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Audi RS3 vs Audi RS7

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Audi RS3
Audi RS3

2023 price

Audi RS7
Audi RS7

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2023 Audi RS3
2020 Audi RS7
Safety Rating

Engine Type

Twin Turbo V8, 4.0L
Fuel Type
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Premium Unleaded/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
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11.6L/100km (combined)
Seating
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5
Dislikes
  • How much power is too much?
  • Front seats a bit flat at speed
  • Sportback looks a bit derivative

  • Limited rear headroom
  • Rear legroom could be better
  • Cabin storage isn't great
2023 Audi RS3 Summary

After teasing us with the S3, all-wheel-drive version of its A3 sedan and hatch (Sportback in Audi-speak), Audi has finally given us the full-fat, RS3 variant of the same car. Any time you see an `R’ and an `S’ on the badge of an Audi, you know it’s the full nine yards in terms of all-wheel-drive grip and engine performance. And the RS3 is no different.

The power is enormous, the grip prodigious and the attitude is way tougher than any other A3 variant. It’s also well equipped, safe and nicely put together. But is that extra `R’ worth the added price of admission? And is this more Audi A-Series than you really need?

The other question is, given that the S3 is such a resolved package with its own shot of high-performance, do the numbers stack up for the RS3 version? How much is too much?

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2020 Audi RS7 Summary

If you’re looking for a sedan version of the RS 6 Avant, then you’ve come to the right place – sort of. See there is no RS 6 Sedan, but the RS 7 Sportback is the next best thing – you may even find it an even better thing because not only does it share RS 6 Avant’s outrageous engine and high-performance hardware, it’s also a sedan …but with a hatchback.

And if that kind of thing makes you happy, sit down – because the new generation RS 7 Sportback has just landed.

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