Hi
I've been browsing this forum for a couple of weeks now since my wife ordered an 8Y S3, and thought I'd get involved.
Although It will be my wife's car, we basically share both of our cars and it's fair to say I'm more the enthusiast although she now takes more of an interest than I ever thought she would. She's currently in an 8V A3 Sport, but wants something 'nippier'. She's clearly been spoilt by her previous A1 (same power output but lighter and more nimble) and even more so by my M240i (which I can't recommend enough and doubt I'll ever sell).
Our order: S3 Sportback, Mythos Black, C&S, Pan Roof, Ambient Lighting, Matrix lights. I'm hoping that we've struck really lucky, and will have ordered too late for the software issues and early enough to keep the matrix headlights. Ordered end of Jan, given Build Week 17 which has now moved to 14 (although dealer doesn't seem 100% confident about this).
Anyway, much of the debate on here seems to be around the aesthetics - which are always going to be subjective. Personally, I prefer much of the 8Y look, but it's a shame that they've clearly skimped on a few materials. I also think it's a bit of very canny marketing to basically sell the Golf 8 at the same, if not higher, price than the S3 based on a few extra BHP which will be barely noticeable in daily driving (in fact if you watch enough reviews/comparisons you'll see that the S3 is a little more responsive at 'normal' speeds) - whilst equipping it with a pretty average interior and unintuitive infotainment. But each to their own.
I'm far more interested in how the cars drive and, on that note, I wonder if any of the current 8Y S3 owners can give a bit of insight into the effect changing the Quattro settings in Individual Mode has on the drive? I would assume that putting Quattro into Dynamic increases rear wheel bias etc, but would be good to get a view. Something I've heard in a few reviews (although the quality of most review is fairly poor in this regard) is that the 8Y handles a lot better than previous S3s and is more adjustable etc - so that's definitely good to hear.
Anyway - have enjoyed browsing and have already learned a lot from you guys (certain obnoxious 8V fanboys aside) - so looking forward to getting involved a bit.
I've been browsing this forum for a couple of weeks now since my wife ordered an 8Y S3, and thought I'd get involved.
Although It will be my wife's car, we basically share both of our cars and it's fair to say I'm more the enthusiast although she now takes more of an interest than I ever thought she would. She's currently in an 8V A3 Sport, but wants something 'nippier'. She's clearly been spoilt by her previous A1 (same power output but lighter and more nimble) and even more so by my M240i (which I can't recommend enough and doubt I'll ever sell).
Our order: S3 Sportback, Mythos Black, C&S, Pan Roof, Ambient Lighting, Matrix lights. I'm hoping that we've struck really lucky, and will have ordered too late for the software issues and early enough to keep the matrix headlights. Ordered end of Jan, given Build Week 17 which has now moved to 14 (although dealer doesn't seem 100% confident about this).
Anyway, much of the debate on here seems to be around the aesthetics - which are always going to be subjective. Personally, I prefer much of the 8Y look, but it's a shame that they've clearly skimped on a few materials. I also think it's a bit of very canny marketing to basically sell the Golf 8 at the same, if not higher, price than the S3 based on a few extra BHP which will be barely noticeable in daily driving (in fact if you watch enough reviews/comparisons you'll see that the S3 is a little more responsive at 'normal' speeds) - whilst equipping it with a pretty average interior and unintuitive infotainment. But each to their own.
I'm far more interested in how the cars drive and, on that note, I wonder if any of the current 8Y S3 owners can give a bit of insight into the effect changing the Quattro settings in Individual Mode has on the drive? I would assume that putting Quattro into Dynamic increases rear wheel bias etc, but would be good to get a view. Something I've heard in a few reviews (although the quality of most review is fairly poor in this regard) is that the 8Y handles a lot better than previous S3s and is more adjustable etc - so that's definitely good to hear.
Anyway - have enjoyed browsing and have already learned a lot from you guys (certain obnoxious 8V fanboys aside) - so looking forward to getting involved a bit.