RE: Driven: Audi RS3 Sportback

[OperationAlfa]

Mad, it looks like a normal S3.... Nothing special about it.

[veevee]

HeMightBeBanned said:

£40k for a tarted up Golf? The world's gone mad.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-Golf-2011-2-0-TSI-R-4MOTION-5dr-DSG-Hatchback-/320838962787

[BuzzLightyear]

Last year, I test drove an S3 with auto and couldn't get on with it at all. If you accelerated at low revs, nothing happened then it would drop a gear or two and come on boost and you'd have to come off the throttle to avoid hitting the car in front. Very difficult to modulate - at least on short acquaintance - I'd guess a manual would be better, but not available on the RS3...

[Tman87]

HeMightBeBanned said:

£40k for a tarted up Golf? The world's gone mad.

If you on VW's car configurator you can spec a golf R to almost £45k!!!

Not that i am calling this a bargain... both are too much for me

[MRCC]

Sure to take a hit depreciation wise as the P.R. spin goes into overdrive for new A3, shown imminently at Geneva incidentally.

Regards,

Mr. CC.

[donkamio]

if i saw one of these at the light in my 997C4S with the driver giving it the large i would think he's a right dreamer and rev off into oblivion. the fact that he will keep right up with me would wipe the smile right off my face. 4.6 0-60 is astounding!!! rebadging it as a 1.6tdi would be even cooler.

[HeMightBeBanned]

veevee said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-Golf-2011-2-0...

Case closed!

£40k buys a decent amount of nice metal. Daft to spend so much on a glorified shopping trolley.

[davidcharles]

...for real world quick driving, this would be fantastic. It would keep up with virtually anything on the road and still be a pretty nice thing to sit in. Ok so it won't perhaps excite as some others but some people don't want to be excited all the time and just want to make quick, comfortable progress.

...as a company car it would be ace ...personally i would have something else if i was buying but i can see the appeal.

[SonnyM]

deadmau5 said:

Nearly 1600kgs!

It weighs the same as an Aventador which has a V12 engine. Thats got to be something to brag about at Sunday footy.

[okie592]

as much as i dont like audis i cant deny i dont want that interior in my life

40k? rs500 money, and thats not going to depresiate

[anonymous-user]

Stealth car that will eat supercars! Not sure why its getting a bad response? I think this could be the perfect everyday transport!

[anonymous-user]

Luca Brasi said:

Nope. Frankly, you'd have to be mad to take this over a 1M imo.

why?

[Dagnut]

Dave Hedgehog said:

i believe haldex IV can be tweaked, i have seen a couple of mods for the TTRS haldex to give it 50/50 split i think

http://www.amdalcester.com/content.jsp?instruction...

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Monday 5th March 14:30

Not quite the same but is it? The main reason for using Haldex is its cheaper and easier on fuel if it's basically a fwd

[asimmalik]

Another cock-mobile from the guys at Audi. Simply a car for people to wave their penis's about saying "my car is as quick as a Ferrari."

[Luke.]

asimmalik said:

Another cock-mobile from the guys at Audi. Simply a car for people to wave their penis's about saying "my car is as quick as a Ferrari."

After 49 months of lurking, you post that insightful statement?

[superman84]

okie592 said:

as much as i dont like audis i cant deny i dont want that interior in my life

40k? rs500 money, and thats not going to depresiate

Not a huge fan of the Rs3, but youd have to be mental to spend 40k on a fwd focus with a naff, already dated wrap.

[Garlick]

asimmalik said:

Another cock-mobile from the guys at Audi. Simply a car for people to wave their penis's about saying "my car is as quick as a Ferrari."

Really?

[goodhand]

asimmalik said:

Another cock-mobile from the guys at Audi. Simply a car for people to wave their penis's about saying "my car is as quick as a Ferrari."

Eh? Surely, with its understated looks, it is quite the opposite.

[malbon]

Stealthtastic. I've been took out in a tweaked TTRS. Devastating all weather everyday tool. 1/3 of the price 997 Turbo - another dull looking generic car that I wouldn't mind owning too.

[rob.e]

Garlick said:

asimmalik said:

Another cock-mobile from the guys at Audi. Simply a car for people to wave their penis's about saying "my car is as quick as a Ferrari."

Really?

Yep, only it isn't. Evo took a bunch of super-hatches including the RS3 to the Alps last year along with an Enzo to do a "giant killers" type story, only it didn't work out that way - the Ferrari blitzed them completely.

I'd love one. Don't have the 40k spare however..