Fun Cars for 60K: Alpine vs Mustang vs RS3

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£60k Fun Cars! Alpine A110S vs Audi RS3 vs Ford Mustang Mach 1
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Anyone with a £60,000 budget for their next car will have a huge variety of makes and models to choose from, but for that kind of money, they you might - quite rightly - be expecting an element of fun from your car. But what if the f-word - fun - is your number one over-riding priority for your new car? What £60k car delivers it the best? Well, again, you have a wide range of options, and we've put together what we believe to be three of the best. The thing is, each of our contenders takes a VERY different approach to how it delivers on fun...
The contenders:
Alpine A110S: the lightweight sports car option, with its two seats, rear-wheel drive and mid-mounted turbocharged petrol engine belting out 300 horsepower.
Audi RS3: The hot hatch option, with its 400 horsepower five-cylinder turbo engine, four-wheel drive, a prestige badge and family-friendly practicality.
Ford Mustang Mach 1: The muscle car option, with a thumping 460 horsepower from its 5.0-litre naturally aspirated V8, plus iconic looks and an incredible soundtrack.
To find out which of our contenders delivers the best on fun, we took all three to the beautiful Brecon Beacons in Wales, home to some truly epic scenery, even more epic roads, and weather that's also epic, often for the wrong reasons. And by golly, did we have some fun...
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00:00 - Introducing the contenders
05:18 -Alpine A110S
16:00 - Mustang Mach1
25:36 - Audi RS3
36:28 - Verdict
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@mattw1406 Жыл бұрын

Putting aside practicality, if you want a car that can get across country and off the line as fast as possible you choose the Audi; if you want the best car handling car for the twisties you choose the alpine; if you want every drive to be an event regardless of road type, and a special feeling and sound and a great cruiser whilst also being fun on a twisty road you choose the mustang. That’s why I have a mustang Bullitt as our second car. The most fun car I’ve had after owing m5, lotus exige v6, cayenne turbo etc

@minibus1351 2 жыл бұрын

A110 all the way. Proprietary chassis and lightness.

@johnnyboy1586 2 ай бұрын

And decent fuel range also light on brake and tyre wear😊

@hyweltthomas 2 жыл бұрын

After a stack of test drives in various cars, the Alpine blew me away. Such a hoot to drive, such a joy to live with, hands down the winner. I now have one on my drive and don't regret the decision in the slightest.

@rw1592 2 жыл бұрын

I have RS3 Y hatchback since January. A brilliant jack of all trades, snow mobil, grocery shopper, kids transporter, high speed cruiser, country/mountain road hooligan. And today I will take delivery of a A110 GT to complete my "perfect two car garage". The A110 replaces a 991.2, the French interpretation of a true sports car simply is more special and entertaining than the German one.

@CarGurusUK 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@GadgetyMV Жыл бұрын

Drove the A110 GT, i e the softer suspension with the more powerful engine, and the lower seats. It was almost too easy to drive, very flattering. I'm a sucker for engine sound and I was surprised how good the engine sounded.

@simonjohnantony 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I bought my Alpine Legende last December. I live in the south of France, where everyone knows what it is and loves it. I get waved at everyday. She’s a dream to drive.

@allans911 2 жыл бұрын

Bought A110, had it 4 months. Absolutely love it.

@CarGurusUK 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy! It really is a lovely car.

@reitsmaassociates 2 жыл бұрын

All 3 fabulous! As a serial VAG owner/driver I replaced my mk3 TT (which I adored ) with an A110 and lets say driving the long way home has never been better - nice review guys. Cheers from Brisbane

@mariosteineschwanz2442 2 жыл бұрын

A110 💪🔥 light , midengine , dream handling.

@edmundhayes1840 2 жыл бұрын

Love this long episode. Very thorough and some pure sound bits are great. I wish I had that £60k. I'd probably go for Alpine

@CarGurusUK 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@CarCandid 7 ай бұрын

Wow, that‘s a compliment for the Alpine: A110 replaces 911 991.2

@bikesfrench8524 5 ай бұрын

😊 alpine champion World Rally, Porsche zéro 😂

@d.spirit4713 Жыл бұрын

A110- simply the best for pleasure & spiritual. I'm owner the Color Edition in sunflower yellow)). Other cars are very nice, but they different. Hi, from Russia)!

@CarCandid 7 ай бұрын

You did all cars justice, great review. I have an Alpine 110 GT and was sincerely hoping you love it. The sound is louder andbetter than you can hear in the video. I guess I will have to try the RS3 and the Mustang. You made me curios :-)

@CKGoldiing Жыл бұрын

Greatest Car Gurus video of all time? Unquestionably. Sensational video - delivered with effortless insight & engaging character. Loved every second. Thank you for the care that went into this. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@jansefran1752 Жыл бұрын

Alpine is just another level.

@hindeshotelra 20 күн бұрын

That Tremec 6 speed manual in the Mustang is absolutely awesome as far as manual gearboxes go.

