A45 S / RS3 / M4: 4, 5, or 6 cylinders, the choice is yours! - TURBO comparison of 01/30/2022
When supercharged compacts come face to face. Audi RS 3 Sportback, BMW M4 Competition and Mercedes-AMG 45 S: 4, 5 or 6 cylinders, the choice is yours!
9 a.m. Pole mechanics of Ales.... I made an appointment with Safet and Clémence to choose our test frames. Now that the distribution of the German toys has been made, it's now time for the match: 1331 hp in total developed by Motorsport, AMG and Audi Sport, the kings of haute couture preparation!
And to draw all the sporting quintessence, we have concocted a very tempting little program for you, which ranges from road tests, through frank accelerations on the track, without forgetting in point of culmination, the grail: a competition drift, yes, since they are, it seems, made for that! Agility, efficiency and glide... What more could you dream of!
We first take the road to the Saint Pierre pass, just to get used to all this energetic cavalry. 510 hp in total distributed either to the two or four wheels of your choice, since it benefits from a disengageable traction system. Arrival at the pass, obviously I am the first.
Well, it's the same traction system used by the Mercedes.... Before our drift competition, we headed to the Ales d'eau aerodrome track, 1400m long, the idea being to highlight their performance, and frankly with the BM, I should be pretty good..
It's a plot, and the boy has found a way for a 21 hp difference in favor of the Mercedes, to set Clémence back a few meters.... What a crook.
Insufficient handicap dear friends: the Motosport power of the M4, has spoken... at the same time the category is not quite the same, on the other hand, between the star and the rings, we can say, no risk, it's the same. Make way for excellence: compulsory figures with notations, please, a little drift contest... to finish...
It's very cold, increased tire pressure, the M4 becomes real propulsion again with its declutch mode, the only thing is, with a heavier weight, you have to control the power...
With the RS3 and its hyper-sharp drift mode, which passes up to 100% of the torque to the right rear wheel, Safet makes light of the difficulties... A45 S AMG, same fight, the Mercedes benefits, like the Audi, light and compact, go Clémence launches.
For a first in the exercise, Clémence did not do too badly, Safet him, with his RS3 was undoubtedly the most consistent, he was good the little one, as for me, I I suffered, the size and the weight did not spare me. On the other hand, plan a good tire budget, especially with the modes to have fun, because, in the long run, it tires them.
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