Skilful marketing has marked out Audi’s S and RS cars as clear performance variants over and above the regular A-designated range. Similarly the GTi class of hot-hatch has been overtaken by a yet more powerful breed.
Not so long ago, 150ps would have been regarded as pushing it for front-wheel drive. But it’s putting down much more than that on the tarmac these days. Renaultsport’s Megane RS 265, Ford Focus ST, SEAT Leon Cupra 280, VW Scirocco R and Vauxhall’s VXR Astra GTC combine real punch with tractability.
Not so long ago, 150ps would have been regarded as pushing it for front-wheel drive. But it’s putting down much more than that on the tarmac these days. Renaultsport’s Megane RS 265, Ford Focus ST, SEAT Leon Cupra 280, VW Scirocco R and Vauxhall’s VXR Astra GTC combine real punch with tractability.
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