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New Audi S3 v Tuned ABT Cupra: DRAG RACE

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Can the all-new beat a tuned Formentor?

We've brought the two of them together to take on over the quarter-mile! So let's see how the two compare.

Beginning with the , it's powered by a 2-litre 4-cylinder turbo that can develop 333hp and 420Nm. This power is sent out to all four wheels by means of a 7-speed dual-clutch automated transmission, and the cars and truck weighs in at 1,610 kg. As brand-new, the automobile costs around ₤ 45,000.

Along with the is the . It's been tuned by , and before the tune, its 2-litre 4-cylinder turbo would produce 310hp and 400Nm. However, due to 's workmanship, the Formentor now produces 370hp and 450Nm! Power is sent to all 4 wheels by means of a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, and the cars and truck weighs 1,616 kg. With all the work done, this vehicle costs around ₤ 61,000.

So the Cupra may be up on power, however will the more recent Audi nab an unlikely win? There's only one way to discover for sure … LET'S RACE!

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89 responses to “New Audi S3 v Tuned ABT Cupra: DRAG RACE”

  1. @carwow Avatar
    @carwow

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    1. @jacobrev6567 Avatar
      @jacobrev6567

      Ok👍👍👍

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    2. @antiva911 Avatar
      @antiva911

      Yes

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    3. @God_emperor_Doom Avatar
      @God_emperor_Doom

      Weight was the issue I guess 😂
      Sorry yianny

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    4. @eltonmatthews3297 Avatar
      @eltonmatthews3297

      No

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    5. @NakedPocket Avatar
      @NakedPocket

      @@God_emperor_Doom ☯️

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  2. @OutsideDuhBox Avatar
    @OutsideDuhBox

    Want to sell your car?!

    Skips 65 seconds… 😂

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    1. @Pilot3765 Avatar
      @Pilot3765

      Indeed

      Edit: I don’t even have a car to sell

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    2. @racecarrik Avatar
      @racecarrik

      “Want to sell your car?”

      *Quickly taps right side of screen 7 times*

      Reply
    3. @iPhonenaire Avatar
      @iPhonenaire

      I’m wat matson and you’re watching warcow

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    4. @TiptronicSS Avatar
      @TiptronicSS

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ssssshhhhh 😜, carwow gotta make a living for all the employees 😜

      Reply
    5. @iamkelz6047 Avatar
      @iamkelz6047

      Annoys me every time 😂

      Reply
  3. @Fasteddiebreakshearts Avatar
    @Fasteddiebreakshearts

    My ding a ling, my ding a ling
    I want to play with my ding a ling
    My ding a ling, my ding a ling
    I want to play with my ding a ling
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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    1. @AaronJones-bt1ye Avatar
      @AaronJones-bt1ye

      I need a laugh this morning bro 😎

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    2. @thelivingdodo2 Avatar
      @thelivingdodo2

      Chuck Berry 🎸

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    3. @VonnieKid Avatar
      @VonnieKid

      Ting-a-ling a ling, schoolbell a ring 😂

      Reply
    4. @chrismingay6005 Avatar
      @chrismingay6005

      This act is over!

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    5. @AlexWalkerjr Avatar
      @AlexWalkerjr

      Good Lord haven’t heard that in a while mate 😂

      Reply
  4. @enclavex69 Avatar
    @enclavex69

    Cupra £60k 🤣 are you having a laugh its an expensive Seat

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    1. @martineri2000 Avatar
      @martineri2000

      In Mexico i paid 35k

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    2. @hassyg4083 Avatar
      @hassyg4083

      VW group going bankrupt

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    3. @siraff4461 Avatar
      @siraff4461

      Yeah but you’re getting a good £100 worth of tuning box in that deal.

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    4. @Angus_____ Avatar
      @Angus_____

      ​@@hassyg4083 nah.

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    5. @jonclarke8255 Avatar
      @jonclarke8255

      Which should be a cheap Mk6 golf underneath.

