It's very hard to tell I think, Monsoon is just that small shade lighter isn't it.
Grey is Grey........lol
It's very hard to tell I think, Monsoon is just that small shade lighter isn't it.
Where did the link go!? Was half way through watching it earlier in the pub and my battery died!
£36,430 for a Renault Megane er no thanks S3 anyday. £3000 cheaper, better built, better interior, better looking, Faster to 0-62, comfort, speed , refinement oh and an Audi badge.
^ I largely agree with you on the Seat.
But not once, have I ever, whilst wrestling and/or pogoing with my S3 around a corner dealing with the lack of grip and terminal understeer, have I ever paused to think, "it's ok, I can't get round this corner properly, but I have a nice interior and great residuals"
We all seek different things from our cars
However my biggest frustration is that something wearing a S badge can be so un-involving, lack steering finesse, and have suspension foibles unbecoming of a S car. And we know that it's easily put right, look at Seat and VW's MQB cars!
Its just that us old S3 codgers, have a soft spot for classy interiors and understeer,what more could you ask for...lol
Am still going to buy another Audi though.
Bit off topic but did I hear right that the S4 is coming out in saloon form this time round and not just the Avant ?
There you go RobBit off topic but did I hear right that the RS4 is coming out in saloon form this time round and not just the Avant ?
Lack of grip? Huh? What tyres are you running on?^ I largely agree with you on the Seat.
But not once, have I ever, whilst wrestling and/or pogoing with my S3 around a corner dealing with the lack of grip and terminal understeer, have I ever paused to think, "it's ok, I can't get round this corner properly, but I have a nice interior and great residuals"
We all seek different things from our cars
Lack of grip? Huh? What tyres are you running on?
I'm still at complete loss to understand why some of you bought an S3 in the first place seeing as how all these supposed 'defects' have been apparently plaguing the entire S line-up for several incarnations?
I don't know about the rest of you but I couldn't give a monkey's toss about track performance I bought my S3 to drive on the road
I'm still at complete loss to understand why some of you bought an S3 in the first place seeing as how all these supposed 'defects' have been apparently plaguing the entire S line-up for several incarnations?
I don't know about the rest of you but I couldn't give a monkey's toss about track performance I bought my S3 to drive on the road
Would you consider the new S4 when it comes out? Will have the virtual cockpit etc
I love how some of you guys are taking this so seriously, like its gospel !!
Firstly, it was always going to be a Senna v Prost showdown, no matter what. That was the whole point of getting those two there.
Prost had to have the Renault, Senna had the S3 because his first ever car was a S3. But no matter what cars they ended up in, they would have been the last two cars standing!
How then, to eliminate the quicker Leon and Golf?
Simple - The only car that started in Launch Control was the S3, both the lighter Leon and Golf didn't start with LC in the first segment, the autotest. Heck, they even let the Megane have 2 goes because the first attempt was rubbish!
The other sleight of hand that they played was in calling the Golf "heavier" - in the kerb (unladed) weights - VW always include a 75kg driver, Audi don't, so on paper the Golf is heavier (because they include the weight of the driver).
Fairly straightforward from now, the Megane out-corners and out-brakes the S3 on that circuit, and the S3 claws back position on the straights because it has more power (and traction)............. but on the the last drag to the finish....... it doesn't make it up! How convenient!
And that.... is how to make an exciting entertaining TV piece. But not a benchmarking exercise. It's all about the Senna v Prost showdown.