see you should of got that hoover mate
Think I might still…….
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reviews
- Thread starter 8YARWY
- Start date
Think I might still…….
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2015
- Messages
- 6,006
- Reaction score
- 7,311
- Points
- 113
Crazy times more powerful car is faster than less powerful car.
TX.
Sent from my BBB100-2 using Tapatalk
TX.
Sent from my BBB100-2 using Tapatalk
BMW M 240 vs RS3 8Y
www.zero2turbo.com
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
BMW M240i xDrive and Audi RS 3 Sedan Set Identical Lap Times Around Hockenheim
Where would your money go if you wanted to add one to the garage?
www.zero2turbo.com
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
BMW M 240 vs RS3 8Y
BMW M240i xDrive and Audi RS 3 Sedan Set Identical Lap Times Around Hockenheim
Where would your money go if you wanted to add one to the garage?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I do find it impressive that the BMW managed an almost identical time with less power and more weight. They did make special note that they think it was on the superior tyre but no idea how much faster it would be in reality. Good showing from them both.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2015
- Messages
- 6,006
- Reaction score
- 7,311
- Points
- 113
Must be something going on as same time yet heavier and less power is breaking the laws of physics.
TX.
Sent from my BBB100-2 using Tapatalk
I’m sure having an extra cog in that gearbox could certainly be helping, and that engine is likely close to the actual output of the Audi as well I’d imagine. So maybe not as strange as I initially thought, but I imagine those tyres are certainly helping.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Oh dear
Getting as bad as Archie
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Did they not say in their previous videos they where going to mod it like hell? I’m sure I done more mods than them
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2015
- Messages
- 6,006
- Reaction score
- 7,311
- Points
- 113
Oh dear
Getting as bad as Archie
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
So I can't even get a build week and these tw*ts are in their 2nd RS3 already
TX.
So I can't even get a build week and these tw*ts are in their 2nd RS3 already
TX.
Come on John, your lagging behind……
Dealer emailed me just now, they just had a build date(July) for an exclusive they ordered in……….august last year
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It’s all about the social media pull factor! Same with Archie and schmeeSo I can't even get a build week and these tw*ts are in their 2nd RS3 already
TX.
They'll tolerate the RS3's bad points and get another just because it'll get their channels more dosh that's good Business for you tubers.... at least he was honest goes like a RS3 steers like a TT.....
Got bored before the RS3 finished its lap who won this pointless match ....lol
How do you figure the M240i has the better interior? Because motor journalists told you? I have been in both the M135i and S3 8Y one after the other for 24 hours test drives. Contrary to what motor journalists told me the S3 had the better interior. The motor journalist world has always been very biased to BMW! Test drive both yourself then make an assessment don't rely on other people's opinions.
I’ll definitely second that. I have a friend with an M135i and although it’s a good interior I definitely wouldn’t say that it’s much, if any, better than the RS3.
On my test drive as soon as I put it in RS Performance mode and started having fun I forgot all about the interior being almost identical to a normal A3. And for me, that’s one of the reasons I still want the car because I find the drive fun. Would a more exciting interior be preferable? Absolutely. Is it what the car is about though? I’d argue not.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The M135i buttons and screens aren't as good quality as the S3. They don't go as bright and are certainly not as sharp. The seats aren't as good and the nappa leather with the diamond stitching just feels classier than the leather you find in the M135i. Both have low down scratchy plastics. The arm rest in the M135i isn't damped when you put it up and back down, it just slams down like something really poor quality. The internal door handles in the M135i feel cheap. The interior ambient lights in the M135i are of a much lower quality than what you find in this S3. The gear stick feels cheap and what really annoyed me what the Hill hold assist - In the M135i you had to slam the brake hard for it to one in the S3 it's effortless. I'd say the only thing that was better in the M135i was the carpets and the M stitching on the seat belts. Everything else you touch and feel is just so much better in the S3.
