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The Highest Power / Litre Audi Cars Ever

By David ChappleUpdated 19 February 2026

These cars have highest specific output engines of any production Audi ever.

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1985 Audi Sport quattro S1 E2
Specific Output: 222 BHP/L
1^st

(1985 - 1986)
...tro S1 E2

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2.1 L Inline 5 Turbo

155 mph

3.1 seconds

473 BHP

13 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

~~unavailable~~

1,090 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 222 BHP/L, the Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 takes first place.
It's a 2 door AWD Coupé with 2 seats and was sold from 1985 to 1986.
It is also 1st in The Quickest Accelerating Cars Of The 1980s.
2026 Audi RS 5 Saloon
Specific Output: 174 BHP/L
2^nd

(2026)
...5 Saloon

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2.9 L V6 Turbo PHEV

155 mph

3.7 seconds

639 BHP

74.3 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

331-1,170 L

2,355 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 174 BHP/L, the Audi RS 5 Saloon takes joint second place.
It's a 4 door AWD Saloon with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2026.
It is also joint 4th in The Most Powerful Audi Cars Ever.
2026 Audi RS 5 Avant
Specific Output: 174 BHP/L
3^rd

(2026)
...S 5 Avant

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2.9 L V6 Turbo PHEV

155 mph

3.7 seconds

639 BHP

72.4 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

361-1,302 L

2,370 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 174 BHP/L, the Audi RS 5 Avant takes joint second place.
It's a 5 door AWD Estate with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2026.
It is also joint 4th in The Most Powerful Audi Cars Ever.
2024 Audi S3 Saloon
Specific Output: 165 BHP/L
4^th

(2024 - present)
...S3 Saloon

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2 L Inline 4 Turbo

155 mph

4.7 seconds

328 BHP

34.9 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

325 L

1,535 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 165 BHP/L, the Audi S3 Saloon takes joint fourth place.
It's a 4 door AWD Saloon with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 49th in The Highest Power / Litre Inline 4 Engined Cars Ever.
2024 Audi S3 Sportback
Specific Output: 165 BHP/L
5^th

(2024 - present)
...Sportback

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2 L Inline 4 Turbo

155 mph

4.7 seconds

328 BHP

33.6 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

325-1,145 L

1,535 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 165 BHP/L, the Audi S3 Sportback takes joint fourth place.
It's a 5 door AWD Hatchback with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 26th in The Fastest Accelerating Hatchbacks Ever.
2023 Audi RS 3 Sportback performance edition
Specific Output: 162 BHP/L
6^th

(2023 - 2024)
...e edition

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

184 mph

3.8 seconds

401 BHP

31.4 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

282-1,104 L

1,570 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 162 BHP/L, the Audi RS 3 Sportback performance edition takes joint sixth place.
It's a 5 door AWD Hatchback with 5 seats and was sold from 2023 to 2024.
It is also 1st in The Fastest Hatchbacks Ever.
2023 Audi RS 3 Saloon performance edition
Specific Output: 162 BHP/L
7^th

(2023 - 2024)
...e edition

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

184 mph

3.8 seconds

401 BHP

31.7 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

321-676 L

1,575 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 162 BHP/L, the Audi RS 3 Saloon performance edition takes joint sixth place.
It's a 4 door AWD Saloon with 5 seats and was sold from 2023 to 2024.
It is also joint 5th in The Highest Power / Litre Inline 5 Engined Cars Ever.
2024 Audi RS 5 Sportback performance edition (B9)
Specific Output: 160 BHP/L
8^th

(2024)
...e edition

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2.9 L V6 Bi-Turbo

186 mph

3.7 seconds

464 BHP

29.1 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

465-1,280 L

1,735 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 160 BHP/L, the Audi RS 5 Sportback performance edition takes joint eighth place.
It's a 5 door AWD Coupé with 5 seats and was sold during 2024.
It is also joint 25th in The Fastest Acceleration Audi Cars Ever.
2024 Audi RS 4 Avant edition 25 years (B9)
Specific Output: 160 BHP/L
9^th

(2024)
...25 years

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2.9 L V6 Bi-Turbo

186 mph

3.7 seconds

464 BHP

28.5 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

495-1,495 L

1,745 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 160 BHP/L, the Audi RS 4 Avant edition 25 years takes joint eighth place.
It's a 5 door AWD Estate with 5 seats and was sold during 2024.
It is also joint 23rd in The Fastest Estates Ever.
2019 Audi TT RS Coupé (8S)
Specific Output: 159 BHP/L
10^th

(2019 - 2023)
...RS Coupé

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

155 mph

3.7 seconds

394 BHP

35.8 mpg

2 Doors

2+2 Seats

305-712 L

1,450 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 159 BHP/L, the Audi TT RS Coupé takes joint tenth place.
It's a 2 door AWD Coupé with 2+2 seats and was sold from 2019 to 2023.
It is also joint 7th in The Highest Power / Litre Inline 5 Engined Cars Ever.
2016 Audi TT RS Coupé quattro (8S)
Specific Output: 159 BHP/L
11^th