      Reply
  5. @stevemurrell6167 Avatar
    @stevemurrell6167

    Seriously, both cars design is pretty average.
    That was the weirdest drag race I’ve ever seen. You were ‘doing something’ surely Matt!

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  6. @BrianW1612 Avatar
    @BrianW1612

    61k for the Formentor, did I hear that right?

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    1. @ceboz Avatar
      @ceboz

      And you get a slower car 😂

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    2. @Gopher31 Avatar
      @Gopher31

      I was seriously looking at an ABT last year. Seems the new 333 is better and cheaper

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    3. @hassyg4083 Avatar
      @hassyg4083

      German prices . Vag going bankrupt

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    4. @Nordlicht05 Avatar
      @Nordlicht05

      ​@@ceboz what I know (I want to see a Dyno sheet) ABT does have power but not on high revs. They do give somewhat a guarantee so you get boost and power with maybe a feel able peak around the turbo goes to 100% and than it goes down.

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    5. @abdelhakkhalil7684 Avatar
      @abdelhakkhalil7684

      I am shocked!

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  7. @lonedriver82 Avatar
    @lonedriver82

    £60K+?! Abt are mugging people off if there are idiots out there that’ll pay that. Still, looks like nothing else in the road. Love the design of the Formentor

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    1. @hassyg4083 Avatar
      @hassyg4083

      Germany gives Israel and Ukraine gov free cars. Yall mugs gotta pay

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    2. @StartToCraft Avatar
      @StartToCraft

      @@hassyg4083 which clown told you that ?

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    3. @Nordlicht05 Avatar
      @Nordlicht05

      You can get these new with the 333hp engine starting around 33.000-35.000 euro. It’s maybe an EU reimport but I could care less.

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    4. @NewHandle_ Avatar
      @NewHandle_

      ​@@Nordlicht05 UK have it lucky, I’d imagine this car is €80+k in Ireland

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    5. @samteks125 Avatar
      @samteks125

      ​@@hassyg4083 bullshite

      Reply
  8. @ceboz Avatar
    @ceboz

    ABT clearly lies about their tuning. Please bring both car to the dyno and make a video 🙏🏼

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    1. @mihaizimbrea4713 Avatar
      @mihaizimbrea4713

      It makes HP, but doesn’t have enough torque. A bmw 330i, with 2L-320 hp stage 1, has more torque than ABT

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    2. @-poirnitch-2929 Avatar
      @-poirnitch-2929

      a dyno test would be good

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    3. @tomekkaminski2677 Avatar
      @tomekkaminski2677

      German tuners can’t be good because of TUV

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    4. @delanhenry4457 Avatar
      @delanhenry4457

      I’m thinking the weight difference between Yanni and Matt plus the aerodynamic drag and the gearbox tune.

      Reply
  9. @tudorpopa3c85 Avatar
    @tudorpopa3c85

    Haha. Well Yanni is much heavier than Mat so that kind of makes sense that Mat always won. Difference in HP is not that big😂

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    1. @VR6Boki Avatar
      @VR6Boki

      I guess that’s it. I had Citroen Saxo VTS 16V (118HP) and was driving 1/4 mile races. Stock car was doing 16.0s, but when I put out rear seats and spare wheel (combined about 45 kg), car was doing 15.5 at 1/4 mile. My car was 935 kg stock, so difference was bigger, but anyway, weight means a lot.

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  10. @trrc9276 Avatar
    @trrc9276

    Thank you for all the likes ❤

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    1. @BYR-vr9sf Avatar
      @BYR-vr9sf

      Ur so right😂😂😂😂😂😂

      Reply
    2. @jons8439 Avatar
      @jons8439

      ~100lbs = .1 in the 1/4

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    3. @jons8439 Avatar
      @jons8439

      Prob little more time for lower ho cars…

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    4. @Smzxe Avatar
      @Smzxe

      ​@@jons8439 won’t matter

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    5. @TheFlyingClutchman Avatar
      @TheFlyingClutchman

      There isn’t more than a 30kg difference in their weights. Not enough to make a difference

      Reply
  11. @tomtomgrimme3174 Avatar
    @tomtomgrimme3174

    In Germany we say Abt,
    not A-B-T😂.

