What's your RS3's exact weight? Find out now in under a minute!

[TTRSleeper]

Did you guys know that every new RS3 and TTRS has a sticker in the trunk located below the tire repair kit which contains the following?

Engine & transmission codes
Engine output
All equipment and option codes
The exact weight of the car as it left the manufacturer in kilograms

Let's all post our weights and compare them. List your weight and what options your car has. Since all the cars are weighed exactly the same way with the same exact fuel load at the factory, this is a great way to figure out how much weight certain options add or drop. For example, I'm sure the carbon ceramic brakes/fixed suspension save at least 15lbs compared to the steel brakes/Magnetic ride suspension. On the other hand, I bet the Technology package adds a few pounds because the Bang & Olufsen has more speakers and a bigger sub.

I'm especially interested in seeing some weights from our friends across the pond since their cars are likely lighter due to no sunroof, less crash protection, less standard equipment, etc.

[TTRSleeper]

Here's mine:

https://ibb.co/ipEZSJ

2018 TTRS

1497 KG = 3,293lbs

Options:

Black optic package
RS sport exhaust system with black tips
RS design package
Carbon fiber inlays
Red brake calipers
Electric rear spoiler (deletes fixed wing rear spoiler)

[Trent212]

1504kg / 3315lbs

[saxon]

1607

[TTRSleeper]

I'm assuming you have the fixed suspension and ceramic front brakes?

1607

[saxon]

I'm assuming you have the fixed suspension and ceramic front brakes?

Mag ride, steel brakes

[TTRSleeper]

Wow, I'm surprised by how light it is. Audi claims the difference between the TTRS and RS3 is 287lbs but the difference between your RS3 and my TTRS is only 242lbs with both of our cars having steel brakes and the Mag ride. Does your car not have the technology package either? Does it have the standard 19" wheels or the 5-arm-blade-design wheels?

Mag ride, steel brakes

[TTRSleeper]

I bet that 242lb difference becomes even smaller when the RS3 and TTRS are both in "competition trim" like some people do when they go to the dragstrip. You know, rear seats, passenger seat and catback out. The RS3 has larger, heavier rear seats than the TTRS. I'm pretty sure the catback is heavier too since the RS3 is a longer car than the TTRS. Probably then becomes closer to only a 200lb difference.

[wardamnrs3]

Happy that this post was started, had heard about this a couple days ago

1602

Steel brakes, mag ride, dynamic package, no tech package...

[javbomb]

1675 for mine!

Right hand drive, fully loaded except ceramic brakes.

Crazy, I need to go on a cracker diet to compensate, you bastards on 1602 etc... wtf.

p.s the sticker was in my manual book. I couldn't even find the sticker on the actual car, wasn't in the boot far as I could see.

[TTRSleeper]

I had the same exact sticker in with my books and floor mats too. Are you sure it says 1675? Can you take a picture of it and post it? Thanks!

1675 for mine!

Right hand drive, fully loaded except ceramic brakes.

Crazy, I need to go on a cracker diet to compensate, you bastards on 1602 etc... wtf.

p.s the sticker was in my manual book. I couldn't even find the sticker on the actual car, wasn't in the boot far as I could see.

[javbomb]

I had the same exact sticker in with my books and floor mats too. Are you sure it says 1675? Can you take a picture of it and post it? Thanks!

100% 1675 it's in the bottom left of the sticker same location as your weight is listed.

I could take a pic later but I did a double take too, I was expecting 70kg less.

[SkyDude]

1608kg or 3545 lbs.
Dynamic, driver assist, technology pack, RS design pack, carbon inlays, carbon mirror caps, Black optics.

[TTRSleeper]

100% 1675 it's in the bottom left of the sticker same location as your weight is listed.

I could take a pic later but I did a double take too, I was expecting 70kg less.

That's about a 150lb difference compared to the North American cars. How could it be that much heavier? If you can post a pic of the actual sticker that would be great. I'd like to see and decode all your option codes to maybe get a clue as to why it's so heavy!

