Audi GT50 One-Off Revives Five-Cylinder Heritage With Retro RS3-Based Racer
The apprentice-built concept surfaced in a low-key social post as a 50th‑anniversary tribute rather than a signal of imminent production.
Overview
- Built by apprentices at Audi’s Neckarsulm training center, the GT50 is a single-build homage to 50 years of the brand’s inline‑five engine.
- The concept uses the RS3’s 2.5‑liter turbo five producing 394 hp, with the powertrain left unmodified to emphasize heritage over performance gains.
- Its bodywork channels late‑1980s IMSA and Trans‑Am racers with boxy proportions, exposed aero elements, and turbofan wheels.
- The car was revealed via an Instagram post by German outlet Heilbronner Stimme, not through an official Audi press announcement.
- Coverage positions the project as a design and culture statement for the five‑cylinder’s legacy, with any talk of hotter RS3 variants remaining speculative.