**Audi RS7 vs Audi RS5 vs Audi S3: A Comparative Analysis**

In this article, we will delve into a unique comparative analysis of three Audi models: the Audi RS7, Audi RS5, and Audi S3. Our test drivers put these cars through various tests to determine which one comes out on top in terms of performance and handling.

**The Test Session Begins**

Our test session began with an analysis of each car's behavior at low speeds. Dindo, a seasoned racing driver, took the lead initially, but his competitors soon caught up. The RS5 was able to close the gap, thanks to its sportier setting, which allowed it to accelerate faster and maintain momentum.

**The Importance of Gearbox Response**

One key factor that affected the performance of each car was the gearbox's response time. In this test, Sebastian noted that his Audi RS7's gearbox didn't kick down quickly enough, while Dindo's RS5 seemed to have a more responsive gearbox. This difference in gearshift timing made a significant impact on their lap times.

**The Role of Tires**

Tire choice was another critical factor in our analysis. The semi-slick tires used by the Audi RS7 and S3 proved to be less effective in wet conditions, leading to aquaplaning issues. In contrast, Dindo's car seemed to handle better on the wet track.

**A Brake-Off Test**

The next test was a brake-off challenge from 100 miles per hour, where the cars had to stop as quickly and safely as possible. This test revealed some interesting differences between the three cars. Sebastian noted that his Audi RS7's semi-slick tires were less effective than expected in wet conditions, while Dindo's car seemed to handle better.

**The Verdict**

After analyzing each car's performance in various tests, it became clear that each model had its strengths and weaknesses. The Audi RS7 was the fastest car overall, thanks to its powerful engine and sporty handling. However, its semi-slick tires proved to be less effective in wet conditions.

On the other hand, Dindo's Audi RS5 performed well, thanks to its responsive gearbox and sportier setting. Sebastian noted that his RS7's gearbox didn't kick down quickly enough, which affected its overall performance. The Audi S3 was also a strong contender, but its semi-slick tires made it less competitive in wet conditions.

**A Special Thank You**

We would like to extend our gratitude to the guys at Andy Sports and Audi Sport for lending us these incredible cars and making this analysis possible. We appreciate their efforts in providing us with the tools and expertise necessary to conduct this comparison.

**Tips and Recommendations**

For those considering purchasing an Audi S3, we recommend taking a closer look at your tire choice. Semi-slick tires may not be the best option for wet conditions. In contrast, if you're looking for a car that can handle both dry and wet conditions, consider opting for a more aggressive tire setup.

