Contrary to what you might think, there's a lot more to uniting the Audi S3, the BMW M135i and the Mercedes-AMG A 35 than just nationality. To start with, the three are presented as five-door hatchbacks, confirming the trend towards the disappearance of three-door models that has been increasing for some years now.
In addition, they all have all-wheel drive, automatic transmission with launch control — dual-clutch, seven-speed on the Audi and Mercedes-AMG, and eight-speed torque converter on the BMW — and are equipped with four-cylinder turbo engines. with 2.0 l of capacity.
But do the numbers presented by the three competitors of yet another drag race by Carwow differ a lot from each other? In the next lines we give you the answer.
The numbers of competitors
The proximity between the three German models continues when we analyze their numbers. Starting with the Audi S3, it has 310 hp and 400 Nm, figures that allow it to boost its 1575 kg up to 100 km/h in 4.8s and up to 250 km/h of top speed.
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The BMW M135i, the lightest of the three with 1525 kg, has 306 hp and 450 Nm and features maximum speed and time values from 0 to 100 km/h exactly identical to those of the Audi S3, that is, 250 km/h h maximum speed and 4.8s to complete the famous sprint.
Finally, the Mercedes-AMG A 35, whose engine is the starting point for the much modified four-cylinder, most powerful in the world in production, presents itself with 306 hp and 400 Nm, which “pushes” its 1555 kg up to 250 km/h gives you an acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.7s.
Taking into account so many similarities between this German trio, who do you think will win this drag race, and to help, with the wet road? Give us your guess in the comments and find out if you got it right with the video we left you here: