Audi Has Some Great News About One Of Its Best Engines

In these economic times of emissions regulations and sensibility, massive engines are becoming a dying breed. Even the mightyAudi R8 V10is rumored to be adopting electrification in its next generation. While Audi goes full force with new electric models like thee-tron, it isn't ready to let the fire-breathing internal combustion die off without a fight. The 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder motor in the RS3 and TT RS is one of our favorite engines and among the most unique on the market today. Audi haspioneered the five-cylinder engine for over 40 yearsand has no plans to discontinue it in the near future.

Speaking to WhichCar奥迪的运动, Oliver Hoffmann, talked about how the upcoming Euro 7 regulations might hinder certain engines like the five-cylinder (which is internally known as the DNWA). Certifying engines for Euro 7 "is more difficult, but it's not just a question of how difficult it is," Hoffmann explained. "For EU7 we have concepts for all our engines, but it's just a matter of how much money [we] have to spend to reach the targets. For the five-cylinder, we have a very, very, good concept to reach those standards."

Audirecently refreshed the TT RSand is working on thenext-generation RS3, where the 2.5-liter five-cylinder is expected to produce well over 400 horsepower. A next-generation RS Q3 is also rumored and several Volkswagen test mules have been spotted using the DNWA engine.