Audi RS / S / R8 picture thread!
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Guffy said:
The day i picked-up my R8 V10+ last year, have since installed a Capristo exhaust so it sounds like a sports car too!
Funnily enough my previous motor was an A45.
Very niceFunnily enough my previous motor was an A45.
The v10's do sound good with a decent exhaust, brother ubbs has tubi on his gallardo and it sounds mental.
Edited by ubbs on Monday 28th March 09:40
Blown2CV said:
Nice jump up!!
Aye, there's not much comparison, it has a gearbox the A45 can only dream about. I did enjoy my time with the merc, but it is a bit one-dimensional. The R8 is my last hurrah before I retire into auto-motive pipe 'n slippers, buy a jag or rangie and waft about in comfort Guffy said:
Blown2CV said:
Nice jump up!!
Aye, there's not much comparison, it has a gearbox the A45 can only dream about. I did enjoy my time with the merc, but it is a bit one-dimensional. The R8 is my last hurrah before I retire into auto-motive pipe 'n slippers, buy a jag or rangie and waft about in comfort Yes the s tronic has the merc dct licked! Although the latest software updates have improved it some what but it's still very lazy in 1st and 2nd something to do with torque limits or so I'm told, that said you don't hear of many failed boxes and propshafts, the other thing I don't like is you can't go up and down the box via the gear stick, a bit of a pain
when your trying to drive it manually round roundabouts.
when your trying to drive it manually round roundabouts.
j8bbk said:
My S1, Currently running around 320bhp - with what is essentially a golf R/S3 drivetrain.
absolute hoot - although being 22 insurance is a bit painful.
Love these and I bet that shifts nicely absolute hoot - although being 22 insurance is a bit painful.
Really like the idea of something small and chuck able but with plenty of pace like that
I liked the TTS we had but it ran out of puff really quickly in standard guise. 
cerb4.5lee said:
Love these and I bet that shifts nicely
Really like the idea of something small and chuck able but with plenty of pace like that I liked the TTS we had but it ran out of puff really quickly in standard guise.
Drove it back to back with a auto S3 8v and found it a lot more involving. Its an expensive car for its size when you consider a heavy optioned S1 is the same as a mid spec S3, think there is a strange stigma in the UK that bigger cars = better, although this makes them quite rare which I love. They also have the potential to blow away standard s3's and Golf R's with a few mods.Really like the idea of something small and chuck able but with plenty of pace like that
I liked the TTS we had but it ran out of puff really quickly in standard guise. Interestingly a lot of owners have come from a TTS, lovely bits of kit!
j8bbk said:
cerb4.5lee said:
Love these and I bet that shifts nicely
Really like the idea of something small and chuck able but with plenty of pace like that I liked the TTS we had but it ran out of puff really quickly in standard guise.
Drove it back to back with a auto S3 8v and found it a lot more involving. Its an expensive car for its size when you consider a heavy optioned S1 is the same as a mid spec S3, think there is a strange stigma in the UK that bigger cars = better, although this makes them quite rare which I love. They also have the potential to blow away standard s3's and Golf R's with a few mods.Really like the idea of something small and chuck able but with plenty of pace like that
I liked the TTS we had but it ran out of puff really quickly in standard guise. Interestingly a lot of owners have come from a TTS, lovely bits of kit!
I keep lusting after the S1 a lot, enjoy yours.
cerb4.5lee said:
I looked into one and they are pretty pricey but like you I really appreciate their rareness and I find a smaller car really appealing after having bigger and heavier cars that just feel like blunt instruments.
I keep lusting after the S1 a lot, enjoy yours.
I'm glad someone else agrees I keep lusting after the S1 a lot, enjoy yours.
go for it, you wont regret it!
j8bbk said:
cerb4.5lee said:
I looked into one and they are pretty pricey but like you I really appreciate their rareness and I find a smaller car really appealing after having bigger and heavier cars that just feel like blunt instruments.
I keep lusting after the S1 a lot, enjoy yours.
I'm glad someone else agrees I keep lusting after the S1 a lot, enjoy yours.
go for it, you wont regret it!
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