Having read a few comments here and there regarding the suspension on the A3 I thought I'd ask the question.
How do you find the suspension on your A3, be it SE, Sport or S-Line? I'd be particularly interested to hear from those who've driven more than one of these derivatives.
Personally, I currently have an SE and I was concerned that the S-Line suspension would be rock hard by comparison so I made a point of test driving a couple before I placed the order for the new car. Frankly I was surprised as I thought it would be a lot harder than it was. Sure it's firmer and more "jiggly" over poor surfaces and you have to slow down a tad more for speed bumps but on the whole I didn't think it was hugely firmer than my SE.
Some people seem to think the Sport and S-Line suspensions are far far firmer than the SE, to the point of "ruining the ride", a comment I've seen a couple of times. Others, OTOH, don't seem to have any problems with it.
Interestingly, the vast vast majority of A3s I see are Sports with comparatively few SEs around. This could be simply down to people ordering based on a preference for the standard spec of the Sport over the SE and never test driving it beforehand (why do people do this!?) so for all I know loads of these Sport drivers could hate the suspension but have to live with it.
Be interested to hear people's thoughts on this.
How do you find the suspension on your A3, be it SE, Sport or S-Line? I'd be particularly interested to hear from those who've driven more than one of these derivatives.
Personally, I currently have an SE and I was concerned that the S-Line suspension would be rock hard by comparison so I made a point of test driving a couple before I placed the order for the new car. Frankly I was surprised as I thought it would be a lot harder than it was. Sure it's firmer and more "jiggly" over poor surfaces and you have to slow down a tad more for speed bumps but on the whole I didn't think it was hugely firmer than my SE.
Some people seem to think the Sport and S-Line suspensions are far far firmer than the SE, to the point of "ruining the ride", a comment I've seen a couple of times. Others, OTOH, don't seem to have any problems with it.
Interestingly, the vast vast majority of A3s I see are Sports with comparatively few SEs around. This could be simply down to people ordering based on a preference for the standard spec of the Sport over the SE and never test driving it beforehand (why do people do this!?) so for all I know loads of these Sport drivers could hate the suspension but have to live with it.
Be interested to hear people's thoughts on this.