Drag race: Audi RS3 vs BMW M2, rolling race | What's the fastest £50k compact car? | Autocar

This one's simple: take one Audi RS3, and one BMW M2, and launch them both together at the same time to see which one is quicker. Subscribe now:
Will it be the Audi RS3 saloon, all 395bhp and with 4wd to propel it?
Or will it be the BMW M2? On the face of it, it has lesser advantages, being only 2wd and having just 370bhp. But it is lighter.
And to compensate for the Audi's natural traction advantage, we'll try it both with launch control, and from a standing start.
Which, then, will be faster?
New videos are uploaded to Autocar each week. Don't miss a single one. Subscribe now:
Watch next:
- Affordable M-car drag race:
- RS3 vs M140i drag race:
Visit our website at
Autocar, the world's leading motoring magazine and website, delivers industry-leading news, the most in-depth car reviews and opinion from our team of experts. Our presenters include some of the world's top motoring journalists who have unrivalled access to the world's fastest, rarest, most exotic and most exciting cars on some of the world's best roads and race tracks.
Follow AUTOCAR here:
LIKE Autocar on Facebook:
FOLLOW Autocar on Twitter:
FOLLOW Autocar on Instagram:
+1 Autocar on Google+:
Check out our full video catalog:
For car reviews you can trust, subscribe to Autocar: