The most fun AWD vehicle `Petrol` with no `lag` everyday

[Brian the snail]

I'm after a AWD petrol vehicle with 4 seats (sorry Porsche) that's instant off the mark, no turbo lag, no auto lag. That's very quick and fun to drive.

Budget up to 40K

Manual preferred but a super quick auto would be fine if it doesn't have lag - did I say I hate lag ?


Focus RS ?
Jaguar F-Pace ?
RS3 ?

Everyone is buying Golf Rs ……..

Running costs / mpg / doesn't matter.


Current Car is a C63 AMG (205) and fed up with no traction so looking for AWD
Previous car was a M135i which was very good but a bit small (thinking back it was nippy)
Weekend fun car is a 2006 R53 MINI Checkmate 1.6 Supercharged with a G4 Link ECU
Work vehicle is a Amarok V6 oil burner

[rayyan171]

RS7. Would recommend a F10 M5 if you didn't need AWD.

[Brian the snail]

rayyan171 said:

RS7. Would recommend a F10 M5 if you didn't need AWD.

RS7 is a bit big and heavy, I tried the M5 last year and even though it was fantastic, it needs to be AWD ( which the new versions are) but a bit above my budget

Maybe I should just wait for the M4 AWD for 2020 ?

[Tired]

If you can find an extra £10k down the back of the sofa, you can buy a new C43 AMG.

Or is that just going to feel like a direct downgrade from your current car?

Actually, seems second hand ones can be had from £35k ish. Didn't realise they'd been about since 2016

[HM-2]

It's a bit of a tough one really. Do you actually mean "lag", or do you mean "boost threshold"?
Most turbo cars don't really have much, if any perceptible lag these days, but they do still have a noticeable boost threshold.

Have you tried an A45 AMG?

Short of that, the only actually N/A, AWD £40k car I can think of is a B8 RS4 and that's probably not going to touch a C63 for "fun".

[RedAMG45]

Hi
Try a A45 I have had two
A non facelift and current version go with latter

Amazing traction and pretty fast

[anonymous-user]

Brian the snail said:

I'm after a AWD petrol vehicle with 4 seats (sorry Porsche) that's instant off the mark, no turbo lag, no auto lag. That's very quick and fun to drive.

Budget up to 40K

Manual preferred but a super quick auto would be fine if it doesn't have lag - did I say I hate lag ?


Focus RS ?
Jaguar F-Pace ?
RS3 ?

Everyone is buying Golf Rs ……..

Running costs / mpg / doesn't matter.


Current Car is a C63 AMG (205) and fed up with no traction so looking for AWD
Previous car was a M135i which was very good but a bit small (thinking back it was nippy)
Weekend fun car is a 2006 R53 MINI Checkmate 1.6 Supercharged with a G4 Link ECU
Work vehicle is a Amarok V6 oil burner

Are you sure you want to go quick, brian the snail

All joking aside, newer shape impreza sti is stupid quick with a low threshold.

Nice and loud and awd too !

[Captain Smerc]

GLA 45 AMG grips & goes very well .

[SimpleSimonSays]

Audi S4 with an MRC stage 2 engine and gearbox remap?

Not the most chuckable thing, but it goes like stink!

[Brian the snail]

Thank you for the replies, I was a big fan of the Impreza's, maybe its time to try one again.
Hadn't though about the A45 AMG that sounds rather good

[Dave Hedgehog]

Captain Smerc said:

GLA 45 AMG grips & goes very well .

agreed but i am biased

[Hol]

SimpleSimonSays said:

Audi S4 with an MRC stage 2 engine and gearbox remap?

Not the most chuckable thing, but it goes like stink!

This ^^. Its supercharged so lag isn't relevant.

If you want a coupe instead of a saloon or estate the S5 is the same drivetrain.


I bought mine in an attempt to find a less obvious answer to another impreza or evo.

[Brian the snail]

HM-2 said:

It's a bit of a tough one really. Do you actually mean "lag", or do you mean "boost threshold"?
Most turbo cars don't really have much, if any perceptible lag these days, but they do still have a noticeable boost threshold.

Have you tried an A45 AMG?

Short of that, the only actually N/A, AWD £40k car I can think of is a B8 RS4 and that's probably not going to touch a C63 for "fun".

I suppose I mean the Lag = THe time you put your foot on the throttle to the time it accelerates quickly, maybe I should have said also quick off the mark.. I also have a Amarok V6 Auto, its quick once its built up boost and everything is spinning, but if you want to nip out infront of someone are roar off up the road, its a NO lol !

[Brian the snail]

Hol said:

This ^^. Its supercharged so lag isn't relevant.

If you want a coupe instead of a saloon or estate the S5 is the same drivetrain.


I bought mine in an attempt to find a less obvious answer to another impreza or evo.

Its what I did 10 years ago ! bought a Audi S3 3.2 V6 DSG to replace a Impreza WR1, the Audi was a very good car pity you cant buy a 3.2 V6 Petrol now

[beanoir]

F10 M5 and a Subaru Impreza Sti

Solved my problem!