**Conclusion**

In conclusion, our comparative analysis of the Audi RS7, Audi RS5, and Audi S3 revealed some interesting insights into each car's strengths and weaknesses. While each model had its unique characteristics, the Audi RS7 emerged as the fastest car overall. We hope this article has provided you with valuable information to help you make an informed decision when choosing your next car.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat will win in a drag race between the new Audi RS3 performance an Audi RS5 competition and an Audi RS7 non-performance well we're going to find out by racing them over the standing quarter mile on a very wet Runway which will really test their Quattro all-wheel drive systems I'm Matt Watson and you're watching car Wang Buy sell car wow so let me tell you about this RS3 it has a 2.5 liter turbocharged five-cylinder petrol engine which puts out 407 horsepower seven more horsepower than a standard or S3 it has 500 newton meters of torque and the engine drives all four wheels via a Quattro all-wheel drive system it's actually a Hal deck system but it's still branded Quattro because Audi you got a seven-speed dual clutch automatic gearbox with launch control and this car weighs in at under 1.6 tons it costs around 65 000 pounds so you can't actually get it in the UK now next to me is the Audi RS5 competition and to find out about that car let's speak to its driver it's Audi sports managing director Sebastian grams Sebastian how are you excited that's German excitement for you they're always a bit deadpan tell me about your car RS5 competition position if anyone should know the stats on that car it should be the boss of Audi Sport so go on let's test your knowledge we have here one of the sharpest horses in our Audi Sport Shop and it's a lovely car it's a V6 engine 2.9 liters with 450 horsepower 600 newton meters we have also a very nice weight of 1695 kilograms and in the UK we have a price of 85 000 pounds what gearbox is in that because this has got a seven-speed dual clutcher we have an automatic gearbox here Matt eight speed quick question though your car has a different Quattro all-wheel drive system so this is a haldex that is a Torsen diff in that is that correct yeah that's correct you have the torque splitter in your car it's a very nice feature on the on the RS3 making also the car available to drift yeah especially in the in the in the spec you are driving right now but when people think about Quattro your car the RS5 because engine is mounted length ways has the traditional I'm just being a geek I'm geeking out anyway enough of that let's find out about the RS7 from its driver it's none other than three-time La mom winner dindo Capello how are you very good Matt and you're I'm all good although I feel a little bit like the underdog I'm in the least powerful car here you kind of got racing cars aren't you um so I feel at a disadvantage especially considering the stats of your car so go on dindo let us know all about your car I'm luckily driving against you and Sebastian and beautiful RS7 4 liter twin turbo Quattro 600 horsepower 800 Newton meter of torque Tiptronic eight speed a little bit more than two tons in term of weight and the price in England is around a little bit below 120 000 pounds now if you want to compare these cost stats side by side pause the video now now before we race if you're thinking about selling your car to buy something lovely like one of these you can do it through car wire all you have to do is upload some photos give a brief description then dealers all across the country will bid on your car pick the highest offer they'll come to your house take the car away put the money into your account it's easy to do that now just click on the pop-out banner up there or find the link in the description below alternatively you can do it at a later date by simply Googling help me car wow and we will help you sell your car now let's do the custom recover sound check so I'm going to rev up my RS3 so here we go soft limiter Sebastian rev up your engine do you get a new exhaust with the competition version of the RS5 because it sounds a little bit better it does met here so we have less insulation of the of the car 25 kilograms reduction so the the sound is definitely inside for the driver much much better yeah and we have some slightly changes of the calibration of the car so to to have a little bit better sound experience as well and finally then dindo can you rev up your V8 foreign to tell you the truth I can't really hear your car and I think part of the reason for that is the soft limiter and seeing as I've got you here right now Sebastian please can you explain to me what soft limiters are all about because they stop my fun they stop what they stop my fun look the cars they don't let you rev past 4000 RPM when the car is stationary back in the olden days you could rev them all to the red line when you were stationary make a lot of noise why do you guys fit soft limiters we are starting to decreasing the soft limiters again yeah so we are on the way back Matt yes everything's electric you're going to make the cars louder again yeah no no no no I'm talking about the the cars here so we even did something here on the on the RS 5 competition plus so the soft limiter is already in a in a better shape in a better mood I would say okay then right so what does your car rev up to then Sebastian I have five thousand yeah that's a bit better than before well yeah good yes but I still have the question why have soft limiters everybody wants to know you know what we have also some regulations to follow yeah regarding our cars but honestly we are we are working on on some Dynamic fun modes here where we are reducing these kind of things so