If you hammer an RS3 down a winding B-road, then you will indeed burn through 20 litres of petrol for every 100 km travelled. But when it comes to cruising at high speed on a motorway or autobahn, I don't know any other performance car that delivers better economy above 90 mph. The idea of adding stop-start or even cylinder de-activation to future versions of the RS3 is very clever. I am sure it would make a big difference in slow-moving traffic (which sadly is so often a reality of modern driving). Anyway, I still love this car and hope you guys do too.

Oh, one other thing: has anyone else experienced gearbox problems?