@tomcat7525 Жыл бұрын

Gordon Murray's daily driver! Great pick. 👍

@alistairthow1384 3 ай бұрын

Would an extra 50/100kg improve the Alpine if it was to add day to day usability ie storage and interior space?

@anthonystevens8683 2 жыл бұрын

A cracking fun review guys, well done. Great commentary and superb editing with the in car shots, roadside and drone footage. Very entertaining but more importantly very informative too. I would have a very difficult choice to choose a winner from these three cars but if I had to it would be the Mustang as it's not only bonkers but plenty of space (think cup holders), different on British roads and that sound track would be addictive, no more synth sounds from an engine here it's the real V8. Now where could I actually park it? OK the not boring Audi wins as it's practical but that go cart lunacy of the Alpine is...? OK its a triple draw for me anyway. I want all three.

@CarGurusUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your review, glad you enjoyed it!

@petersarwan70 2 жыл бұрын

Right choice lads 👍🏽

@CarGurusUK 2 жыл бұрын

🤙

@raymonds7492 2 жыл бұрын

Too bad you don’t get the full handling and aero package on the Mach 1 Makes the value proposition even worse.

@mariemccann5895 Жыл бұрын

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the difference between quality and luxury, they are not antonyms as much of the implied criticism in the commentary seems to suggest. A functional plastic interior in not poor quality provided it serves its purpose and lasts the test of time., even if it does have a 'cheap' feel to it, similarly a luxury leather interior in not in itself necessarily 'high quality' if it is not practical or does not stand the test of time.

@notsofast3226 2 жыл бұрын

Great job on this one. Any chance you can lend me the cars and location for a weekend?

@chuckkrugiii 2 жыл бұрын

Would be nice if you did your research and got the statistics right.

@fasthracing 2 жыл бұрын

Every other road test says that the Alpine S is too firm and the other non s versions are better for road use?

@Mr.Se320 2 жыл бұрын

Should’ve drive it on sport+, then there wouldn’t had much movement.

@mustangmach1london Жыл бұрын

The Ford Mustang Mach 1 is clearly the best 🙂

@athollmcnicoll1028 2 жыл бұрын

Out of the three and if money was no option, plus because servicing is closest to my home, I'd pick the Audi. But then I've driven them before but never as powerful as an RS.

@TomWxm 2 жыл бұрын

Me too. I’ve got a 16 plate RS & can only imagine how fast this next gen is.

@antibash691 Ай бұрын

Alpine !!! ♥

@trevorsmith8487 Жыл бұрын

Bought my Mustang as it makes me, any passenger and most passers by, smile almost all the time, F U N F U N F U N

@rallymosm4907 2 жыл бұрын

I like Car Engine

@Gez492 2 жыл бұрын

Strange that Car Guru don't seem to have a problem with remote steering in modern Performance BMW's, I found the steering in the RS3 consistent with modern electric systems very accurate and precise which is ok for me as I don't worry about being able to feel the flavour of a discarded starburst wrapper through the wheel (other fruit flavour chewing confectionery is available) that mythical feel thing Journos hanker after hasn't really existed since non mechanical connected systems were phased out. Come on guys I don't know what you're describing but it ain't good ole mechanical feel. The Alpine has a higher rack ratio maybe than the RS3, that would make it a little more pointy and quicker to rotate but I'd wager the Renault wouldnt get close to the Audi in a cross country sprint. The RS3 steering is good though and I just prefer the refinement of modern electric systems for the road and for the input to directly replicate in the output at the wheels as closely as a directly connected system used to i.e. to go where I place it consistently and accurately and the RS3 does. it worked well in tandem with the torque splitter. I also found the Audi to be more fun the harder you pushed it and at no time could I reach a point where understeer could be felt. I agree with the guys about the RS Dash display they have it wrong and need to give buyers a choice of several, I'd like them to go to the classic center Rev Counter or even the rising bar graph both are better than the runway system. Also you have to be old not to be able to use the multi media system on an Audi, I prefer it when haptics are turned off as it becomes very fast and slick and soon muscle memory takes over and instinctively you hit the right Icons, just as you do your smart phone. I think I prefer the 5 pot thrum to the V8 sound but its close. It seems to me they nit picked of the RS3 almost identical to the one I drove only last weekend, simply to support their narrative and love of the Alpine, so nothing either car could do was going to interfere with their already written conclusion. Just look at the review a year ago and it was very predictable. In fairness there is I agree alot to like about the Alpine its really nice from the back but less so at the front which looks a bit like a squashed Juke. However to say that 80% would not know they were looking at an RS3 says it all about the direction in which this review had been driven. I would take the Audi all day long even though they have indeed compromised on the interior plastics here and there. The Alpine is still a Renault, no offence and I have had two Clio's in the past but its parts bin is everywhere and not in a good way, it some how makes it less special.

@fasthracing 2 жыл бұрын

Its "Way nicer" "its more posher"

@oliviermancy4676 Жыл бұрын

Lotus Heritage

@richardstanton9832 2 ай бұрын

Staggering to think that after all the dozens of youtube reviews on the Alpine 110, 2 of you don't seem to realise it has a BOOT which will easily take more Luggage and an Umbrella!..

