Evo takes the Audi RS3 and Volkswagen Golf R to the track to find out whether extra muscle is worth the RS3's added price. In the high-powered hot hatch market, it offers both the VW Golf R and ...

But if you don’t plan to use the car for track days, there’s a strong argument that the RS3 is way more car than you’ll ever need. Of course, that sentiment never stopped performance-car lovers, did ...

The RS3 is the highest-performance version of Audi's A3, which shares an underlying platform with the Volkswagen Golf. Other markets get a hatchback variant, but the RS3 will only come as a sedan ...

The new RS3 is a sort of hyper-hatch. At £39,995 it sits well above a Golf R or BMW M135i and its 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbocharged engine produces 362bhp at 343lb ft from 1625-5550rpm.