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It's somewhat strange to compare two cars without having the specs. From what I can see, there are 2 disadvantages of the RS3 the article doesn't mention:
Weight distribution: a A3/TT RS is somewhere near 60:40, the 1 series is roughly 50:50. As I assume that the weight distribution will be similar for the performance models, this will always give an advantage to the 1M in real-life situations.
AWD is nice, but the A3/TT(RS) Haldex technology is basically a FWD car that only brings power to the rear wheels if the front wheels are loosing grip. As an effect, oversteering/understeering changes depending on the torque distribution between front and rear wheels. To my experience this is close to a nightmare on a TT RS (had the chance of driving one for some days in the mountains), especially when road quality is not too good.
From the handling point of view the 1M will be built based on the better base car and if nothing goes wrong, the 1M will have the superior handling.
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