RE: Audi RS Q3 | Driven
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This is better looking than the old one, there is one where i work and the proportions on it are all out of kilter.
I'd personally still much rather have the hatch or saloon versions and enjoy the (relative) lightness, but if looking into peoples back gardens is your thing i'm sure this is much better at it
I'd personally still much rather have the hatch or saloon versions and enjoy the (relative) lightness, but if looking into peoples back gardens is your thing i'm sure this is much better at it
waftycranker said:
But it’s lost the one other thing I liked from the original RS Q3........ a single side exhaust. It was nice to see something vaguely sporting with a single sider.
I do understand what you are saying, but I found it a bit strange that they would give a car as quick/powerful as this and only give it one exhaust. I only had one exhaust on my 2009 520d and I understood that because it was such a slug performance wise, but these are very quick in comparison though.
cerb4.5lee said:
Wills2 said:
ubbs said:
Wills2 said:
Pick it up tomorrow Lee, it'll be a change from the other M cars and we'll see how we get on. 
What colour did you go for? It feels very purposeful to drive which I think makes it different to the others that go from soft and lazy to angry depending on the mode selected this is always a bit eager.
Wills2 said:
Well it's early days and it's pretty grim up here today, but it's very eager and quite keen, it'll take some getting used the driving position but that's just different to what I'm used to, plenty of poke even on small throttle openings, the ride is firm but not crashy as some have reported.
It feels very purposeful to drive which I think makes it different to the others that go from soft and lazy to angry depending on the mode selected this is always a bit eager.
Thanks. I'm a big fan of them and I'm sure that you will be very happy with it. I considered getting a X3 M40i and I'd imagine the X3M to be on a completely different level for certain. Wishing you all the best with it. It feels very purposeful to drive which I think makes it different to the others that go from soft and lazy to angry depending on the mode selected this is always a bit eager.
k up about it then. 
Owned a 14 plate glacier white rsq3 for over two years. Best car I owned to date, They actually drive very well you did have to learn how to drive them as the front end wanted to push on if driven hard like other cars. the trick was to really stamp on it mid corner whilst given it some steering input and watch the front lose traction and send it to the rear wheels, ultimately ended up in 4 wheel drifts. Epic . I had mine circa 420bhp with a full supersprint exhaust system. It was a rocket ship and using launch control with a tiny bit wheel spin produced a 3.9 second 0-60 time.
What really did it for me. Was the rarity of them. And no one actually knowing they existed in general. Proper sleeper car.
What really did it for me. Was the rarity of them. And no one actually knowing they existed in general. Proper sleeper car.
Edited by Mxjamie on Thursday 5th December 21:14
Andy20vt said:
grancab is my hero said:
what is your point
There's no point buying a SUV if you're just going to drive it on the road.You Sir , haven’t got a clue.
Buster73 said:
Bought a RRS a year ago , it’s never been off road yet , it’s a very comfortable car to drive , or be driven in , in general just a nice vehicle to be in.
You Sir , haven’t got a clue.
I would suggest he has much more of a clue than anyone who thinks a RRS is a great place to be TBH You Sir , haven’t got a clue.
Onehp said:
Personally I dislike big weights. This is still faily OK. And with rally mudflaps and some smaller rims, probably quite a hoot on an unpaved road, just need to add a hydraulic handbrake...
And that is my point, with the extra weight comes extra size/practicality because this isn’t a big car it has no more space inside really than the RS3 hatchback so it makes it even more pointless than any heavier SUV. Drl22 said:
And that is my point, with the extra weight comes extra size/practicality because this isn’t a big car it has no more space inside really than the RS3 hatchback so it makes it even more pointless than any heavier SUV.
TBF SUV's do offer easier loading height and higher access level that some people find useful.I am sure Donkervoort will be delighted that Audi R&D has developed an aluminium crankcase for this engine. That weight saving will be a significant advantage at their featherweight end of the the automotive spectrum. GTO RS is definitely on the bucket list. Fewer seats and a slightly smaller bonnet but no propensity to understeer at all!
Drl22 said:
And that is my point, with the extra weight comes extra size/practicality because this isn’t a big car it has no more space inside really than the RS3 hatchback so it makes it even more pointless than any heavier SUV.
Define "big". It looks like boot space is 335l vs 530l. Would you call that "no more space"? Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff