively.{{Cite web|last=Rodgers|first=Richard|date=2022-01-07|title=WTCR success helps Audi to TCR Model of the Year award|url=https://www.fiawtcr.com/wtcr-success-helps-audi-to-tcr-model-of-the-year-award/|access-date=2022-01-14|website=FIA WTCR {{!}} World Touring Car Cup|language=en-US|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814053456/https://www.fiawtcr.com/wtcr-success-helps-audi-to-tcr-model-of-the-year-award/|archivedate=14 August 2022}}