RE: Audi RS Q3 - official

[Luke167]

Rahul uk said:

Models like this (hopefully they make an RSQ5) provide choice and that can only be a good thing.

Bang on! I think it looks awesome!

[Composite Guru]

Well thats the RS badge ruined for me.

Seems that these fast SUV's are becoming popular because people are getting that fat they cant get into low sporty shaped cars.

[f328nvl]

rtz62 said:

toppstuff said:

I have met mwstewart a few times and knowing him, this is more than likely a very subtle bilingual joke based on the spelling of the verb "to loose" as in to release - from the Germanic root that gives them "los", normally used when opening fire on something. A commentary on Audi wilfully broadening their horizons and destroying their previous image, no doubt.

Is that like the grammatical joke, regarding;

the difference between "knowing your st" and "knowing your'e st"????

Oh dear, bad time for a typo!

[dave stew]

toppstuff said:

mwstewart said:

I agree that Audi seem to be loosing their way.

con·de·scend·ing
/ˌkändəˈsendiNG/
Adjective

Acting in a way that betrays a feeling of patronizing superiority.
(of an action) Demonstrating such an attitude.

Synonyms
patronizing - gracious

[GroundEffect]

mrdemon said:

quick remap for a 420Bhp one nice

great engine.

You think the cooling pack can handle another 110PS, which will likely mean 40kW heat to coolant on top?

[BoostMonkey]

E-B said:

Hmmm, an Evoque with performance enhancements by Bowler...............

They are already on it, be it with some sport parts

550bhp Supercharged 5.0ltr V8

[schmalex]

I like the idea of that car a lot

[trando]

My wife would like this car. It would mean a quicker trip to the supermarket...

[FWDRacer]

China and other new markets have no reference point on what "RS" used to mean. That is why Audi seemingly defiling its brand make no sense to us Europeans. It is a licence to print money in China however...

[Frimley111R]

Blanchie said:

Much like the X6M, utterly pointless but what the market seems to be demanding, they'll sell loads

Agreed but the boss of the M division said that in the wet it was the fastest M 'car'. Still hideous and stupid though.

[Cotic]

benzpassion said:

Much inane ramblings, ending with "...and Ford may not allow third party usage of its top line EcoBoost engine."

Of course, the Radical is fitted with a 300BHP version of that very engine. Best not tell Ford.

[JayEll]

benzpassion said:

- ever heard of the X1 xDrive35i, available from BMW USA?

http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/Vehicles/20...

Makes what you said above invalid.

exactly.. isn't the X3 up against the Q5???

[gjackson]

BoostMonkey said:

They are already on it, be it with some sport parts

550bhp Supercharged 5.0ltr V8

My eyes! My eyes!

Appreciate it's design exercise but it will need the 550bhp without privacy glass! No one will want to be seen in that!

[Friggerpants]

toppstuff said:

mwstewart said:

I agree that Audi seem to be loosing their way.

Do one tw@t act.

I didn't realise that this board is subjected to the grammar nazi's.

[CurvaParabolica]

y2blade said:

[toppstuff]

Friggerpants said:

Do one tw@t act.

Huh?

[Nors]

I'm a bit confused here.

If you want a fast SUV from Audi, why would you buy this over the SQ5? Ok, it's diesel, but 309bhp and a RSQ3 trouncing 479lbft of torque over 310lbft with a nominal weight difference. SQ5 is also 5.1sec to 0-62, and better fuel economy.

Ok the Petrol engine and resulting characteristics will appeal to some, but it's still a weird one to me.

Edit: Only a single exhaust too, not exactly RS!!

Edited by Nors on Wednesday 20th February 12:26

[benzpassion]

Cotic said:

Of course, the Radical is fitted with a 300BHP version of that very engine. Best not tell Ford.

You've missed the point, smartar$e.

I imagine most anyone can by some means get their hands on a 240PS Ford EcoBoost engine and tune it, as I imagine Radical and some others do.

However, that's a world of difference from being able to buy a Ford-developed, tuned EcoBoost, as would be the case with a ~300 horsepower Ford RS spec engine, with associated to Ford standards durability and so on.

That o.k. with you now, mate?


PS the next Ford Focus RS, due around 2014/15, will get a development of the current 2 litre EcoBoost engine, bored out to 2.3 litres capacity, and will also go in the next Ford Mustang - the one the three old men on Top Gear mocked - and will produce up to 350 horsepower. Just too bad it won't be available to the Evoque - as it's a FORD engine.

Edited by benzpassion on Wednesday 20th February 12:37

Edited by benzpassion on Wednesday 20th February 12:40

[Cotic]

Friggerpants said:

Do one tw@t act.

I didn't realise that this board is subjected to the grammar nazi's.

That's 'nazis'.

[Wolands Advocate]

leemanning said:

Also, an RS with a single oval exhaust?

Yes, I saw that! Looks a bit Halfords to have just one dustbin-sized pipe on the back.

Didn't know there was a 35i version of the X1. That must be a seriously Q car.