Test Drive: RS 3 Sedan
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If you go into the "Project Room" forum on here, then find the thread "RS3 one step at a time" or something like that, you'll see @Shaunee has gone into extreme detail on how he's achieved it. Well worth a read.
I was just planning ahead and was wondering, what do you guys expect the GFV for the RS3 facelift to be? Lets say for a term of 3 years. It seems like a good option to progress from the S3. I'd be hoping that the RS3 Saloon has a bigger boot than the S3 Sportback and similar ride comfort.
^^ going fast in a straight line is boring (if you want to go really fast then just buy a fast motorbike for a lot less than those 3 above).
Going fast around corners is much more interesting, that is usually where Audi's usually fall short..........but are getting better.
Going fast around corners is much more interesting, that is usually where Audi's usually fall short..........but are getting better.
Right, but fun in the car world seems to go sideway, which I can`t recognize and remember that someone has won for instance a competition except drifting/rallye.
Burning around like a maniac is not for me I want grip all the time therefore I have an RS3 and not BMW. Porsche is too expensive for my taste.
If you can put some money on the understeer, for ex upgrading rollbars and so on I think its gonna work better although Audis aren`t built for tracks it´s built for roads and the most of us are driving it as that.
You have got a lot more Golf R's on the road than RS3 so there's a hell of a lot of support for their tuning compared to the RS3 that's why the results are coming thick and fast for them. I've read this thread and many are taking the TTRS figures and translating them to the RS3, forg tying the TTRS is around 100kg lighter and will have better aero than the RS3 so will certainly post better times.
I've not ever seen a stage 2 Golf R get anywhere near 11.4 seconds 1/4 miles.
Low eleven second Golf R's usually have uprated turbo, intercoolers, exhausts, tunes and uprated turbo pipes etc.
The thing about the RS3 is you can send off your existing turbo, get new internals for it and slap it straight on with no mods and just a tune and get low 11 secs and I believe that guy was on here with one day almost straight away after he fitted it so there's every chances it could go better.
I've not ever seen a stage 2 Golf R get anywhere near 11.4 seconds 1/4 miles.
Low eleven second Golf R's usually have uprated turbo, intercoolers, exhausts, tunes and uprated turbo pipes etc.
The thing about the RS3 is you can send off your existing turbo, get new internals for it and slap it straight on with no mods and just a tune and get low 11 secs and I believe that guy was on here with one day almost straight away after he fitted it so there's every chances it could go better.
I use acc a fair amount as I'm travelling down the m4 to London amount alot so there's alot of traffic caused by volume of vehicles and moronic drivers keep crashing. About 2 a day. Acc is a bit of marmite though. You have to switch it off near roundabouts and I don't use it if ghe moron in front can't drive if they have have a heavy right foot and like tailgating
Seems like quality on brakes are really poor in this price cathegory on all Audi, Porsche and BMW. Strange that they can build fast cars but not add proper brakes on them. I mean price wise they get payed for quality brakes but us customers doesn't get them.
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Do you think the ceramics are worth it on the RS3....or better off (and cheaper) going aftermarket once standard ones are worn out?
Don't know about the cheramics either than that they are really expensive. I had aftermarket Tarox discs and pads for street use mounted now all around and they feel very solid and as I was expecting brakes to do in first place. Haven't done so many miles yet but braking bite is better and better each day. We shall see further on what's happening but I think they are better than oem all day long. I can see less rust on discs, better cooling to discs so even with hard braking they cool down quiet fast, less dust and so on.
Evotion
The Greed For Speed
Apparently, the Sedan is quieter as the Sportback with the larger loading area helps amplify the overall sound. (True story.... haha)
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Also, yellow paint is quicker than any other colour...
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Also, yellow paint is quicker than any other colour...