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    1. @justindesilets6729 Avatar
      @justindesilets6729

      luckily he’s not in Germany

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    2. @adwi3785 Avatar
      @adwi3785

      @@justindesilets6729 Abt is the sir name of the founder. So a little more respect. As if you were always being called with your letters instead of your name.

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    3. @huawafabe Avatar
      @huawafabe

      ​@@justindesilets6729By that logic, we would need to pronounce English language car names in German, like Dod-ge or Run-geh Roh-va 😅 we respect pronunciations more

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    4. @Nordlicht05 Avatar
      @Nordlicht05

      ​​​​@@huawafabe this reminds me of a girl from the USA. Why does Germany have a different name in Germany?? Deutschland? Why don’t they call it Germany? But that’s maybe the day to day standard ignorance… Maybe.
      Oh no offence from you did say!
      I try to think of foreign names which we say different. Of anyone now’s a town or a city wich is in German different that in the original language I want to know. I know only the other side.
      Here people mostly try to pronounce it English .
      Oh I know something. Lon don 😅

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    5. @momomm943 Avatar
      @momomm943

      ​@@Nordlicht05
      This reminds me of……

      Reply
  12. @TomMountainbiker1994 Avatar
    @TomMountainbiker1994

    im sorry but car prices are getting out of hand. £61000 for a sub 400bhp hatch back is mad money

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    1. @danjohnston6804 Avatar
      @danjohnston6804

      We live 2024 …. 60k is not alot of money for a new performance car vehicle …

      Reply
    2. @TomMountainbiker1994 Avatar
      @TomMountainbiker1994

      @danjohnston6804  how times change. I remember when the newest astra vxr came out and it was just under 30k and an m140i I had was about 35k

      Reply
    3. @RegiyThornton Avatar
      @RegiyThornton

      I paid £7k for a 360bhp S3, new cars are way over priced but people just finance them 😂

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    4. @chrism869 Avatar
      @chrism869

      Bruh where did did you find an s3 for 7k thats wild​@@RegiyThornton

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    5. @RegiyThornton Avatar
      @RegiyThornton

      @@chrism869 it’s 12 years old 😂 I think it aged well and it still goes

      Reply
  13. @Haish2199 Avatar
    @Haish2199

    Yianny is too heavy man 😂😂😂

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    1. @stev281 Avatar
      @stev281

      😂😂😂

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    2. @siphoernest2278 Avatar
      @siphoernest2278

      😂😂😂

      Reply
    3. @Txmbo Avatar
      @Txmbo

      Bro did him dirty 😂

      Reply
    4. @adrianbunyard6015 Avatar
      @adrianbunyard6015

      It’s the weight of Yannis wallet slowing him down

      Reply
    5. @inotoni6148 Avatar
      @inotoni6148

      Is his weight 400kg?

      Reply
  14. @justthumbsup8256 Avatar
    @justthumbsup8256

    Vin Diesel, “It’s not about the car, it’s about the driver “

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    1. @VarunTomee-kr6nf Avatar
      @VarunTomee-kr6nf

      Tell This to max verstappen 😂😂

      Reply
    2. @johann-z1q Avatar
      @johann-z1q

      Vin Diesel: up shifting 12 times in a dragrace on a CVT.

      Vin Diesel: doesn’t even drive a diesel.

      Vin Diesel: doesn’t look at the road, flips car.

      Vin Diesel: uses motor oil as baby oil on his shiny noggin.

