Not sure how to put it in words but the S3 doesn't feel like a car with 310hp. I was expecting more coming from a 125hp 1.4 TFSI 8P A3.
I couldn't agree more.As said earlier for circa £50k there are some proper dedicated sporty cars rather than family 5dr hatches modified to be sporty..............lights touchpaper and exits stage left
What were you expecting? I made the same move via a 150bhp 2.0TDI and in all departments the cars are different IMHO
If you were expecting more after upping your BHP by nearly 2.5 times and getting a new interior you will be deeply disappointed in the RS3 then as that is only going to add another 50 bhp or thereabouts and nothing internally of any significance from you current 310
I ripped up as set of tyres on a slalom course with an RS3 on an Audi Sport track day and whilst it was fun I would have had almost as much fun in my S3 so have never really contemplated buying one as you are never going to get close to using all the power on UK roads. For the extra £10-£15K over a S3 I would consider a Porsche Cayman over an RS3 for a completely different type of driving experience
I agree with this & the RS only coming as 4/5 drs it's soon to be a favourite with the sticky finger brigade too, so the question will soon become 'Who's going to be first to lose the RS3?'...No. For the money, there are better and more serious performance cars on offer imo. That money would get me into a nearly new Porsche...
Yeah I agree on the doors....you want the RS at this level to at least have the option of 3 door hatch or in a coupe shape which might well swing it for them/us/me!I agree with this & the RS only coming as 4/5 drs it's soon to be a favourite with the sticky finger brigade too, so the question will soon become 'Who's going to be first to lose the RS3?'...
I have driven the pre facelift car around half a dozen times so inI've spoken to a few guys who have had the RS3 and didn't have them long. They said they wished they had got the S3 and tweaked it. But it's all opinionated, I think if you went from S3 to RS3 then you would probably be disappointed in some way. Again though if you went straight to RS3 from a fiesta then it would be mind blowing.
I'm another fan of RS3 over S3 and can compare the two as we have one of each on the drive. Yes there isn't much in it speed wise however the RS3 has so much more drama to go with it that I was swayed. The gap between the 2 was about £10k PFL although RS3 came with extra standard kit vs S3 and that engine of course. Not sure what the gap is now with FL cars.
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We won't know this until they release it in the UK also the power gap is larger now so your gonna pay more for that,PFL your RS3 came with the £900 option of the led headlights as standard and front and rear parking sensors ie comfort package, Audi won't make matrix headlights standard on it though, maybe the comfort pack will though
Dynamic package was £1800 upgraded alloys £895,metallic paint £575,privacy glass £350,bang&olufsen, £750 technology package £1500 supersport seats,£700,£975 for pano-roof add all these £6745 for a top spec car so £47k, didn't add styling package but hey l was only concentrating on the real nice options that's S3 spec money now so same spec RS3 £57There will be £5k of options at least that are "must have". Not many bog standard PFL RS3s got delivered other than the original dealer orders and tbf they are NASTY.
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For me (leaving emotion and willy waving at the door for the moment) not worth the change if the projected pricing is correct, plus no 3dr and DSG only and the on the road performance difference isn't large enough (engine does sound magnificent though)............count the number of times you run out of performance in an S3 in a road environment. Our household is lucky enough to be able to buy one tomorrow but I am all about justification of cost and what it gives me over the current S3.
As said earlier for circa £50k there are some proper dedicated sporty cars rather than family 5dr hatches modified to be sporty..............lights touchpaper and exits stage left
Yeah somewhat true, but on such a car a few nice options will really add to the cars appeal in every single way, a basic specced RS3 /S3 can become a very dull place to be indeed, they also increase the cars desirability into the bargain when selling onYou buy the RS3 for the legendary 5pot engine, not its other options!
Yeah somewhat true, but on such a car a few nice options will really add to the cars appeal in every single way, a basic specced RS3 /S3 can become a very dull place to be indeed, they also increase the cars desirability into the bargain when selling on
You buy the RS3 for the legendary 5pot engine, not its other options!