1608kg or 3545 lbs.
Dynamic, driver assist, technology pack, RS design pack, carbon inlays, carbon mirror caps, Black optics.

Nice, it seems like the technology package adds about 5-6kg the bulk of which is probably from the B&O.

Really curious to see someone who has the Dynamic plus package chime in. Curious to see how much weight that shaves off...

[sti-tom]

I will look to see if I can find this sticker, but I already know my real weight.



This is with a 1/4 tank of gas, Neuspeed 18x8R & 18x8.5F Rse10 and the floor mats and trunk junk removed. Based on this I would assume that the weights from the factory would be no/low fuel

[TTRSleeper]

Nice, thanks for posting.

The sticker should be right there in plain sight once you open the trunk since you already took out all the junk.

Your car has the fixed suspension but front steel brake rotors right? Do you have the technology package?

Does your car have still have a stock downpipe?

I will look to see if I can find this sticker, but I already know my real weight.



This is with a 1/4 tank of gas, Neuspeed 18x8R & 18x8.5F Rse10 and the floor mats and trunk junk removed. Based on this I would assume that the weights from the factory would be no/low fuel

[uclaman]

1591kg, black optics, D+, tech, carbon mirror, rs design and a first aid kit




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[TTRSleeper]

EDITED

Damn, that's light and that's including the Technology Package too. So basically the Dynamic+ package drops 16kg since other RS3s with the Tech Package but no Dynamic+ were 1607 (the ones that are 1608 have DAP which seems to add 1kg). That's a 35.2lb reduction for just that one Dynamic+ package!

Audi has stated the front ceramic brake rotors save more than 8lbs, but they did not specify if that's per rotor or a total weight savings for both left and right rotors. Either way, they're totally lowballing how much the ceramic rotors save. Here are the exact weights of each rotor:

OEM front ceramic brake rotor - 12.386lbs
OEM front steel brake rotor - 27.148lbs

So the carbon ceramic brakes by themselves save 14.762lbs per side or 29.524lbs in total. That's most of the 35.2lb reduction. The other savings would be from the fixed suspension since the CF engine cover saves only a few ounces:

OEM carbon fiber engine cover - 2.288lbs
OEM plastic engine cover - 2.332lbs

1591kg, black optics, D+




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[TK42ONE]

1608.

DAP
Technology Package
BO
Dynamic package
RS Design

[sti-tom]

Nice, thanks for posting.

The sticker should be right there in plain sight once you open the trunk since you already took out all the junk.

Your car has the fixed suspension but front steel brake rotors right? Do you have the technology package?

Does your car have still have a stock downpipe?

Correct, fixed suspension (includes CF engine cover and speed delimiter) with steel brakes (Canadian options car), no tech package, no mods other than wheels and tires. Canadian cars includes BO stereo and virtual cockpit standard. I weighed the car fully stock as well, with everything in it and a full tank of gas. It was 3607lbs.
I just went and looked for the sticker Viola!! 1602=3532lbs that would leave about 75lbs extra for gas I had when I weighed.

[achenator]

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1608.

DAP
Technology Package
BO
Dynamic package
RS Design

my nardo with same packages is 1608 as well

[TTRSleeper]

Correct, fixed suspension (includes CF engine cover and speed delimiter) with steel brakes (Canadian options car), no tech package, no mods other than wheels and tires. Canadian cars includes BO stereo and virtual cockpit standard. I weighed the car fully stock as well, with everything in it and a full tank of gas. It was 3607lbs.
I just went and looked for the sticker Viola!! 1602=3532lbs that would leave about 75lbs extra for gas I had when I weighed.

Good stuff.

3524.4lbs is what your sticker says.
3607lbs is what your car weighed completely stock with a full tank which is 14.5 gallons.

That's a difference of 82.6lbs.

