Audi RS3 vs Mercedes A45 AMG – Acceleration
In this video you will watch Audi RS3 vs Mercedes A45 AMG Acceleration
Audi RS3
The new 2015 RS3 Sportback arrives in summer 2015 to pitch Audi back into the hottest of hot-hatch heartland. Everything about this car is big, from its 362bhp output to its £40k price tag (routinely swollen to nearer £50k, according to Audi).
We’ve driven it on road and track to discover if the big numbers are warranted or a warning. Read on for our full RS3 review.
The five-cylinder engine, as seen in the RS Q3, has a huge spread of torque and makes a great yowl, providing you’ve remembered to spec the optional sports exhaust. And compared with the leaden mess that was the old RS3, the new one feels much more poised.
There’s some newfound tactility to the swift two-turns steering, and if the promise of sending up to 100% of torque to the rear never results in anything resembling rear-drive lairiness, at least not in the dry, you can definitely feel it very subtly swivelling the car around its centre axis to point the nose into corners.
Secifications
Price when new: £39,950
On sale in the UK: Summer 2015
Engine: 2480cc 20v 5cyl, 362bhp @ 5500-6800rpm, 343lb ft @ 1625-5550rpm
Transmission: Seven-speed dual-clutch auto, four-wheel drive
Performance: 4.3sec 0-62mph, 155mph, 34.9mpg, 189g/km
Weight / material: 1595kg/steel, aluminium
Power : 367 hp/5550-6800 rpm.
Dimensions (length/width/height in mm): 4343/1800/1411mm
Fuel consumption (economy) – urban 11.2 – 11.4 l/100 km.Edit data of this car
Fuel consumption (economy) – extra urban 6.3 – 6.5 l/100 km.Edit data of this car
Fuel consumption (economy) – combined 8.1 – 8.3 l/100 km.Edit data of this car
CO2 emissions 189 – 194 g/kmEdit data of this car
Kerb Weight 1520 kg.
Mercedes A45 AMG
The influences from motorsports are immediately apparent in the Mercedes-AMG A 45: The front apron in the new A-wing design gives the sporty proportions even more emphasis, the distinctive, three-dimensional A-wing additionally acts as an air feed to the three exclusively styled, AMG-specific cooling air inlets. LED High Performance headlamps with “eyebrows” as daytime driving lamps are included as standard. The A 45 also shows clear motorsport influences at the rear: the rear apron with four vertical fins and a striking spoiler lip in the diffuser provides a visual highlight.
Yet it is not only the design, but also the aerodynamics of the A 45 that the AMG developers have improved even further. In sports cars, it’s not just perfect aerodynamics that count, it’s also the vehicle’s driving dynamics. The aim for a sports car is not only to achieve perfect streamlining, but also the greatest possible downforce. In the A 45 the new combination of a spoiler lip under the front splitter, a rear apron with a diffuser insert and an AMG spoiler lip on the roof spoiler generates even less uplift for increased handling stability. These measures also improve the aerodynamic balance, with a positive effect on handling.
Unmistakably AMG: With 280 kW (381 HP) maximum power and 475 Nm maximum torque, the Mercedes-AMG A 45 4MATIC leaps forward into a new dimension of driving dynamics. The revised gear ratios, aerodynamic fine-tuning and the DYNAMIC SELECT driving modes raise overall performance to a higher level, underlining the claim to leadership in this market segment. The compact sedan completes a sprint from standstill to 100 km/h in 4.2 seconds, 0.4 seconds faster than the preceding model. Maximum traction also on tight bends is ensured by the standard all-wheel drive and the optional front-axle differential available for the first time. At the same time fuel consumption has remained as before: no other high-performance model in this class can better its NEDC fuel consumption of 7.3 – 6.9 liters per 100 kilometers (corresponding to 171 – 162 g/km CO2)
Secifications
ENGINE : AMG 2.0-LITER INLINE 4 TURBO
Transmission : AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-Speed Sports
DISPLACEMENT : 1991 cm3
POWER : 280.2 KW @ 6000 RPM
381 HP @ 6000 RPM
376 BHP @ 6000 RPM
TORQUE : 350 lb-ft @ 2250-5000 RPM
475 Nm @ 2250-5000 RPM
FUEL SYSTEM : Turbocharged Direct Injection
FUEL CONSUMPTION SPECIFICATIONS
CITY 24.5 mpg US OR 9.6 L/100Km
HIGHWAY 39.2 mpg US OR 6 L/100Km
COMBINED 32.2 mpg US OR 7.3 L/100Km
VIDEO
Video by: APEX Cars via Youtube.com
Car information by: autoevolution.com ,auto-data.net , carmagazine.co