I'm a big fan of that honestly okay so basically it's to do with rules yes damn those rules anyway the rules of the racing are simple when the person puts their arms down we go and we're gonna do that now and find out which car is quickest it's so wet out there I'm a little bit nervous because my car is on semi-slick tires it's on the trefeo tires which are a hardcore track Day Tire which aren't ideal for this situation because it's very wet and there's a lot of standing water so we're gonna find out right now exactly how good Quattro is Let's Do It Let's Race going sideways off the line the horse five is ahead this is close oh they're gapping me now RS7 coming through whoa that was scary that was seriously scary that was a great race Sebastian your launch was absolutely brilliant now you're ahead of me but did the RS7 come past dindo did you come past the RS5 at the end yes so the last 200 meters he got me for some millimeters are you feeling pretty happy there are you dindo for me was was really good just the I got some wheel spin over 100 kilometers per hour and I was losing a little bit against uh Sebastian but then in the last 150 meter I was catching up and I won and that is the main thing in my defense these tires they're tracked a extreme semi-slick tires this car struggled to put its power down and towards the end I started aquaplaning and going sideways which was pretty scary but you know with these things you've got to be sure that we've got some consistency so we need to do best two out of three but what I'd like that's that's perfect and that's what I would have asked you to do it let's go again then I'm going to switch sides let's see if being on the other side helps me in any way shape or form oh complain please don't he's coming back now okay I'm gonna hold him off so Sebastian I beat you there we need to check at the at the video a line why do you think I jumped the start no oh you think that you might have just beat me just on the photo finish I have I've really wheel spinning so this time it was like more more extreme the wheel spinning you got a good launch then dindo as the Sebastian said they get more wheel spin and a little bit more aquaplaning than than before but they start for sure was my best uh the the best I had let's do one more race best two out of three but then I want to have the the left lane I would give you the left lane but I'm not going to I'm on the semi-slick tires I've got the least amount of performance let me have this Lane I think the Middle Lane is the best one because it's the highest point you have less water on the on the road okay so you have no excuses let's go for one more race then I know the dindo's won so far but there's a battle between me and you now Sebastian this is the decider okay okay I'm sure Sebastian was pretty cheeky on the launch but it doesn't matter I'm ahead of him oh he had wheel spared something right he's coming back now come on oh Sebastian your launch was bang on the money but I think you might have suffered a little bit of wheel spin there mate because you're ahead and then I just came past you yeah once again wheel spinning a little bit less but okay so I think I I lost with five meters or something like that you won I mean obviously d840 uh 600 horsepower obviously you're gonna win I'm driving the the best car you know and then it's so easy to win with this car big traction and yeah just nice to drive even though at the start it was not as reactive as uh you have done I'll tell you what though Sebastian starts I mean you can come and get on gotta say this one thing though this Runway is absolutely covered in water this car is on like semi-slicks yet the time it's put in over the quarter mile considering is amazing shout out to quattro that's all I've got to say so then what exactly happened well the rs71 it completed the standing quarter mile in 11.9 seconds both the RS3 and the RS5 took 12.3 seconds but the slow motion action replay reveals that it was the RS3 that crossed the line in front now we're gonna have a rolling race from about 50 miles an hour causing Comfort setting and automatic mode for the gearbox I'm gonna call it in it's a race to the half mile here we go everybody level three two one go oh kick down was a bit slow there the other two cars are just hooning away oh going all over the place bit of aquaplaning come on okay I've got absolutely thrashed there it seemed pretty close Sebastian between you and the RS7 yeah I do not have any any spinning for sure yeah with this setting but dindo at the end he's faster here you're ahead of me that's what matters dindo how is that for you and he will spin aquaplaning scaring us not at all aquaplaning or wheel spinning just you know in Comfort mode when I went Full Throttle it was not so reactive therefore I was not fast enough compared to RS5 but then in the last I would say 250 meter the the speed and the power of the RS7 he win again yeah I had the same issue um but I didn't benefit from the extra power I was surprised actually that the gearbox on this didn't kick down quicker and the torque converters seemed to just kick down quicker but there we go let's take the gearbox kicking down out of the equation now you can do the same thing again golden Grace from 50 miles an hour the cars this time they were in their sportier setting and we're going to roll on in third gear three two one go I was a bit better I've gaining a little bit on the RS5 but this thing is all over the place right that was interesting so I didn't get so badly gapped that time Sebastian you're ahead once again off pretty quick that car but you didn't increase your lead that much over me yeah I'd uh I had one uh fall shift yeah so uh too much too much red area otherwise the situation would be better