We know a gallon of gas, depending on the blend weighs ~6.2lbs. So that's a difference of 13.32 gallons. 14.5 minus 13.32 is 1.18 gallons.

So it sounds like they're shipping these cars with only a little more than a gallon in them. Sounds about right for a car manufacturer that's still reeling from dieselgate! They can save a ton of money by shipping cars with the minimum fuel needed for them being driving at the port, at the dealership during delivery, etc.

[jl87]

1608- Dynamic, Tech, Black Optics, RS Design, carbon inlays

[TTRSleeper]

Thanks for contributing guys. I'm really looking forward to seeing a number from somebody in Europe and/or the UK. I'm pretty sure their cars are appreciably lighter. Less standard equipment, less safety junk (airbags, crash protection, etc).

[dnchattan]

100% 1675 it's in the bottom left of the sticker same location as your weight is listed.

I could take a pic later but I did a double take too, I was expecting 70kg less.

That’s a lot of smuggled cocaine...


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[misterleeman]

1608 kg.

Dynamic and technology pack.

[Cbhoy24]

Thanks for contributing guys. I'm really looking forward to seeing a number from somebody in Europe and/or the UK. I'm pretty sure their cars are appreciably lighter. Less standard equipment, less safety junk (airbags, crash protection, etc).

Pano roof is an option for U.K. cars so they will certainly be lighter.

Just had a look for the sticker in my TTRS and couldn’t locate it. I have a sticker in the book though which looks similar but the number in the bottom left is too high.

Audi list the kerb weight of a TTRS as 1440kg in the U.K. This does not include the 75kg passenger and luggage allowance though.

My sticker shows 1548 which is an incredible 108kg heavier than what Audi U.K. says it should be. Unless it’s 1440 + 75kg = 1515kg and my additional weight through options is 33kg taking it upto 1548kg.

All the fuel consumption numbers along the bottom are completely different too. All the ones above show 99.9, my one shows small numbers like 6.7, 8.7 etc and then the CO2 reading.

So yeah not sure if the book sticker is the same thing or it’s completelt different for different markets.

[Skunkwerx]

1609 kg - 3547 lbs

2018MY - Dynamic, BO, Tech, Carbon inlays

[TTRSleeper]

My book sticker and trunk sticker are exactly the same; it's an exact copy.

That is so strange how your TTRS and the Aussie's RS3 show such high numbers. They must be weighed differently than North American cars. Like you said, maybe they're being weighed with ballast to simulate the passenger and luggage? I know Europe has different laws than the US regarding curb weights. But this isn't an official curb weight per se; it's just the weight of the car as it leaves the factory.

We need to find someone from outside of North America who has corner weighed their car...

Pano roof is an option for U.K. cars so they will certainly be lighter.

Just had a look for the sticker in my TTRS and couldn’t locate it. I have a sticker in the book though which looks similar but the number in the bottom left is too high.

Audi list the kerb weight of a TTRS as 1440kg in the U.K. This does not include the 75kg passenger and luggage allowance though.

My sticker shows 1548 which is an incredible 108kg heavier than what Audi U.K. says it should be. Unless it’s 1440 + 75kg = 1515kg and my additional weight through options is 33kg taking it upto 1548kg.

All the fuel consumption numbers along the bottom are completely different too. All the ones above show 99.9, my one shows small numbers like 6.7, 8.7 etc and then the CO2 reading.

So yeah not sure if the book sticker is the same thing or it’s completelt different for different markets.

[Cbhoy24]

Yes, would make sense as the Australian car seems to be about 75kg overweight too.

We do have 2 different variations for kerb weight here, one with the 75kg driver and one without. In the U.K. brochures they list it without driver (1440kg) but I’ve also seen 1515kg figures around (which would be including the 75kg driver)

As you say different markets and different regulations. I doubt there is a standardised testing global test weight, it will be based around the market. Fluid weight, driver weight, dry weight etc.

