In both its approach to performance and what Audi charges for it, the RS3 is in a class of one.
For one, its price is flat-out absurd, as if Audi poured some digits on a table and let a toddler rearrange them—presto, you end up with our lizard-green RS3 test car'ssticker. Sans $15,000 in options, the bare-bones RS3 still costs $59,995. For a subcompact luxury sedan? Is itWhen you first slide behind the wheel, that number will be ringing in your ears like a lingering mortar blast.
We were able to sample the RS3 on both its standard summer tires and optional hardcore Pirelli Trofeo R rubber, the latter of which raises the car's handling limits noticeably. If you plan to track this Audi, go for the R's; if not, enjoy the looser setup afforded by the less grippy tires at lower speeds on the street.
No matter where you drive the RS3, though, you'll put up with the dual-clutch automatic transmission's lazy automatic mode, as well as a soggy, flaccid brake pedal; stopping power is beyond reproach, but you must step hard on the overripe avocado of a pedal to access it. As a performance machine with a clear focus on rowdy, all-wheel-drive fun, the RS3 is without peer—but mostly because nothing even similar costs so damn much.
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