Facelift Facelift RS3 - Colours - whats the deal ?

Zeppy said:
Try this link for a few RS 3 Sedan on various colours:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmpowr/35642226095/in/album-72157682829563484/
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Great link, thanks. TBH I don't mind Ara Blue. A guy bought an S3 Saloon just round the corner from me, so I got to see it in the flesh, and although it's not as nice as my sepang Blue S3, it still looked pretty good. Thought the Daytona Grey one looked good too, if more for stealth.

Think If I go Saloon, it'll be Ara with Silver pack.
If Sportback, maybe Silver with Black Pack, or Ara with silver.
 
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To recap: Catalunya is orange in the sun, not deep red like Misano; Sepang is overrated and hideously common; Ara is too light; Prism is the silver you want, but no one has it on anything; that Cayman Leo posted is 100% not Riviera, but Ben Rushton's RS3 is and looks good in it; Audi will always try to squeeze money out of people, especially those with the disposable income to spec an RS... did I miss anything? Oh yeah, press cars in non-option/production colours should NOT be allowed. The red that the A3 saloon was 'launched' in would be great, but isn't even on the Exclusive list (though the custom paint option doesn't cost any more than a 'standard' exclusive colour).
 
MartayMcFly said:
To recap: Catalunya is orange in the sun, not deep red like Misano; Sepang is overrated and hideously common; Ara is too light; Prism is the silver you want, but no one has it on anything; that Cayman Leo posted is 100% not Riviera, but Ben Rushton's RS3 is and looks good in it; Audi will always try to squeeze money out of people, especially those with the disposable income to spec an RS... did I miss anything? Oh yeah, press cars in non-option/production colours should NOT be allowed. The red that the A3 saloon was 'launched' in would be great, but isn't even on the Exclusive list (though the custom paint option doesn't cost any more than a 'standard' exclusive colour).
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Where on the Audi site can you view the exclusive paints? What's avaiolable for the RS3, and what's the price?
 
Couldn't be bothered to read every post but for those of you who aren't sure about Ara blue, here's a few pictures in different lights that might help.
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wab172uk said:
Where on the Audi site can you view the exclusive paints? What's avaiolable for the RS3, and what's the price?
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You can't just find the full list anywhere I don't think, you'd have to search through the configurator for each different model to see most of them. Though I don't even see it in the configurator anymore... so I guess pop in to your closest audi-sport centre and ask? They have swatches/samples on the walls.

Exclusive paint was a £1500 option on my RS6 about 2 years ago... not sure if it'd still be the same or more now, or less on a smaller car?
 
MartayMcFly said:
You can't just find the full list anywhere I don't think, you'd have to search through the configurator for each different model to see most of them. Though I don't even see it in the configurator anymore... so I guess pop in to your closest audi-sport centre and ask? They have swatches/samples on the walls.

Exclusive paint was a £1500 option on my RS6 about 2 years ago... not sure if it'd still be the same or more now, or less on a smaller car?
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Still the same am sure £1500 for exclusive, if you want a colour that's in the vag group but it's not on the exclusive list (ie Porsche) you gota pays £2500 if a can remember correctly
 
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You could get the car resprayed for £2400... Audi options are getting a little ridiculous, plus RS tax
 
MartayMcFly said:
You could get the car resprayed for £2400... Audi options are getting a little ridiculous, plus RS tax
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So a respray is going to be better than a car painted but in the factory?

You are underestimating what's involved in an Exclusive Colour. The line will run in the most efficient way possible, so as many of one colour in one batch to keep down time at a minimum. They will have to stop the line, clear it of cars to paint a very limited number of the Exclusive Colour (maybe even 1, if you pick an uncommon one) and then switch back... they will lose tens of thousands every hour that line is down, that's what you pay for not the colour of the paint mixed!
 
Mattex1234 said:
Couldn't be bothered to read every post but for those of you who aren't sure about Ara blue, here's a few pictures in different lights that might help.
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Looks fantastic :end of discction:
 
AudiNutta said:
So a respray is going to be better than a car painted but in the factory?

You are underestimating what's involved in an Exclusive Colour. The line will run in the most efficient way possible, so as many of one colour in one batch to keep down time at a minimum. They will have to stop the line, clear it of cars to paint a very limited number of the Exclusive Colour (maybe even 1, if you pick an uncommon one) and then switch back... they will lose tens of thousands every hour that line is down, that's what you pay for not the colour of the paint mixed!
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Not quite. You clearly don't know how a car factory works, body in white, separate paint shop etc. Audi are raping the cash in at £2400 for exclusive paint.
 