[comingabriel]

1591kg, black optics, D+, tech, carbon mirror, rs design and a first aid kit

I stuck mine under the trunk lid.

1000 kg, rough-estimate :P

Edit: 1609 aka 3547lbs

Tech Pack, Dynamic Pack, DAP, BO Pack, RS Design Pack, Fiber Mirror Caps, Fiber Inlays, Front Filler Panel (free), Cres Red...

[javbomb]

Here it is...

Rego papers say tare weight 1560kg...

[RGJB]

I'm from Brisbane (Australia). Mine also says 1675kg. Makes me wonder if the calculation differs for cars bound to Australia (perhaps it includes an average driver weight, in addition to the inclusions for other countries). For reference mine has the panoramic roof, mag ride, standard brakes, sports exhaust (standard in Aus), black optics, virtual cockpit (standard in Aus), B&O stereo and carbon inlays

[javbomb]

Or maybe somehow a right hand drive conversion adds 75kg of weight due to doubling of reinforcement and such.

It is conveniently close to the 'driver' weight they always talk about though isn't it.

[RGJB]

Seems like a lot of weight to shift the drive side but maybe... bit frightening if that is correct. I cant think of any other explanations, hopefully it's the driver weight being added. Some countries in the UK also have right hand drive, should be able to get some comparisons.

Also, do these results allow us to determine the additional weight of the sunroof yet?

[TTRSleeper]

I highly doubt they'd add weight to offset RHD. I've never really heard of such a thing before... I mean it's really no different than LHD except the driver weight is on the opposite side, right? It has to be that due to different regulations they add that 75kg for the driver. I know they have weird laws regarding curb weights outside of North America.

Not yet.... All North American RS3s have the sunroof as standard with no way to delete it. And all North American TTRS' have no sunroof with no way to add it. So we'd need a sticker from Australia, the UK, Europe, etc. for an RS3 with the sunroof and one without in order to figure that one out.

Seems like a lot of weight to shift the drive side but maybe... bit frightening if that is correct. I cant think of any other explanations, hopefully it's the driver weight being added. Some countries in the UK also have right hand drive, should be able to get some comparisons.

Also, do these results allow us to determine the additional weight of the sunroof yet?

[javbomb]

I highly doubt they'd add weight to offset RHD. I've never really heard of such a thing before... I mean it's really no different than LHD except the driver weight is on the opposite side, right? It has to be that due to different regulations they add that 75kg for the driver. I know they have weird laws regarding curb weights outside of North America.

Not yet.... All North American RS3s have the sunroof as standard with no way to delete it. And all North American TTRS' have no sunroof with no way to add it. So we'd need a sticker from Australia, the UK, Europe, etc. for an RS3 with the sunroof and one without in order to figure that one out.

I just made a duplicate thread over on the Aussie RS3 forums so I will post results back here as they post... very interested to see.

[robertsonsylee]

1595kg

Canadian spec (base has BO, Virtual Cockpit)
Mag ride
CCB


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[TTRSleeper]

I think we may have found our answer:

Curb weight (American English) or kerb weight (British English) is the total weight of a vehicle with standard equipment, all necessary operating consumables such as motor oil, transmission oil, coolant, air conditioning refrigerant, and sometimes a full tank of fuel, while not loaded with either passengers or cargo.

This definition may differ from definitions used by governmental regulatory agencies or other organizations. For example, many European Union manufacturers include the weight of a 75-kilogram (165 lb) driver to follow European Directive 95/48/EC.[1] Organizations may also define curb weight with fixed levels of fuel and other variables to equalize the value for the comparison of different vehicles.

So it probably means you guys outside of North America can deduct that 75 KG to get the actual weight of the vehicle as it left the factory.

Can read more here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_weight
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ...5L0048:EN:HTML

[TTRSleeper]

I found other threads which talk about that 75 KG being added to the published curb weights in Australia and other countries. Like this thread for example: http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/...ad.php?t=94307