@DashCamSerbia 2 жыл бұрын

I have 6k...

@toyradish1 9 ай бұрын

Who seriously spends time 60k on a car? Probably estate agents that still live with their parents.

@bikesfrench8524 5 ай бұрын

😊alpine champion World Rally 😂

@davidhayes4814 2 жыл бұрын

I quite liked this video, even although they are not really competitors. It is hard to argue that they are overpriced though, when you pay more then the sticker price for nearly new versions of such cars.

@paulmanning9540 Жыл бұрын

RS3's seem to attract a certain type of driver and they are not fun to share the road with.

@speeddemon311 9 ай бұрын

Their called driving enthusiasts!

@pauldorset2124 2 жыл бұрын

The Mustang everytime, but the auto NOT the manual. Always puts a smile on my face, they are special in their own unique way. The RS is certainly a quick car, and practical, but doesn't have that sprinkle of stardust.

@andrewmarsden1970 2 жыл бұрын

Audi for me. All three great.

@rallymosm4907 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Car Guru UK I Don't like Car EV

@toyotaprius79 2 жыл бұрын

Or just learn how to drive smoothly into apexes and any slow car could be far more fun driven fast for less than £6000. Fiat Panda, Toyota Prius, VW Fox, Citroens, etc. Just those who are too accustomed to no-brainer, easy drivers' cars would complain.

@pigeonpoo1823 2 жыл бұрын

I get what you're saying, but that's total nonsense. Few cars give sufficient Feedback to drive them fast and to be enjoyable. At no point in any of those cars' development cycle did someone say 'fancy making this fun?' Noone bothered to set up the controls of a Micra or panda, the pedal box for heel-and-toe, the suspension to settle quickly after compression, there to be any body control at speed, etc etc. I've had a raft of the type of car you're on about, and the Ka was the only one which could be chucked around for fun. If you'd have said a 6k Fiesta, I would have agreed with you, cos they are suberb

@Wantedx9 2 жыл бұрын

lol

@MR-ys7tg 2 жыл бұрын

I’d voted to test the Cayman S instead of the Audi…

@Gez492 2 жыл бұрын

It would have to be the 4 Cyl which is a dog

@brianjohnstone394 2 жыл бұрын

In this day and age if you can afford to spend this on a car you have too much money,this video is a kick in the teeth to the rest of us struggling to make ends meet.

@lawrencegrace9916 2 жыл бұрын

Bitter much?

@three6ninestudios 2 жыл бұрын

Cry about it. Don’t watch the video then. Stop whining 🤡

@slats1987 2 жыл бұрын

🙄 What a ridiculous statement.

@brianjohnstone394 2 жыл бұрын

@@slats1987 Sorry too many words for you

@davidhuysmans67 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody forced you to watch this video, did they ? So being successful and having money is a crime these days ? You better move to North Korea. 🤣

@deenoc3622 2 жыл бұрын

The most obvious and best choice for fun for 60k. A Cayman. Job done.

@mattlowery 2 жыл бұрын

Gears are too long on a Cayman (75 mph in second gear? Really?). There's too many of them on the road for it to feel all that special, plus the sound Porsche manages to get from the four pot is a huge dissapointment. A110 all they way in my humble opinion.

@luciussander8217 2 жыл бұрын

@@mattlowery I drove the Alpine and the interior - oh dear... performance - meh... OK, it's different, but compared to my Cayman GTS, not a chance, not even close. Too many on the road? Pull the other one - not a common car at all. I get the Alpine, I do, but trying to put one in front of a Cayman 718, good luck with that.

@aitorgallego98 Жыл бұрын

@@luciussander8217 GTS is more expensive than even the Alpine a110R Wich in my opinion humiliates the GTS, the normal Alpine is like 30k less and Porsche only has the interior and better materials but the Alpine is better to drive as every review say

@-DC- 2 жыл бұрын

Used A6 Estate Used Caterham Ex Demo GSXR, Far better use of 60K.

@freeguy9153 2 жыл бұрын

More fun and far cheaper than these unfortunate overpriced cars you got here. You trying to be like top gear with exotic scrap or you just wasting viewers time. Cost of fuel and the 40k tax you have to pay more on these cars, sorry but these cars are becoming obsolete and you can make better content than this guru guys.

@slats1987 2 жыл бұрын

"becoming obsolete"..... That's why there's 12 - 18 month wait on an Rs3 because they're "obsolete". They aren't and they won't b be for a while yet. Some people can afford and do afford to run these cars so no they're not obsolete.

@davidhuysmans67 2 жыл бұрын

You should change your name to Car Hater instead of Car Guy. 😛

@raymonds7492 2 жыл бұрын

You saw the thumbnail and still chose to hate watch.

@luciussander8217 2 жыл бұрын

@@slats1987 I've got an RS3 order, due to arrive in 3 months times (ordered last October), so yeah, a year wait more or less. Last RS with a 100% petrol engine I imagine, so won't letting go of it for some time. You're spot on by the way.