And it borrows the torque splitter from the RS3.

We’ve never been too fond of the S3 in terms of outright engagement, but Audi hopes the adoption of the RS3’s clever torque splitter will change this. Much like in its Golf R relative ...

Audi’s trademark digital dash ... dynamic upgrades it could give the S3 a hard time. Much closer to home is the near identically specced Golf R, which starts at £43,320 in its new Mk8.5 guise.

This is the daddy of Golf estates. It’s the Volkswagen Golf R, unveiled at the 2014 Los Angeles Motor Show in November, hot on the heels of its hatchback twin that went on sale last year.

The all-wheel-drive S3 follows the same design tweaks and ... Audi has borrowed a torque-vectoring rear differential from the Golf R and the Audi RS3 to distribute torque to either rear wheel ...

I’d driven other Mk 8 Golf models including the R flagship wagon, but this was my go in the car I’d long considered ... Other RS3 additions to what was an already well-equipped car in the S3, include ...

Yes. You are able to not only select competing makes, but you can also stack up models within the same range - for example, you could highlight the Audi A5 Coupe and compare it to the Audi A5 ...