D0C said:
Not quite. You clearly don't know how a car factory works, body in white, separate paint shop etc. Audi are raping the cash in at £2400 for exclusive paint.
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Was just about to post the same. At least from my plant experience, @AudiNutta you're correct that running the line in the most efficient way possible is top priority. The lines are running in shifts with scheduled stops, if you stop that line mid shift etc you're in for a world of pain. They also hardly ever clear a line, its actually quite weird to walk the line when its stopped seeing all the vehicles sat there. Anyway, the main line doesn't care about colors, there is a separate body in white paint shop where they spray the bodies (on skids) before they come onto the main line.
 
D0C said:
Not quite. You clearly don't know how a car factory works, body in white, separate paint shop etc. Audi are raping the cash in at £2400 for exclusive paint.
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Tom_L said:
Was just about to post the same. At least from my plant experience, @AudiNutta you're correct that running the line in the most efficient way possible is top priority. The lines are running in shifts with scheduled stops, if you stop that line mid shift etc you're in for a world of pain. They also hardly ever clear a line, its actually quite weird to walk the line when its stopped seeing all the vehicles sat there. Anyway, the main line doesn't care about colors, there is a separate body in white paint shop where they spray the bodies (on skids) before they come onto the main line.
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I undestand the bodyshop won't stop the whole line, but a colour changeover will leave a gap. It's like in my bread factory, change products and you have to allow the mixers to go through a wash cycle and time for the plant specs to adjust, you end up typically with a 20 minute gap between products.

It is more efficient for the bodyshop to paint 900 Daytona Grey cars than it is to paint 400 Mica Racing Blue, 300 Merlin Purple and 200 Vegas Yellow for example. Changing colours will lead inevitably to a gap in painting cars, so they lose money.

Anyway, Ara Blue is a £700+ option, if the Exclusive Colour was a £1000 then everybody would have one? By upping the price only a selection of people will pay to get the car they really want! But no, I don't know how a car factory operates so I could be totally wrong, just basing this on a typical mass production setup.

It takes us an hour to make 6000 800g white loafs, make 6000 loafs of 3 different products and it will take at least 2 hours by the time you have your changeover gaps. The production line loses £3000 an hour its down in the factory. All of a sudden those 6000 loafs cost twice as much to make, when broken down into different products.
 
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Truth is, we don't know exactly how much Audi is making. Except for, they WILL be making a pretty penny out of it!
 
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Leo-RS said:
Ara is a new colour and so far you can only order it on TTS/TTRS, S3/RS3 and R8. The big plus point is there are hardly any cars roaming around with Ara blue paintwork.

Catalunya and Nardo are exclusive for RS only and they are even rarer.

As much as I love Sepang, the colour I chose for my RS6 below, it is now too common for its own good :(
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You see Sepang on a lot of Audi's now unfortunately.

I'm just not keen on Panther black although I do like Floret silver but again it's common.

Porsche Riviera blue and Porsche Carmine red are 2 lovely colours im thinking about as an exclusive option...

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It's only really another £1625 over choosing Ara blue.

Choices.
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Common. But for a reason.
 
Amusingly, Daytona was my preferred choice out of all colors. Estoril is the only Audi color I like more but we have that on the SQ5 and it's dirty as balls all the time.
 
Unwrapping RS3 Saloon in Nardo Grey:

 
Reflectors on rear bumper are not a good "update" imho.

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I think Ara blue is the new Sepang and its a stunning colour especially on a Sportback car,Sepang Blue....one of the best Audi Blue paints ever sprayed on to a car but common as....,l have forgotten more than most peeps on here know about Audi/Porsche Exclusive paint colours,Catalunya Red really is a stunning tone of red...bordering on a Blood Orange tone of Red.Misano....is slightly Darker than Catalunya,but you'll need a magnifying glass to see the metallic pop in both of them,Red is one the hardest colours to photograph as most Red car owners know....so unless you capture perfect its never going to do any Red paint justice.

