2026 Audi Q3 45 TFSI

EA888

2.0L Turbo I4

A smooth, broad-shouldered turbo four that pulls hard from low revs with a muscular mid-range, the workhorse that gives small Audis a surprisingly grown-up urgency.

Part of the Volkswagen Group's EA888 family, an evolution of the long-running EA827 architecture; the modern 2.0 TFSI is assembled at VW Group's plant in Gyor, Hungary.

• The EA888 keeps the same 88mm cylinder spacing as its 1980s ancestors, which is why it can be mounted both transversely and longitudinally.
• Its closest relatives power everything from the VW Golf GTI to the Audi S3, making it one of the most widely deployed performance fours in the world.
• Audi built a 2.0 TFSI race variant (the RC8) that produced over 600 hp from the same basic block.