In this video, we unleash a heavily modified Audi RS3 with over 600 horsepower on the Nürburgring Nordschleife—an unforgiving ...

Maybe the RS3 would be more lovable if some of that excitement transferred to the road, at slower speeds, but that would compromise the car for day-to-day use. The Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 is more ...

While I think Audi set up the little RS3 for disappointment by choosing to display the car in a garage with four of its greatest inline-five racing and rallying cars ever, driving the RS3 on track ...

And my God, is it rapid. Audi says the RS3 will go from 0 to 60 mph in a mere 3.6 seconds, and even without using launch control that feels underrated. (Car And Driver got one to 60 in 3.3 seconds.) ...

Audi tells me it tuned the Comfort setting to be usable on bumpier race courses -- such as the Nürburgring Nordschleife where the RS3 set the compact car lap record of 7 minutes and 40.748 ...

Audi has yet to release US pricing for the 2025 RS3, but going off the prices for 2024 and the few changes for 2025, we imagine it should only come in about $1,000 more expensive than it did in 2024.

The 2022 Audi RS 3 is inspired by the Audi Quattro rally car. Audi of America However, in the sportier modes the 2022 RS3 is a joy to drive hard.

Both the 2024 Audi RS3 and 2024 BMW M2 are incredible cars in their own right. So which luxury sports car offers the ultimate driving satisfaction?