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Comparison Test: 2015 Audi S3 vs 2015 BMW M235i xDrive

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There is a revolution happening in the automotive kingdom, all thanks to fanatical environmentalists and apathetic Millennials conspiring to eliminate motoring for the sake of enjoyment. This era of increasingly stringent restrictions for fuel consumption, emissions and safety faced by the automakers threatens to squeeze the will to live from those who dare to enjoy driving.

Cars, for the most part, continue to bloat with bulk and mass as technology is introduced to protect us from ourselves and make life easier, if more boring. It's rare to find a car that lets you shift your own gears, these days, and fearfully, it won't be long before it's tough to find a car that lets you do your own steering.

And yet, super cars are attaining performance numbers not fathomed by race drivers even a few decades ago. They're doing it in spite of electric steering and with the assistance of hybrid battery packs. The automotive technological revolution is upon us and the tech is winning, but it ain't all bad.

Through it all, there are still glimmers of hope for those who need to drive a car with compact dimensions and giant-slaying performance. The two cars we have here Audi's brand new S3 and BMW's equally new M235i with xDrive answer many prayers while still marching obediently toward robotic assimilation.

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