for me but okay listen I'm gonna give you another go you cocked it up but I'm a fair playing guy let's do it again okay then take two same thing again roll on from 50 mile an hour third gear three two one go I need to drop that come on oh this is just skating oh oh it's scary first things first Sebastian I'm guessing you got everything spot on that time because there was a massive difference between your car and mine I was a little bit too slow accelerating so I lost the time against dindo so he he took some 20 40 meters which I couldn't close but I was pretty fast so good news didn't though no humiliation you managed to win in the fastest car well done you I was afraid to to lose but probably in this case Stefan was not yeah it was not fast enough at the beginning I could keep the the Gap until the end well do you know what dindo we are not going to give him another go agree agree now we're gonna have a break test from 100 miles an hour where we reached the cones full emergency stop the car that stops in the shortest distance wins it's very wet very scary let's see what happens here comes a line I am just skating okay so first things first I felt like I was at the ice skating rink there because this car just aquaplaned in my defense there is a lot of standing water over my side of the track and the semi-slick tires didn't help much how is it for you dindo actually for me it was okay but because I've seen you breaking so further down than us I thought we we break the wrong and I thought we made the mistake we had to wait until the next one but your braking seems very similar to the RS5 which one one I can't see from here it's me it's me mad I do have yeah I think four meters against the dindo but it's still a long way to go to the pylons here but you are definitely in a in a disadvantage with the semi's legs yeah absolutely well there you go these tires are really designed for racing on a track in the dry and yeah depending on where you're buying this car you might want to consider your Tire Choice now I want to say a huge thanks to the guys at Andy Sports a lot need the chance to drive the fastest car then I was looking quite quite good and thank you very much it was probably the wrong choice actually because you know the racing driver should technically go in the slower car so I don't know why I did this to myself but hey people always say that I pick the fastest car it is not true and here's the evidence anyway I just want to say a huge thanks to the guys at Audi Sport for Lending us these cars and sorting this all out for us if you're after an Audi RS3 do you want to see how much you can save on one through car wire of course you do just click on the pop out banner up there for the link in the description below to get a car wire to find out the offers available from our trusted dealers anyway I hope you'll enjoyed the video if you did give it a like let me know which is your favorite of these three cars by voting in the pin comments click on those windows there for some more videos and on that box there to get a car wow to silly car the easy way thanks for watchingwhat will win in a drag race between the new Audi RS3 performance an Audi RS5 competition and an Audi RS7 non-performance well we're going to find out by racing them over the standing quarter mile on a very wet Runway which will really test their Quattro all-wheel drive systems I'm Matt Watson and you're watching car Wang Buy sell car wow so let me tell you about this RS3 it has a 2.5 liter turbocharged five-cylinder petrol engine which puts out 407 horsepower seven more horsepower than a standard or S3 it has 500 newton meters of torque and the engine drives all four wheels via a Quattro all-wheel drive system it's actually a Hal deck system but it's still branded Quattro because Audi you got a seven-speed dual clutch automatic gearbox with launch control and this car weighs in at under 1.6 tons it costs around 65 000 pounds so you can't actually get it in the UK now next to me is the Audi RS5 competition and to find out about that car let's speak to its driver it's Audi sports managing director Sebastian grams Sebastian how are you excited that's German excitement for you they're always a bit deadpan tell me about your car RS5 competition position if anyone should know the stats on that car it should be the boss of Audi Sport so go on let's test your knowledge we have here one of the sharpest horses in our Audi Sport Shop and it's a lovely car it's a V6 engine 2.9 liters with 450 horsepower 600 newton meters we have also a very nice weight of 1695 kilograms and in the UK we have a price of 85 000 pounds what gearbox is in that because this has got a seven-speed dual clutcher we have an automatic gearbox here Matt eight speed quick question though your car has a different Quattro all-wheel drive system so this is a haldex that is a Torsen diff in that is that correct yeah that's correct you have the torque splitter in your car it's a very nice feature on the on the RS3 making also the car available to drift yeah especially in the in the in the spec you are driving right now but when people think about Quattro your car the RS5 because engine is mounted length ways has the traditional I'm just being a geek I'm geeking out anyway enough of that let's find out about the RS7 from its driver it's none other than three-time La mom winner dindo Capello how are you very good Matt and you're I'm all good although I feel a little bit like the underdog I'm in the least powerful car here you kind of got racing cars aren't you um so I feel at a disadvantage especially considering the stats of your car so go on dindo let us know all about your car I'm luckily driving against you and Sebastian and beautiful RS7 4 liter twin turbo Quattro 600 