A higher peak torque figure does not mean a faster car.
This has a vtec with less torque than an S3 but is silly quick.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Ariel-Atom-300/228546/
Obviously. Might aswell be a bike.
A higher peak torque figure does not mean a faster car.
This has a vtec with less torque than an S3 but is silly quick.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Ariel-Atom-300/228546/
i still dont think the CTR would wipe the floor with a standard S3, simple as.... dont forget the S3 isnt a simple car to drive either....most people assume you have to rev the crap out of it to get the best performance and they couldnt be more wrong.... hence why it will have taken most S3 owners a good few days/weeks to actually learn to drive it (talkin strsaight line stuff here). Also dont think a mapped A3 would beat a standard S3 if it was being driven properly, your telling me a map on an A3 takes it from a 8.2 0-60 to the late 6's with just a map.... never on this planet
well the stats speak for themselves....theres hardly anything in it at all.... we have tranny losses they have wheel spin..... swings and roundabouts, point being that a standard S3 would not get hammered by a CTR
Just to add to this, I've only had my S3 for about 3 weeks now having sold my 05 Civic TypeR, There is no point comparing my TypeR to my 01 210 S3, In a race on dry straight roads the civic would have the S3 every day without doubt, If it was wet the lack of grip in the civic would let the S3 make such a gap on take off that the civic would never catch.
So far I've not got to know the S3 enough to make judgment on the corners but the Civic was very good round the bends with lift off oversteer thats very easy to control.
The Civic really brings out the race driver in you where the S3 just dosn't, 2 great cars but a very differant driving experiance alltogether.
PS, My S3 was bought to be tuned so I can exept the The Civic being better as standard.
Ewan
Maz mentioned Mecano spoiler...... Like what on earth are people thinking when they put them on. I don't care how stoned or Chav'ed up or even skint people are..... there is no excuse, I repeat, NO EXCUSE for them!
I feel strongly about them as you can see
Seriously tho, why would anybody put one on, they disgust me. If I ever meet anyone with one of them.... I turn my back on them (Naboo Style!).
certainly does..... reality is we are never going to know as both cars are that old now.... a scalps a scalp.... no way was that a remapped fully working S3 though, this i know for certain