Audi Australia has mapped out its RennSport model assault on the local market for 2017, with three major flagship product launches in addition to a trio of S-branded updates set to storm our performance-loving shores before year’s end.

Only two weeks from launch, the Audi TT RS will be first cab (or coupe) off the rank. With a new 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder engine producing 294kW of power and 480Nm of torque between 1700rpm and 5850rpm, Audi claims a 3.7-second 0-100km/h for its top quattro TT.

Expected to be priced under $150K, Audi will for the first time ever boast a greater cylinder count than its loftier Volkswagen Group sibling, Porsche, in the sports coupe class. Given that the 2.5-litre turbo four-cylinder and rear-wheel drive 718 Cayman S can run 0-100km/h in 4.2 seconds, the TT RS is faster, too. Comparison tests, obviously, await.

Audi s5 sportsback

And with a sub-$100K starting price, the outputs hike of 24kW/15Nm compared with the current RS3 Sportback, it will make the RS3 sedan one of the fastest new cars available for the price. Crucially, it also sneaks past the 280kW/475Nm 2.0-litre turbo AMG CLA 45.

But the big-daddy RS5 is reserved for a fourth-quarter 2017 launch.

Swapping out the old 4.2-litre V8 for a 2.9-litre bi-turbo V6 developed in partnership with Porsche – and in service first in the latest Panamera – the new engine produces 331kW and 600Nm, the latter from 1900rpm until 5000rpm.

Audi S5 sportsback

The BMW M4 Competition and Mercedes-AMG C63 are on notice.

Rounding out the Audi Sport new models for 2017 are the more subtle S-branded trio – the just-released S5 Sportback and its S5 Cabriolet sibling, the latter slated for a third-quarter 2017 launch; and also the SQ5 now with 3.0-litre turbo V6 petrol power delivering 260kW/500Nm and a 5.4sec 0-100km/h.

In Australia’s sports-loving market, Audi must be rubbing its hands together in anticipation.