I think that's their top speed anyway,more or less.
I'd be interested to see how long they take to get there.
bowfer said:Theoretically,you can work it out using the final gear ratio and max revs.
In practice,god knows.
Are they restricted to 155mph ?
I'd have thought that was pretty close to max speed anyway.
They're neither that aerodynamic nor that powerful.
and not to upset those oil burners fed-up with running out of revs half way round the dial![\quote]
But us 'oil burners' have a very distict advantage when it comes to the amount of fuel used. You say you managed an average of 18.9mpg over you 2300 miles of continental driving. I took my A3 'oil burner' to Switzerland and Austria earlier in the year and covered just over 3000 miles at an overall average of 48.9mpg. Some 30mpg more than you 3.2. This included several quite long runs on the autobahn at around 130mph. Also diesel is quite a bit cheaper on the continent that petrol and much cheaper that in the UK. In Austria for instance its around 74p per litre.
Each to his own of course, but I could never justify the extra cost for an extra 20-30mph that I could only use safely in Germany.
da3m said:. I'd guesstimate about 25 - 30 seconds to get there, but could be more or less, too busy watching mirrors etc to use a watch.
da3m said:a 3.2 will "fly" past any other current A3 and from a standing start will accelerate up to max with no sudden stop in acceleration, I think this is power not overcoming the airpressure combined with the gearing. not timed it yet but it doesn't hit a wall until showing about 160. I'd guesstimate about 25 - 30 seconds to get there, but could be more or less, too busy watching mirrors etc to use a watch.
TDI-line said:Probably 155.
The original R32 had a top speed of mph (km/h): 153(247) . Not limited. And this was 10 bhp short.
Vertigo1 said:8mpg is outrageously low for a 3.2V6, even for those sort of speeds. A mate of mine averaged 8mpg around the Nordschleife in an M5!
If you were doing 159mph and assuming the 3.2Q has the same 55L tank as my lowly diesel, I calculate you'd use an entire tank every 37 minutes!
da3m said:the bose doesn't help the rest of us deafened and choking on the smoke though eh?
da3m said:currently holding out for the next 335D coupe so hope the comments are taken as they were meant...
marmite said:160 on the speedo is nowhere near 160mph I would say more like 145mph..
They say the 225bhp TT will do 155mph too... S3 155mph so 3.2 should too only every driven one and didn't get a chance to belt it really, lovely car and gearbox...sounds the nuts too
Vertigo1 said:8mpg is outrageously low for a 3.2V6, even for those sort of speeds. A mate of mine averaged 8mpg around the Nordschleife in an M5!
Ess_Three said:My S3 had a genuine 275 BHP and 330 lb-ft and I couldn't get it to crack 150MPH...on a very long road.
I'm sure it would have...but not got to 155.
Which makes me wonder about some of the claims for top speed...
marriedblonde said:I've got a picture of me doing 158mph in a standard 225bhp S3 but it did take a long time to get there.
J.
A3_3.2_S-Line said:MPG, MPG! Who the hell cares, not me
steve184 said:likewise - i couldn't give a toss about top speed - its irrelevant - 70 is the limit in this country anyway so you can't go much faster than that 98% of the time! My car can do 140mph - just 15mph less than a 3.2 - i for one am more than happy with that as thats extra speed i will NEVER use (and most other people will not either). They are talking about introducing laws on new cars to have them limited to 101mph - that'll obviously upset a few people here!
I know for one my 170 tdi has more torque and useable power than a 3.2 and uses half the fuel - i'm happy. And as ive said before, in normal driving its probably every bit as capable, if not more!
Some people choose diesel because of fuel consumption - but ill have to be honest i didnt. I debated on a 2.0T petrol but after driving it it felt weedy in comparison with my old 140 tdi let alone 170 - thats why i buy a tdi because i prefer the low down, lazy and effortless power delivery, and the DSG amplifies this even more adding the equivalent performance of 20bhp i expect. OK so they dont sound as good, i'm not too bothered about that really, it still whistles (turbo) and i like that sound so that masks some of the diesel clatter out for me - oh plus BOSE!