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2015
- Messages
- 6,006
- Reaction score
- 7,311
- Points
- 113
Still don't get it though as M240 is heavier and has less powerLol true…. Nowt in it really. A draw
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
M2 when it arrives will be nuts!TX.
Still don't get it though as M240 is heavier and has less power
TX.
I’d imagine the tyres are helping a lot, but it’s obviously a fast platform as well.
I did notice that he was going into corners off throttle in the RS3 and that’s when I found you got understeer. Best feel for me was slow down then be on the throttle round and out of the corner so I don’t know if a change of driving style and the same tyres as the BMW would’ve helped the RS3’s time.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Still don't get it though as M240 is heavier and has less power
TX.
don’t John……..you’ll get everyone cancelling orders.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2015
- Messages
- 6,006
- Reaction score
- 7,311
- Points
- 113
I love my M2 (current car) it just scares the crap out of me in the wet or damp conditions! Hell even on a dry day it can go pear shaped - just the other day I was "having a play" on a perfectly dry road and it nearly put me in the ditch!don’t John……..you’ll get everyone cancelling orders.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
TX.
Hmmm not much fun if it’s trying to see you off though……
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2016
- Messages
- 454
- Reaction score
- 681
- Points
- 93
Not to start a dyno debate but this M240 on this particular dyno has 406hp & 560Nm stock.Still don't get it though as M240 is heavier and has less power
TX.
Still rather have the RS3 though
Well for a start the new 240im interior is based on the new 3 series not the 1 series that's why it's interior is better l have driven mostly every performance bmw in the last few years....as my son was a manager for BMW...so your presumption of where my opinion comes from is wrong
Last edited:
Some rant that mate but on a lighter note as long as your happy with your S3 that's all that matters ....l think you've gotten a little confused with the 1 series and the new 2 series they're built on different platforms....ergo the 2 series has a 3 series interior
I don’t know what’s different between the 1, 2 and 3 series specifically, but the 3 certainly feels a lot more premium than the 2 when you sit in them back to back. Just wouldn’t be able to tell you exactly what the differences are.
I still like the Audi interior better, but I agree for the car you’re buying it could definitely be made to feel a bit more special from factory.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I don’t know what’s different between the 1, 2 and 3 series specifically, but the 3 certainly feels a lot more premium than the 2 when you sit in them back to back. Just wouldn’t be able to tell you exactly what the differences are.
I still like the Audi interior better, but I agree for the car you’re buying it could definitely be made to feel a bit more special from factory.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The design of the new 3er dials ruins it for me… prefer the dials in the wife’s 9 year old 1er - classic bmw dials
Prefer the leather in the audi over the bmw leather.
Neither bmw/audi interior is good/bad enough to make me chose one car over the other
Is it a comp?
I found non comp was going to kill me at any minute whereas the comp was more linear and punished you only if you took the pi@s.
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2015
- Messages
- 6,006
- Reaction score
- 7,311
- Points
- 113
That depends on what you prioritise the most ....interior or exterior....BMW's interior wins Audi's exterior on the saloon wins but the sportback just looks a bit ungainly too heavy at the front....in proportion to the rear....Also dependant on how familiar you are with audis virtual cockpit ....you won't beThe design of the new 3er dials ruins it for me… prefer the dials in the wife’s 9 year old 1er - classic bmw dials
Prefer the leather in the audi over the bmw leather.
Neither bmw/audi interior is good/bad enough to make me chose one car over the other
I wasn’t even expecting the RS3 to win on the drag race to be honest. Being a good 100+ hp down, with one fewer gears and also on less grippy tyres it was never going to win the rolling race.
Nothing a simple tune couldn’t fix when they crack the ECU I’d imagine.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Lol. Can appreciate that for sure - it’s an eye opener but very rewarding as you spend more time with it I found… can easily see why rwd/bmw drivers get pulled into track days to learn the driving dynamics in a safer environment.
