BMW M240i vs. Audi RS3 Acceleration Comparison Packs a Surprise

The piece of footage at the bottom of the page brings us a pretty good answer to this question. While the clip doesn't deliver a drag race, it allows us to see the next best thing, namely an instrument cluster battle.

The RS3 and the M240i are hooned in a German Autobahn adventure, albeit on separate occasions and, since we don't want to spoil the fun of the clip, we won't tell you happens in the race between the speedometer needles.

And since the clip delivers the basic figures for each of the German machines, there's no need to waste your time with dropping the numbers here.

If this comparison happens to seem familiar, it might be because we've recently brought you a similar stunt, albeit with a family brawl twist. We're talking about the time when the M235i replacement was compared to the M2.

And yes, the M Performance coupe delivered a stunning effort against the M2 - here's the story in case you missed it.

However, as we mentioned in that article, you shouldn't let the straight line performance trick you into believing you can save some serious money by skipping the M2 and going for an M240i instead.

And that's because the newcomer has inherited the BMW M235i's handling. As long as you're not willing to throw the back out, that's okay. If, however, you're feeling drifty, the non-linear way in which the Bimmer steps outside the grip zone and the lack of a limited slip differential means that you'll probably end up... struggling to have fun.