RE: (Also) official: Audi S3 Sportback
Discussion
CraigyMc said:
MonkeyMatt said:
MyCC said:
Is anyone else hugely bored with Audi's at the moment?! Just can't get excited about their point & squirt mentality, aside from the R8 of course.
Regards,
My CC.
Have you driven a new A3?Regards,
My CC.
If Skoda made the same car though... then it'd be ace.
Regards,
My CC.
toppstuff said:
oojonoo said:
toppstuff said:
I think Audi misjudged the market with the A3. It will sell well I am sure. But it is too conservative.
it will sell well - and this is a misjudgement of the market?I can't imagine an owner of a , say, 2011 model A3 being in a desperate rush to upgrade. In contrast, every potential buyer in this class will look at the new Merc. Some will buy one. In the past they would have all probably defaulted to the A3. Not any more.
It will sell well. It is an Audi after all. But IMO they would sell more if they had been a bit braver.
Yeah, they really dropped a clanger there didn't they.
NelsonR32 said:
Hmm. The new A3 is lighter, faster, has much more efficient engines with the lowest CO2 in its class, has a better designed interior, has more room inside, has technology Mercedes can only dream of and is cheaper when compared spec for spec.
Yeah, they really dropped a clanger there didn't they.
And yet all that doesn't make it a better car... What is this technology Mercedes can only dream of???Yeah, they really dropped a clanger there didn't they.
MonkeyMatt said:
HighwayStar said:
And yet all that doesn't make it a better car... What is this technology Mercedes can only dream of???
The new A3 is way better than the last one. I havnt driven the A-class but in all the tests I have read the A3 comes out on top.I really like my car, for what it is it's cheap to run, looks great but I don't love it. If Audi don't get it together come time to change then I'm done with Audi.
NelsonR32 said:
toppstuff said:
oojonoo said:
toppstuff said:
I think Audi misjudged the market with the A3. It will sell well I am sure. But it is too conservative.
it will sell well - and this is a misjudgement of the market?I can't imagine an owner of a , say, 2011 model A3 being in a desperate rush to upgrade. In contrast, every potential buyer in this class will look at the new Merc. Some will buy one. In the past they would have all probably defaulted to the A3. Not any more.
It will sell well. It is an Audi after all. But IMO they would sell more if they had been a bit braver.
Yeah, they really dropped a clanger there didn't they.
Old A3 owner rocks up to a dealer to maybe chop in their 2 year old A3. Only problem is that if they buy the new one, their neighbours and workmates are not going to even notice they got a new car. This matters !
A friend of ours has an A3. Early 30's, professional couple, classic target A3 customer. Fancied a change. Looked at the A3. Got a bit bored. They have a new Mercedes A220Cdi on order. By all accounts Mercedes dealers are seeing a LOT of traffic from A3 owners making a change. I can understand why.
MonkeyMatt said:
Guvernator said:
This to be honest ^^^^
I have no idea why Audi decided that it's smallish 5 door hatchback should look like an estate from now on but it looks sh*t.
In fact why do all modern hatchbacks either look like an MPV, an estate, boring or are otherwise badly designed? SOMEONE please design a good looking normal 5 door hatchback so I can buy one!
The sportback is longer than the 3 door and has always been marketed as a halfway house between estate and hatchI have no idea why Audi decided that it's smallish 5 door hatchback should look like an estate from now on but it looks sh*t.
In fact why do all modern hatchbacks either look like an MPV, an estate, boring or are otherwise badly designed? SOMEONE please design a good looking normal 5 door hatchback so I can buy one!
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