(2016 - 2018)
...� quattro

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

155 mph

3.7 seconds

395 BHP

34.4 mpg

3 Doors

4 Seats

305-712 L

1,515 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 159 BHP/L, the Audi TT RS Coupé quattro takes joint tenth place.
It's a 3 door AWD Coupé with 4 seats and was sold from 2016 to 2018.
It is also joint 7th in The Highest Power / Litre Inline 5 Engined Cars Ever.
2019 Audi TT RS Roadster (8S)
Specific Output: 159 BHP/L
12^th

(2019 - 2023)
...Roadster

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

155 mph

3.9 seconds

394 BHP

35.3 mpg

2 Doors

2+2 Seats

280 L

1,540 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 159 BHP/L, the Audi TT RS Roadster takes joint tenth place.
It's a 2 door AWD Roadster with 2+2 seats and was sold from 2019 to 2023.
It is also joint 7th in The Highest Power / Litre Inline 5 Engined Cars Ever.
2021 Audi RS 3 Sportback
Specific Output: 159 BHP/L
13^th

(2021 - 2024)
...Sportback

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

155 mph

3.8 seconds

395 BHP

34 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

282-1,104 L

1,570 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 159 BHP/L, the Audi RS 3 Sportback takes joint tenth place.
It's a 5 door AWD Hatchback with 5 seats and was sold from 2021 to 2024.
It is also joint 5th in The Highest Power / Weight Hatchbacks Ever.
2024 Audi RS 3 Sportback
Specific Output: 159 BHP/L
14^th

(2024 - present)
...Sportback

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

155 mph

3.8 seconds

395 BHP

29.7 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

282-1,104 L

1,565 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 159 BHP/L, the Audi RS 3 Sportback takes joint tenth place.
It's a 5 door AWD Hatchback with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 4th in The Fastest Accelerating Hatchbacks Ever.
2024 Audi RS 3 Saloon
Specific Output: 159 BHP/L
15^th

(2024 - present)
...3 Saloon

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

155 mph

3.8 seconds

395 BHP

31 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

321-676 L

1,565 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 159 BHP/L, the Audi RS 3 Saloon takes joint tenth place.
It's a 4 door AWD Saloon with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 7th in The Highest Power / Litre Inline 5 Engined Cars Ever.
2021 Audi RS 3 Saloon
Specific Output: 159 BHP/L
16^th

(2021 - 2024)
...3 Saloon

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

155 mph

3.8 seconds

395 BHP

34.4 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

321-676 L

1,575 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 159 BHP/L, the Audi RS 3 Saloon takes joint tenth place.
It's a 4 door AWD Saloon with 5 seats and was sold from 2021 to 2024.
It is also joint 7th in The Highest Power / Litre Inline 5 Engined Cars Ever.
2017 Audi RS3 Sportback (8V)
Specific Output: 159 BHP/L
17^th

(2017 - 2020)
...Sportback

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

174 mph

4.1 seconds

395 BHP

34 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

335-1,175 L

1,585 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 159 BHP/L, the Audi RS3 Sportback takes joint tenth place.
It's a 5 door AWD Hatchback with 5 seats and was sold from 2017 to 2020.
It is also 2nd in The Fastest Hatchbacks Ever.
2017 Audi RS3 Limousine (8V)
Specific Output: 159 BHP/L
18^th

(2017 - 2020)
...Limousine

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

174 mph

4.1 seconds

395 BHP

34 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

390 L

1,585 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 159 BHP/L, the Audi RS3 Limousine takes joint tenth place.
It's a 4 door AWD Saloon with 5 seats and was sold from 2017 to 2020.
It is also joint 7th in The Highest Power / Litre Inline 5 Engined Cars Ever.
2016 Audi TT RS Roadster quattro (8S)
Specific Output: 159 BHP/L
19^th

(2016 - 2018)
...r quattro

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

155 mph

3.9 seconds

395 BHP

34 mpg

2 Doors

4 Seats

280 L

1,605 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 159 BHP/L, the Audi TT RS Roadster quattro takes joint tenth place.
It's a 2 door AWD Roadster with 4 seats and was sold from 2016 to 2018.
It is also joint 7th in The Highest Power / Litre Inline 5 Engined Cars Ever.
2020 Audi RS Q3 Sportback
Specific Output: 159 BHP/L
20^th

(2020 - 2024)
...Sportback

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2.5 L Inline 5 Turbo

155 mph

4.5 seconds

394 BHP

31.7 mpg

5 Doors

5 Seats

530-1,400 L

1,700 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a specific output of 159 BHP/L, the Audi RS Q3 Sportback takes joint tenth place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats and was sold from 2020 to 2024.
It is also joint 7th in The Highest Power / Litre Inline 5 Engined Cars Ever.

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