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  15. @user-hp2vf8tb9u Avatar
    @user-hp2vf8tb9u

    i think the extra 40bhp is hiding in ABT’s bank account….

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    1. @shizz7le489 Avatar
      @shizz7le489

      Abt are awful tuners. Every car that comes on hardly has any significant power gain. Cowboys to go back for more

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    2. @freizeitparkplohn_fanpage Avatar
      @freizeitparkplohn_fanpage

      ​@@shizz7le489 abt is mostly about bodykit and interior tuning and in that way, they are pretty good when looking at a RS6 for example

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    3. @AlcatrazCrylake Avatar
      @AlcatrazCrylake

      ​@@shizz7le489They give you engine warranty with the tune so they won’t go as hard on the engine. Just peak numbers and slowly rising power curves with limited torque.

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    4. @AI-Records24 Avatar
      @AI-Records24

      @@shizz7le489they are good tuners as the other guy said it’s safe mapping with a guarantee and doesn’t affect warranty you don’t get that with your flash and dash that just removes torque limitations and ups boost regardless of timing😂

      Reply
  16. @romanostrovski3082 Avatar
    @romanostrovski3082

    The Cupra Formentor with 310 hp is the Audi SQ3 that was never made… with a nicer interior !

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    1. @vladislavdimitrov4646 Avatar
      @vladislavdimitrov4646

      Wait..there’s no SQ3

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    2. @Fredsworld99 Avatar
      @Fredsworld99

      ​@vladislavdimitrov4646 you missed the point. He said, the sq3 wasnt built but if it was, the formentor (abt) would be an sq3.

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    3. @SmOgER10 Avatar
      @SmOgER10

      well yeah except Formentor is a much smaller car with no sound insulation at all. It’s flashy but there’s not much substance to it.

      Source: I’ve driven both. Well equipped Q3 is a better car. I wouldn’t buy sportback though which is very comparable in size to Cupra. Both of those are much closer to slightly inflated hatchbacks than SUV.

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    4. @AI-Records24 Avatar
      @AI-Records24

      @@SmOgER10yep this is the problem with cupra there is no insulation so you feel and hear everything from the road. My family car is a 2024 cupra ateca and when I first got it I was sorely disappointed I very nearly took it back. Had a problem where the steering wasn’t even straight too and they “couldn’t” sort out. Had to take to suspension secrets to have tracking done properly with some other upgrades. Shocks were really bad so they went in the bin, springs were crap so they went in the bin, did sub frame reinforcements same time and now it drives how it SHOULD have done from factory. Annoying to say the least but it’s only a family car, I have others but I came from an X5M for this which was a big mistake. Going back soon not even had it for a year.

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  17. @sausage7064 Avatar
    @sausage7064

    A Seat making an S3 look like a bargain. Crazy world we live in 🤷🏽

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  18. @ron.meier_guitarist5363 Avatar
    @ron.meier_guitarist5363

    “The Cupra Formentor A B T…”

    Every German: “Wait… isn’t it called ABT?”

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    1. @LU-fv8ke Avatar
      @LU-fv8ke

      Yes it’s not A B T it’s a surname

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    2. @user-zn7kp8oi9g Avatar
      @user-zn7kp8oi9g

      ABT это же тюнинг компания относится к Ауди и против своего не попрёт..😂😂

      Reply
    3. @samteks125 Avatar
      @samteks125

      ​@@LU-fv8ke Yep, and they’ve been around for decades. Pretty poor for a self-proclaimed automotive journalist to not even know this

      Reply
    4. @redible690 Avatar
      @redible690

      hehe yeah and if english speaking people want to pronounce it right it’s “upped”

      Reply
  19. @khayman9574 Avatar
    @khayman9574

    That Audi’s probably got a little more than 333hp and a little more torque as well. I’d like to see a dyno race between these two…

    Reply
  20. @larppasarppa Avatar
    @larppasarppa

    50kg, that is the difference. And no offence to anyone.

    Reply

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