Video: Audi RS3 Sportback vs Mercedes-AMG A45S

Welcome to the £120,000, 800bhp hot hatch twin test you’ve all been waiting for: the brand new Audi RS3 vs the mighty Mercedes-AMG A45S.

It’s a sign of the times we’re living in – the last days of anything-goes internal combustion – that the latest VW Golf R or even a Porsche 911 Carrera are simply not powerful enough to come along and play. But which one out of these two £60k 400bhp 4x4 mega-hatches (both of which are more than happy to drift) makes the most sense? We sent Top Gear's Ollie Marriage to a small track in Wales to find out...