Well I went on the ADE yesterday and thought it was absolutely brilliant
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It is the most fun I've ever had whilst driving, I also learned very much from the day about both the cars and driving techniques.
I won't go into a big run down of all the exercises we did (would take me all day), I will talk a little about the cars and the day in general.
The Day
The day started at 0830 at Silverstone. It was very well organised with a nice friendly atmosphere. The instructors were extremely knowledgeable and incredible drivers. We had two German instructors and one Swede. The Germans were complete crazy nutters and kept telling people off when they did not drive fast enough. The Swede was probably the best driver of the 3 though. He took us for a couple of laps at the end of the day in the RS4 going sideways round every corner
The Cars
3.2 TT Sport S tronic - handled very nicely (much more feedback and feeling than you would get from the old TT), got given a massive amount of punishment and coped admirably. The sound from the 3.2 was not quite as good as I was expecting although that may be something to do with the awesome sound of the of the 4.2 V8 in the RS4 or the 5.2 V10 in the S6. Did not really feel any quicker than my 2.0T, not a bad thing though as it still felt quick!
RS4 -
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Need I say any more? It was just fantastic. When being pushed to its limits you could really feel what was going on and hence had very good idea of the inputs you need to give the car to gain your desired result. It was my favorite car of the day, no surprise there really.
There were a couple of guys on the day who owned RS4s - a cabrio and a saloon. They were on the fast lane change RS4 exercise with me. The exercise provoked some oversteer at speed you had to learn to bring the car under control again. I kid you not when I say they were the only people who could not bring the RS4s back under control, they were spinning out every time while the others (me included) were able to master it. Made me chuckle anyway.
S6 - Really impressed. I did not get the S6 before yesterday, I saw it as a direct rival to the M5 which it is not (RS6 will sort the M5 out). The S6 is all about cruising down the motorway in copious amounts of comfort, luxury and refinement in a sporty way. Should you need a little power to progress there is 5.2 V10 sitting under the bonnet which just makes the greatest sound and is stonkingly quick. It was the best sounding engine on the day. The car handled pretty well too although its extra bulk and weight did put it at a disadvantage to the TT and RS4. The DRLs looked very cool and at the end of the day I would have loved to have been able to complete my 2 hour drive home in the S6.
So I had a great day, learned a lot and would not hesitate in recommending it to others. Worth every penny in my opinion. Oh and I can now tell people I have been sideways in an RS4, S6 and 3.2 TT