Audi A3 v BMW 1 Series v VW Golf v Mercedes A-Class: which is best?

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When it comes to premium hatchbacks, it doesn’t get any better than this - BMW 1 Series, Mercedes A-Class, Audi A3 & Volkswagen Golf.

But when all four are so good, it can be pretty hard to decide which one is the perfect choice for you, right? Well, worry no more! Mat’s here to put each contender through their paces, comparing them to one another to find the must-have hatch of 2020!

The question is, which one would you pick? Join Mat for our all-new group test, and then COMMENT with your choice below the video!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:29 Price
01:32 Exterior Design
03:33 Interior
07:58 Back Seats
11:35 Boots
14:30 Driving
19:05 Verdict
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[carwow]

They're four incredible hatchbacks, but if you could only have ONE, which would it be?! Let us know below!

[jazmii]

Mat’s girlfriend: did you buy what I told you? Mat : if you click up on the right head corner of the screen you can see if I did or didn’t 🤣

[usandutz]

It's quite refreshing to finally see a proper review of a bunch of cars after so many drag races.

[thecornishsymmetry]

The plastic scratching...Great ! Now I have to go back to therapy

[yes]

The stick of truth comes

Audi and Mercedes: *start sweating*

[macbitz]

"If you're watching in Germany.... sorry about that intro dance!" 😉

[bernardmatthews]

Watching this on the GF’s telly. She walks into the room at exactly 0:15, stares at the screen with a blank expression for a few seconds then looks at me as if to say “what the f**k are you 🤦🏻‍♂️

[MzeeWeeed]

07:35
Matt shows the mercedes gear selector

Mercedes: R, D, R, D, R, D, R, D....

[musabfethullahkocyigit]

2020: "I am 5' 10''."
End of 2019: "I am 5' 11'."
Beginning of 2019: "I am 6'."

You are shrinking mate.

[RobertJones-fvbg]

I went for the 1-Series. Personally I think it looks great and is such fun to drive, pretty practical too. The infotainment system is class.

[AlbertArrabal]

So it would be the looks of the Audi, the interior of the Mercedes, the sportiness of the Bimmer and the price of the VW...

[SDav]

Mercedes did a great job with the A Class. There's an article where they discuss exactly how they took the criticism of the old one and then specifically went about improving it. They actually listened to the owners and the public. The best thing Mercedes did as well however was to replace the COMAND system with MBUX. It's well ahead.

[douglascheung]

Thanks, Matt - your candid, informative and practical comments really help to sort out the advertising hype. Always look forward to your reviews!

[hzssxn]

Matt: "gesture controls"
*proceeds to do gang signs*

[S..K.]

Three blokes in the rear weren't wearing masks, so editor just slapped huge emoji faces to cover it. 😉

[TheJPHarvey]

finally some content with cars people can actually afford.

[Jr]

The Zoom Call Joke was cold af
He just roasted the whole Audi Team 😂

[vaillante]

Cant wait to see "ThE gERmAn caR wON"

[flamingicedtea]

I love carwow. Honestly the best automotive channel ever.

[timoernst]

The gesture control test had me laughing in tears 😂