A Exclusive paint on a A3/S3/RS3 costs £2,400 and when you've firing on the mandatory options on a RS3...Sportback £53k,Saloon £55k YOU'LL....defintely not be hitting that Exclusive paint option unless your loaded or downright stupid with your money
 
jassyo06 said:
I think Ara blue is the new Sepang and its a stunning colour especially on a Sportback car,Sepang Blue....one of the best Audi Blue paints ever sprayed on to a car but common as....,l have forgotten more than most peeps on here know about Audi/Porsche Exclusive paint colours,Catalunya Red really is a stunning tone of red...bordering on a Blood Orange tone of Red.Misano....is slightly Darker than Catalunya,but you'll need a magnifying glass to see the metallic pop in both of them,Red is one the hardest colours to photograph as most Red car owners know....so unless you capture perfect its never going to do any Red paint justice.

A Exclusive paint on a A3/S3/RS3 costs £2,400 and when you've firing on the mandatory options on a RS3...Sportback £53k,Saloon £55k YOU'LL....defintely not be hitting that Exclusive paint option unless your loaded or downright stupid with your money
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I ended up being £54k with the Exclusive paint, with a few unnecessary options but it is my third 8V and I need some toys now ;)
 
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If you can afford it, just get what you want and if you are happy it's irrelevant. If you looked at cars from a logical point of view you would never buy new, unless you are one of Ferrari, McLaren or Porsche's chosen few when you can guarantee that what you have been able to order is worth £1,000's more than you paid for it. Unfortunately for the vast majority you are going to loose money, it's just a question how much, which is largely dependant on what car you choose and what extras you go for.
 
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AudiNutta said:
I ended up being £54k with the Exclusive paint, with a few unnecessary options but it is my third 8V and I need some toys now ;)
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You not tempted by a TTRS at that money?
 
Nardo looked better in that video. The only thing that puts me off it is the green/brown tone it has in some angles/lighting conditions. Still waiting for a Floret Silver Saloon with Black Pack to compare to the Daytona one.
 
D0C said:
You not tempted by a TTRS at that money?
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Nope, really don't like the TT in its platform. I drove a TT Sport on loan and didn't get on with it as such, felt different to anything I'd ever driven.. odd! The TT looks great but as a car not for me.
I prefer big cars, I don't need the practicality but it's good to have.

Besides, surely it's a little more senseless to pay more for less car.. so to speak?
 
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AudiNutta said:
Nope, really don't like the TT in its platform. I drove a TT Sport on loan and didn't get on with it as such, felt different to anything I'd ever driven.. odd! The TT looks great but as a car not for me.
I prefer big cars, I don't need the practicality but it's good to have.

Besides, surely it's a little more senseless to pay more for less car.. so to speak?
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Lighter, faster, more deliberately sporty design from the outset etc.

I know what you mean though. I prefer the butch looks of the RS3.
 
I thought I finally found a Floret Silver RS3 saloon with black pack but it turns out to be glacier....

 
AudiNutta said:
So a respray is going to be better than a car painted but in the factory?

You are underestimating what's involved in an Exclusive Colour.
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D0C said:
Not quite. You clearly don't know how a car factory works, body in white, separate paint shop etc. Audi are raping the cash in at £2400 for exclusive paint.
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Tom_L said:
Was just about to post the same.
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AudiNutta said:
I undestand the bodyshop won't stop the whole line, but a colour changeover will leave a gap.
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I also don't really know the specifics of the production line, but I'm pretty sure they could paint every car a different colour without stopping production. They don't have to flush the machines or anything between colours, do they? It's just a case of waiting until enough orders of one colour come through to justify mixing the paint as I understand it. And yes to your original question - save yourself maybe a few hundred pounds and anything from 6-12 weeks on the wait for exclusive paint if you need a certain colour but don't want to pay Audi for the pleasure. Save even more by getting it in Nardo since it's just primer anyway.

As for more money than sense... we drive RS Audis, it goes hand in hand.
 
MartayMcFly said:
I also don't really know the specifics of the production line, but I'm pretty sure they could paint every car a different colour without stopping production. They don't have to flush the machines or anything between colours, do they? It's just a case of waiting until enough orders of one colour come through to justify mixing the paint as I understand it. And yes to your original question - save yourself maybe a few hundred pounds and anything from 6-12 weeks on the wait for exclusive paint if you need a certain colour but don't want to pay Audi for the pleasure. Save even more by getting it in Nardo since it's just primer anyway.

As for more money than sense... we drive RS Audis, it goes hand in hand.
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They would have to clean the robots yes, the spray jets anyway. Otherwise you feed a new paint in and you will end up with a half Catalunya panel on an Ara car. They would have to empty the booths and likely just blow the remaining paint through.
 
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