Audi RS3 LMS Gen2 TCR

A front-drive TCR with a turbocharged two-litre four: the driven front axle handles the braking, turning and pulling. It is stable when you are patient and stubborn when you rush the exit.

Brake in a straight line, rotate once, open the wheel, then use the torque. Protect the outside-front.

Symptoms this car reads differently

Steps out on entry

Rear light under braking. Smooth the release before adding yaw.

Pushes at the apex

If the nose is still washing, more steering only adds heat. Wait.

Runs wide on power

Five-cylinder torque arrives while the front is loaded. Straighten first.

Falls off over the stint

Front tyre life decides long runs. Clean exits beat heroic mid-corner corrections.

What this car's answers lean on

Compared with other TCR cars

1. Anti-roll bars used more than on most cars like it
2. Tyre pressures used more than on most cars like it
3. Free changes — driving, not setup used more than on most cars like it
4. Braking system — bias, ABS, pressure
5. Camber, toe, caster
6. In-car driver aids and gearing
7. Damper clicks
8. Spring rates

What you cannot change on this car

• The differential is fixed on this car.
• Engine braking is not adjustable on this car.
• This car has no adjustable aerodynamics.
• Total brake pressure is not adjustable on this car.
• Gearing is fixed on this car.
• No third spring on this car.
• No adjustable bump stops on this car.
• This car has no dampers with that adjustment.