horsepower 800 Newton meter of torque Tiptronic eight speed a little bit more than two tons in term of weight and the price in England is around a little bit below 120 000 pounds now if you want to compare these cost stats side by side pause the video now now before we race if you're thinking about selling your car to buy something lovely like one of these you can do it through car wire all you have to do is upload some photos give a brief description then dealers all across the country will bid on your car pick the highest offer they'll come to your house take the car away put the money into your account it's easy to do that now just click on the pop-out banner up there or find the link in the description below alternatively you can do it at a later date by simply Googling help me car wow and we will help you sell your car now let's do the custom recover sound check so I'm going to rev up my RS3 so here we go soft limiter Sebastian rev up your engine do you get a new exhaust with the competition version of the RS5 because it sounds a little bit better it does met here so we have less insulation of the of the car 25 kilograms reduction so the the sound is definitely inside for the driver much much better yeah and we have some slightly changes of the calibration of the car so to to have a little bit better sound experience as well and finally then dindo can you rev up your V8 foreign to tell you the truth I can't really hear your car and I think part of the reason for that is the soft limiter and seeing as I've got you here right now Sebastian please can you explain to me what soft limiters are all about because they stop my fun they stop what they stop my fun look the cars they don't let you rev past 4000 RPM when the car is stationary back in the olden days you could rev them all to the red line when you were stationary make a lot of noise why do you guys fit soft limiters we are starting to decreasing the soft limiters again yeah so we are on the way back Matt yes everything's electric you're going to make the cars louder again yeah no no no no I'm talking about the the cars here so we even did something here on the on the RS 5 competition plus so the soft limiter is already in a in a better shape in a better mood I would say okay then right so what does your car rev up to then Sebastian I have five thousand yeah that's a bit better than before well yeah good yes but I still have the question why have soft limiters everybody wants to know you know what we have also some regulations to follow yeah regarding our cars but honestly we are we are working on on some Dynamic fun modes here where we are reducing these kind of things so I'm a big fan of that honestly okay so basically it's to do with rules yes damn those rules anyway the rules of the racing are simple when the person puts their arms down we go and we're gonna do that now and find out which car is quickest it's so wet out there I'm a little bit nervous because my car is on semi-slick tires it's on the trefeo tires which are a hardcore track Day Tire which aren't ideal for this situation because it's very wet and there's a lot of standing water so we're gonna find out right now exactly how good Quattro is Let's Do It Let's Race going sideways off the line the horse five is ahead this is close oh they're gapping me now RS7 coming through whoa that was scary that was seriously scary that was a great race Sebastian your launch was absolutely brilliant now you're ahead of me but did the RS7 come past dindo did you come past the RS5 at the end yes so the last 200 meters he got me for some millimeters are you feeling pretty happy there are you dindo for me was was really good just the I got some wheel spin over 100 kilometers per hour and I was losing a little bit against uh Sebastian but then in the last 150 meter I was catching up and I won and that is the main thing in my defense these tires they're tracked a extreme semi-slick tires this car struggled to put its power down and towards the end I started aquaplaning and going sideways which was pretty scary but you know with these things you've got to be sure that we've got some consistency so we need to do best two out of three but what I'd like that's that's perfect and that's what I would have asked you to do it let's go again then I'm going to switch sides let's see if being on the other side helps me in any way shape or form oh complain please don't he's coming back now okay I'm gonna hold him off so Sebastian I beat you there we need to check at the at the video a line why do you think I jumped the start no oh you think that you might have just beat me just on the photo finish I have I've really wheel spinning so this time it was like more more extreme the wheel spinning you got a good launch then dindo as the Sebastian said they get more wheel spin and a little bit more aquaplaning than than before but they start for sure was my best uh the the best I had let's do one more race best two out of three but then I want to have the the left lane I would give you the left lane but I'm not going to I'm on the semi-slick tires I've got the least amount of performance let me have this Lane I think the Middle Lane is the best one because it's the highest point you have less water on the on the road okay so you have no excuses let's go for one more race then I know the dindo's won so far but there's a battle between me and you now Sebastian this is the decider okay okay I'm sure Sebastian was pretty cheeky on the launch but it doesn't matter I'm ahead of him oh he had wheel spared something right he's coming back now come on oh Sebastian your launch was bang on the money but I think you might have suffered a little bit of wheel spin there mate because you're ahead and then I just came past you yeah