What system have they replaced the 'mag ride' with then?
Looks ok to me. Pretty much the same as the f/l...''If it aint broke don't fix it''![]()
Am looking elsewhere within the brand as this is not doing it for me. Interior is based on the new Q3, of which I have worked on a good number and its not as well built or as "premium" as the outgoing A3. Centre console alone put me off!
Very surprising given the new Golf R is rumoured to have 329bhp I think? Can’t imagine they’d give more power to the Golf given the S3 is the ‘premium brand model’... and honestly not all that impressed, it has given me no desire to upgrade from my current S3Same bhp as outgoing, I’m surprised by that. The car looks too high to me.
Pretty sure that isn’t the real interior is it? It shows a Q3 on the MMi and the door mirrors don’t match the same as the exterior dar that the presenter was driving? Having said this, I’m at work and video is on mute so it could e mentioned in the audio
I read Autocar this morning and the story is just the same as given in this video. I am also surprised about the engine HP not being increased but maybe there is a surprise to come in Geneva at the launch? The Autocar article talks about a 5% improvement over the old car so it will be interesting to see what that translates to in terms of added cost when you use the online configurator to compare it with your own car!!!
5% improvement in what?
Engine power? would translate as 311 bhp.
5% improvement in comfort? Would anyone notice?
5% improvement in handling? Would anyone notice?
5% improvement seems a very low number for a all new model compared to the one it's replacing.
5% improvement in what?
Engine power? would translate as 311 bhp.
5% improvement in comfort? Would anyone notice?
5% improvement in handling? Would anyone notice?
5% improvement seems a very low number for a all new model compared to the one it's replacing.
I still think the Merc has the edge on the exterior based on this pic in the video ...
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But hopefully the final production model will change my view.
Still on about that bland fugly Mercedes that looks like a last gen Korean hatchback.......mate lol
V odd, may be the 329 was just speculation, I’m still surprised though as they could easily add 10% as the tuning boxes show without major development works.Very surprising given the new Golf R is rumoured to have 329bhp I think? Can’t imagine they’d give more power to the Golf given the S3 is the ‘premium brand model’... and honestly not all that impressed, it has given me no desire to upgrade from my current S3
Does anyone who buys a S or RS car care about this?Efficiency / emissions?
lol when I had my S3 I had the current mpg showing for the first hour then switched it off, if it had been kept on I'd have never put my foot down!Does anyone who buys a S or RS car care about this?![]()
Does anyone who buys a S or RS car care about this?![]()
Does anyone who buys a S or RS car care about this?![]()
Same I averaged 12k a year in mine, whilst I wasn’t wowed by the car I couldn’t knock the engines performance, very fast and economical, I averaged c35mpg over 3 years in mine, not bad at all.Well kind of when l do 10k a year in it.....cant say more than that to be honest,those that dont aint doing that mileage per yer
fair enough. i only do around 5-6k a year in mine..Mpg has never been an issue anyway but if I did 10 or more k miles then I would've thought the S3 wasn't too bad a compromise on performance vs efficiency compared to other motors with similar bhp??Well kind of when l do 10k a year in it.....cant say more than that to be honest,those that dont aint doing that mileage per yer
Does anyone who buys a S or RS car care about this?![]()
I walk more than 5k miles a year lolfair enough. i only do around 5-6k a year in mine..Mpg has never been an issue anyway but if I did 10 or more k miles then I would've thought the S3 wasn't too bad a compromise on performance vs efficiency compared to other motors with similar bhp??
lol one of my mates is into his cycling, he was off yesterday and did 40 mile! I haven't done that in the car all weekI walk more than 5k miles a year lol
50 mile commute a day impractical and stupid not to have the car in efficiency mode 90% of the journey,but by keeping the car in efficiency ... when l do need a bit of power? my God the car feels so fast
Anyway back to the new A3 does the new S3 have a all new engine or does it just have the same engine but reworked ie ruined even more.
Its early doors yet but i sense Audi have not gone to town with this new car and that's a shame because they have missed a big opportunity to jump ahead of the new 1 series and A class both of which l feel are pretty average offerings
We are living in a car world full of mediocrity now and it's only starting
Had a laugh at the "What Car" journalist quote the new S3 available to order this May with delivery in July never gonna happen lol
What car did mention about the new A3s build quality....being "Not as good as the old model and also some cheap looking/feeling interior plastics!!!! why do they do this ....to such an important car ....for them l can't fathom their logic out
I would if I could but I can,t be Ar ,sedI walk more than 5k miles a year lol
50 mile commute a day impractical and stupid not to have the car in efficiency mode 90% of the journey,but by keeping the car in efficiency ... when l do need a bit of power? my God the car feels so fast
Anyway back to the new A3 does the new S3 have a all new engine or does it just have the same engine but reworked ie ruined even more.
Its early doors yet but i sense Audi have not gone to town with this new car and that's a shame because they have missed a big opportunity to jump ahead of the new 1 series and A class both of which l feel are pretty average offerings
We are living in a car world full of mediocrity now and it's only starting
Had a laugh at the "What Car" journalist quote the new S3 available to order this May with delivery in July never gonna happen lol
What car did mention about the new A3s build quality....being "Not as good as the old model and also some cheap looking/feeling interior plastics!!!! why do they do this ....to such an important car ....for them l can't fathom their logic out
The statement that the interior was cheaper looking with hard plastic bits also concerned me, along with a touch screen for most functions, seriously speaks of cutting costs. A touch screen for most functions is definitely cheaper to produce than buttons and other tactile devices and is also dangerous to use as that requires taking your eyes off the road.
I will take a gander at the saloon, but I am not impressed with the hatchback. Methinks my 2017 S3 will be sitting in it's stall for quite a while, as nothing that is available in this category makes me want to whip down to the dealership to purchase. An S4 with the petrol V6 that it comes with in Canada maybe my next choice.