Audi RS3
Five cylinders, all-wheel-drive, no apologies.
13 reviewers · 34 videos · 1 press article
Reviewers strongly agree on its daily drivability, but split on performance and handling.
across 13 reviewers
"It just is a monster A to B, this car. It covers ground like nothing else."
Harry's garage · ▶ 21:41"None. Yes, you heard it right. It’s not April fools. Not one single extra horsepower more is given to this limited edition."
Auditography · ▶ 3:26"it absolutely rails through corners with no over steer or under steer while turning in more aggressively than before"
MotorWeek · ▶ 3:20"this front end is vague just off center when you first start turning into a corner it's a little bit nerve-wracking"
Zygrene · ▶ 6:36"And this car is just so entertaining to drive quickly."
MilesPerHr · ▶ 31:54"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 · ▶ 9:55"If I didn't need the rear doors... then I would feel zero remorse buying an RS3 over an M2."
MilesPerHr · ▶ 37:42"However, that still puts it $30,000 more expensive than the Golf R. Is it really that much better of a car despite sharing the same MQB platform?"
Zygrene · ▶ 16:53Performance
4.5/513 of 13 reviewerssplit“It just is a monster A to B, this car. It covers ground like nothing else.”
positive · Harry's garage · ▶ 21:41“Quattro had this thing hooking up and absolutely blasting to 60 in just 3.4 seconds.”
positive · MotorWeek · ▶ 2:22“This thing means the business and it looks the business as well.”
positive · TopherDrives · ▶ 1:50Handling
4.0/513 of 13 reviewerssplit“it absolutely rails through corners with no over steer or under steer while turning in more aggressively than before”
positive · MotorWeek · ▶ 3:20“With some of the tweaks they've done to the torque vectoring and the dampers, this under steers less.”
positive · TopherDrives · ▶ 9:56“It's amazing what that piece of kit does to these fast Audis... with this coilover kit, it just feels like it responds more directly.”
positive · AutoTopNL · ▶ 12:22Fun to drive
4.5/513 of 13 reviewerssplit“And this car is just so entertaining to drive quickly.”
positive · MilesPerHr · ▶ 31:54“It feels like an absolute rocket ship when you're driving it around.”
positive · MotorWeek · ▶ 1:54“This is the most fun I've had in a car in a long time.”
positive · TopherDrives · ▶ 32:20Daily drivability
4.0/513 of 13 reviewersstrong consensus“The long and the short of it is that the RS3 does feel like a more conducive daily driver.”
positive · MilesPerHr · ▶ 28:27“It's comfortable. It's fun to drive. You can fit things in it.”
positive · TopherDrives · ▶ 56:40“great daily. It's such a great daily.”
positive · Throttle House · ▶ 6:52Value
3.5/513 of 13 reviewerssplit“If I didn't need the rear doors... then I would feel zero remorse buying an RS3 over an M2.”
positive · MilesPerHr · ▶ 37:42“It's gotten more expensive versus when this car first showed up, but if you can keep the options in check, I personally would skip the Dynamic Plus package... That will really bring this car still into a strong value.”
mixed · Redline Reviews · ▶ 32:06“I would buy this over this”
positive · Throttle House · ▶ 19:32