once again wheel spinning a little bit less but okay so I think I I lost with five meters or something like that you won I mean obviously d840 uh 600 horsepower obviously you're gonna win I'm driving the the best car you know and then it's so easy to win with this car big traction and yeah just nice to drive even though at the start it was not as reactive as uh you have done I'll tell you what though Sebastian starts I mean you can come and get on gotta say this one thing though this Runway is absolutely covered in water this car is on like semi-slicks yet the time it's put in over the quarter mile considering is amazing shout out to quattro that's all I've got to say so then what exactly happened well the rs71 it completed the standing quarter mile in 11.9 seconds both the RS3 and the RS5 took 12.3 seconds but the slow motion action replay reveals that it was the RS3 that crossed the line in front now we're gonna have a rolling race from about 50 miles an hour causing Comfort setting and automatic mode for the gearbox I'm gonna call it in it's a race to the half mile here we go everybody level three two one go oh kick down was a bit slow there the other two cars are just hooning away oh going all over the place bit of aquaplaning come on okay I've got absolutely thrashed there it seemed pretty close Sebastian between you and the RS7 yeah I do not have any any spinning for sure yeah with this setting but dindo at the end he's faster here you're ahead of me that's what matters dindo how is that for you and he will spin aquaplaning scaring us not at all aquaplaning or wheel spinning just you know in Comfort mode when I went Full Throttle it was not so reactive therefore I was not fast enough compared to RS5 but then in the last I would say 250 meter the the speed and the power of the RS7 he win again yeah I had the same issue um but I didn't benefit from the extra power I was surprised actually that the gearbox on this didn't kick down quicker and the torque converters seemed to just kick down quicker but there we go let's take the gearbox kicking down out of the equation now you can do the same thing again golden Grace from 50 miles an hour the cars this time they were in their sportier setting and we're going to roll on in third gear three two one go I was a bit better I've gaining a little bit on the RS5 but this thing is all over the place right that was interesting so I didn't get so badly gapped that time Sebastian you're ahead once again off pretty quick that car but you didn't increase your lead that much over me yeah I'd uh I had one uh fall shift yeah so uh too much too much red area otherwise the situation would be better for me but okay listen I'm gonna give you another go you cocked it up but I'm a fair playing guy let's do it again okay then take two same thing again roll on from 50 mile an hour third gear three two one go I need to drop that come on oh this is just skating oh oh it's scary first things first Sebastian I'm guessing you got everything spot on that time because there was a massive difference between your car and mine I was a little bit too slow accelerating so I lost the time against dindo so he he took some 20 40 meters which I couldn't close but I was pretty fast so good news didn't though no humiliation you managed to win in the fastest car well done you I was afraid to to lose but probably in this case Stefan was not yeah it was not fast enough at the beginning I could keep the the Gap until the end well do you know what dindo we are not going to give him another go agree agree now we're gonna have a break test from 100 miles an hour where we reached the cones full emergency stop the car that stops in the shortest distance wins it's very wet very scary let's see what happens here comes a line I am just skating okay so first things first I felt like I was at the ice skating rink there because this car just aquaplaned in my defense there is a lot of standing water over my side of the track and the semi-slick tires didn't help much how is it for you dindo actually for me it was okay but because I've seen you breaking so further down than us I thought we we break the wrong and I thought we made the mistake we had to wait until the next one but your braking seems very similar to the RS5 which one one I can't see from here it's me it's me mad I do have yeah I think four meters against the dindo but it's still a long way to go to the pylons here but you are definitely in a in a disadvantage with the semi's legs yeah absolutely well there you go these tires are really designed for racing on a track in the dry and yeah depending on where you're buying this car you might want to consider your Tire Choice now I want to say a huge thanks to the guys at Andy Sports a lot need the chance to drive the fastest car then I was looking quite quite good and thank you very much it was probably the wrong choice actually because you know the racing driver should technically go in the slower car so I don't know why I did this to myself but hey people always say that I pick the fastest car it is not true and here's the evidence anyway I just want to say a huge thanks to the guys at Audi Sport for Lending us these cars and sorting this all out for us if you're after an Audi RS3 do you want to see how much you can save on one through car wire of course you do just click on the pop out banner up there for the link in the description below to get a car wire to find out the offers available from our trusted dealers anyway I hope you'll enjoyed the video if you did give it a like let me know which is your favorite of these three cars by voting in the pin comments click on those windows there for some more videos and on that box there to get a car wow to silly car the easy way thanks for watching\n"