http://auto-presse.de/fahrberichte.php?newsid=13329
Squeel-o-rama, would probably look good in your rear view mirror though
Squeel-o-rama, would probably look good in your rear view mirror though
leecs3 said:Notice the amount of body roll, and screeching tyres means it was under steering like a b*****d.
mark88 said:I'm totally missing whats so special about the interior??
It is indeed identical to S-line interior except for:
S3 logos
White stitching on gear knob, hand brake
Dials
Ally look air vents
Aly pedals
Bucket seats and the flat bottom wheel SHOULD have been standard on this car.
Don't be too hasty - EVO reckoned the RS4 was as good or better than the M3 which is really saying something. We've just got to hope that the S3 has come in for the same treatment. For what it's going to retail at, it'd better be good.co55ie said:I am prepared to bet a whole 10p that the S3 gets a right slating in evo magazine just as the rest of the A3 range does.
benw123 said:Don't be too hasty - EVO reckoned the RS4 was as good or better than the M3 which is really saying something.
co55ie said:Doesnt look very promising does it.
johnmv55 said:Why are people raving about the std looking interior? I'll agree the seats are nice, but THATS it, the rest is S-Line std spec.
True, RS4 excepted, Audi still have a long way to go before they can create genuine drivers cars. But if you've got £25k+ to spend, you have such an enormous choice that crossover between marques and vehicle types is inevitable. Potential S3 buyers could easily pick up a three-year-old E46 M3 for this money.stevec said:I don't agree with the comments made earlier about the RS4 and the M3, if you wanted an M3 or that pefect balanced driving machine you would not be on this forum.
co55ie said:It really is saying something that the RS4 is only as good as a now out of date soon to be replaced vehicle in this case the E46 M3. The RS4 should have blown the E46 M3 away not been nearly as good as. The Rs4 should have laid down the benchmark instead it got absolutely slaughtered by an FQ340 if Evo magazines reviews are anything to take heed of.
My arguement is that if I spent 4.5k on my car that cost 22k it would absolutley blitz an S3 and still be cheaper than the base spec S3. The S3 owner would have to spend a similar amount of cash to bring the performance of their car in line with mine using pretty much the same components fair enough they may end up with a few more horses under the bonnet but not enough to make a huge difference certainly not 10ks worth of difference. So to me if you want a high performance A3 then the S3 isnt the answer.
I would spend the 4.5k on the following £500 remap £800 turbo back exhaust combined giving around 270bhp. Haldex controller with in car adjustment £600
KW or similar suspension £1000 and finally £1600 on some AP 6 pots . All of these items are simple bolt on modifications that can easily be reversed at any time and would certainly be worth more secondhand than speccing some bucket seat and steering wheel on your S3 when time comes to trade it in.
Talking of AP 6 pots, are you sure they have the same kind of piston sealing as a "std" type calliper? the only AP 6 pots I have ever seen were on a race car (and TVR's?) but they didn't have the outer seal which I think would make them more prone in the winter with corrosion to the pistons.co55ie said:It really is saying something that the RS4 is only as good as a now out of date soon to be replaced vehicle in this case the E46 M3. The RS4 should have blown the E46 M3 away not been nearly as good as. The Rs4 should have laid down the benchmark instead it got absolutely slaughtered by an FQ340 if Evo magazines reviews are anything to take heed of.
My arguement is that if I spent 4.5k on my car that cost 22k it would absolutley blitz an S3 and still be cheaper than the base spec S3. The S3 owner would have to spend a similar amount of cash to bring the performance of their car in line with mine using pretty much the same components fair enough they may end up with a few more horses under the bonnet but not enough to make a huge difference certainly not 10ks worth of difference. So to me if you want a high performance A3 then the S3 isnt the answer.
I would spend the 4.5k on the following £500 remap £800 turbo back exhaust combined giving around 270bhp. Haldex controller with in car adjustment £600
KW or similar suspension £1000 and finally £1600 on some AP 6 pots . All of these items are simple bolt on modifications that can easily be reversed at any time and would certainly be worth more secondhand than speccing some bucket seat and steering wheel on your S3 when time comes to trade it in.
johnmv55 said:Talking of AP 6 pots, are you sure they have the same kind of piston sealing as a "std" type calliper? the only AP 6 pots I have ever seen were on a race car (and TVR's?) but they didn't have the outer seal which I think would make them more prone in the winter with corrosion to the pistons.
johnmv55 said:Talking of AP 6 pots, are you sure they have the same kind of piston sealing as a "std" type calliper? the only AP 6 pots I have ever seen were on a race car (and TVR's?) but they didn't have the outer seal which I think would make them more prone in the winter with corrosion to the pistons.
marriedblonde said:So mod up your 2.0T you may drive something quicker than a S3 but it wont be an S3.
co55ie said:Lol
I grew out of badges about 20 years ago rather childish.
Who cares what it says on the boot I dont for sure. What I am interested in is value for money and how the car goes.