If I ask you to think of the most engaging compact luxury performance sedan, odds are you’ll point to the BMW M3, or maybe the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. Heck, you might even bring the AMG C 63 into the conversation, until you remember its four-cylinder ailment and ignore it once more. But it’s been a while since Audi was considered to truly be in the thick of things against its rivals. That’s changing, fast.
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