Market Find: 960hp Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue RS 3 Sedan

What: 2018 Audi RS 3
Color: Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue (nogaroblau; pearl effect UNI; Z5M; Audi)
VIN: Unknown
Mileage: 79,655 miles
Price: $62,500
CarFax: N/A
Window Sticker: N/A
Location: Duluth, MN
Listing: Facebook Marketplace

When launched, it wasn’t hard to draw parallels between the then-new Audi RS 3 sedan and the tuner’s darling B5 generation S4. Apart from physical size, it had great aftermarket potential, solid interior quality, and was understated enough that it wouldn’t cause a scene in the lot of Whole Foods. Taking that thought one step further was the original Tailor of this RS 3, who opted for Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue paint. We think it looks incredible here, but we’d be lying if we said that was the most exciting bit of this find. That comes in the form of a LOT of modifications from well known vendors that add up to a claimed 960 horsepower at the wheels, with the right ECU map selected and octane used.

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EU Market Find: Nogaro Edition Audi ur quattro in Switzerland

Despite evidence you may see here suggesting otherwise, Nogaro Blue as a paint color didn’t show up at Audi until the RS2 era. If you’re doing the math, that’s about a decade before this 1983 Audi quattro left the factory. Yet here it sits.
So how’d it happen? Auto Bordin, the Swiss dealer listing this car tells the story fairly comprehensively, and so we’re going to post the English translation below.

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