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BMW 4 Series vs Audi RS3

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BMW 4 Series
BMW 4 Series

$59,999 - $99,988

2022 price

Audi RS3
Audi RS3

2023 price

Summary

2022 BMW 4 Series
2023 Audi RS3
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 6, 3.0L

Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
7.8L/100km (combined)

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Seating
4

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Dislikes
  • Slender door handles
  • Low roof for ingress/egress
  • Overly keen 'Lane Departure Warning'

  • How much power is too much?
  • Front seats a bit flat at speed
  • Sportback looks a bit derivative
2022 BMW 4 Series Summary

Without a whole lot of fanfare BMW has slipped yet another model into its Australian line-up.

Sitting alongside existing coupe and convertible variants, the new 4 Series Gran Coupe follows the template established by the previous gen version. 

A sports luxury four-door with a sleek, fastback twist, it provides a more adventurous alternative to its close 3 Series cousin. 

Offered in three grades, this is the M440i xDrive, the 3.0-litre, six-cylinder, all-wheel drive 4 Series Gran Coupe flagship. 

It competes with premium all-wheel drive four-doors like Audi’s S5 Sportback, the Jaguar XF P300 R-Dynamic HSE, and the Mercedes-AMG C 43.  

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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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