Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and daily drivability, but split on handling and fun to drive.
Performancestrong consensus
“It just is a monster A to B, this car. It covers ground like nothing else.” ▶ 13:01 Harry's garage “This thing means the business and it looks the business as well.” ▶ 1:07 TopherDrives “inline 5-cylinder engine that's got to be the highlight of this car” ▶ 0:35 Zygrene Handlingsplit
“With some of the tweaks they've done to the torque vectoring and the dampers, this under steers less.” ▶ 5:52 TopherDrives “this front end is vague just off center when you first start turning into a corner it's a little bit nerve-wracking” ▶ 3:56 Zygrene “It doesn't make this car feel purely rear drive, but it does allow it to feel much more playful than traditional all-wheel drive.” ▶ 30:50 MilesPerHr Fun to drivesplit
“And this car is just so entertaining to drive quickly.” ▶ 31:42 MilesPerHr “This is the most fun I've had in a car in a long time.” ▶ 19:40 TopherDrives “I just can't quite get into a Groove with this car because the front end just feels so well it doesn't have much feel at all” ▶ 5:50 Zygrene Daily drivabilitystrong consensus
“The long and the short of it is that the RS3 does feel like a more conducive daily driver.” ▶ 28:22 MilesPerHr “It's comfortable. It's fun to drive. You can fit things in it.” ▶ 34:00 TopherDrives “as a daily this thing's great it's comfortable” ▶ 9:13 Zygrene Valuesplit
“If I didn't need the rear doors... then I would feel zero remorse buying an RS3 over an M2.” ▶ 37:42 MilesPerHr “it is an expensive car against its peers.” ▶ 13:42 Harry's garage “I think with all of that said, it's time to take this thing out on the road and show you what it's like to drive.” ▶ 11:57 TopherDrives Where reviewers split · Handling3 say · liveable“With some of the tweaks they've done to the torque vectoring and the dampers, this under steers less.”TopherDrives ▶ 1 say · critical“this front end is vague just off center when you first start turning into a corner it's a little bit nerve-wracking”Zygrene ▶ Where reviewers split · Fun to drive2 say · liveable“And this car is just so entertaining to drive quickly.”MilesPerHr ▶ 1 say · critical“I just can't quite get into a Groove with this car because the front end just feels so well it doesn't have much feel at all”Zygrene ▶ Where reviewers split · Value2 say · liveable“If I didn't need the rear doors... then I would feel zero remorse buying an RS3 over an M2.”MilesPerHr ▶ 1 say · critical“it is an expensive car against its peers.”Harry's garage ▶ 
