On paper, the Audi RS3 and Volkswagen Golf R are separated by quite a significant margin.
While both boast four driven wheels, dual-clutch transmissions and both hail from the Volkswagen Group, the Audi has an extra cylinder, half a litre of extra engine capacity, more power (362bhp versus 297bhp) and extra torque (343lb ft against 280lb ft).
Any comparison, then, should be a foregone conclusion – since both sit on the VW Group’s MQB platform, and we already like the Golf, the better car is clearly the brawnier Audi. Isn’t it?
That’s what evo Road Test Editor, Dan Prosser, aims to find out in our latest Deadly Rivals video.
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