If you want to stir the gears yourself you will have to tick the box for the vRS petrol. This version boasts the same 245PS as the hybrid but can be had with a six-speed manual.
And if you want all-wheel-drive? Then you will have to take the diesel, which has a power boost over the outgoing version from 184 to 200PS. Whatever the engine choice, all three variants are available in hatch or estate bodies.
And they look smart with their chiselled looks, sporty front and rear aprons, standard LED Matrix headlights, gloss black trim details and, in the hatch, a profile more akin to a four-door than a hatchback. The estate gets the boxier profile but it’s still a cool design that succeeds in getting some junior Audi RS4 appeal across, combining performance with masses of boot room. All run on (gloss black) 18-inch alloys with 19s optional.