GR Yaris vs RS3 vs M3 xDrive vs AMG GT63

Even five years ago, it would have been hard to envisage a test like this. Who foresaw the return of the rally car for the road, based on a Toyota Yaris of all things? To some in 2017, turbos were still antithetical for the mighty BMW M3, leave alone four-wheel drive. An Audi RS3 was nothing to write home about dynamically, and it was hard to imagine a desire for a more powerful E63 - or a four-door Mercedes-AMG GT63, for that matter.

Let's follow the money from most to least - because who wouldn't want to start their day with the GT63 4-door?. We could be celebrating V8 engines, AMGs, luxury saloons or grand tourers and the big Mercedes would still dazzle. That's as might reasonably be expected for £140,000, but for a car that's always had a slightly confused remit, the GT makes a compelling case for itself almost from the off.

Which is useful, because right now there isn't a better super-saloon out there than the new M3. Having edged itself ahead of the E63 at the end of last year, going straight from AMG to xDrive BMW makes sense. And even with the rollicking GT63 front of mind, it doesn't take long for the M3 to hook you in all over again. Never has an 1,800kg, four-wheel-drive car felt this athletic or so adroitly damped over craggy roads or endlessly eager to change direction.

After the big four-doors, the Audi feels light and compact, wieldy, and perfectly sized for the roads. Which has always been an RS3 trademark. With the same power and torque as before from the 2.5-litre, five-cylinder twin-turbo - 400hp and 369lb ft - the latest version isn't any faster, which may defeat the point to some.

On the road, initially at least, the setup actually makes the GR Yaris feel the most serious of all four. Party tricks aren't really its bag, instead preferring to claw all available traction out of the road and fire you towards the next one on a wave of thrummy three-cylinder boost. To call it a giant-killer is an overstatement - an equally hard-driven M3 would disappear up the road - but the GR remains awesomely capable; not least in its ability to have you driving it on its door mirrors.

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