Audi S1 @ Work Today - WANT!

[CarlizzleFoSho]

Absolutely fell in love! Deliciously fast, insane amount of grip, crap tonne of torque, sounds bloody epic too.

One downside, it's 28k o_O

I think i'll wait a few years!

[RammyMP]

I do like the look of them but no good when you've got two kids!

[lemonslap]

I need something to replace my St170 and was going to buy the new Polo GTI but keep swaying back to these... Only issue is my wife has an S4 so judging by all the Audi bashing threads in GG, owning two Audi's would make us beneath scum....

[va1o]

I still think its a shame they never fitted this with the S-Tronic/ DSG gearbox as it otherwise seems a great package.

[CarlizzleFoSho]

va1o said:

I still think its a shame they never fitted this with the S-Tronic/ DSG gearbox as it otherwise seems a great package.

In all honesty I prefer manual, especially in hot hatches! Just feel like the auto boxes take away from experience.

It's a lovely car to drive, pure definition of pocket rocket. Kind of hope they bring out an rs1 :P

[fatboy b]

Is it me, or does the back look like Bruce Forsyth?

[CarlizzleFoSho]

fatboy b said:

Is it me, or does the back look like Bruce Forsyth?

What mind bending drugs are you currently on?!

[Rich_W]

CarlizzleFoSho said:

... Kind of hope they bring out an rs1 :P

Given S1 hasn't exactly sold in massive numbers, I suspect not. They were alledegly 'Ring testing a RS1 but not recently


The LHD Only Quattro did. But that was limited edition..



Just get a MTM A1 Nardo edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGQDX_Icbmw

[Crafty_]

meh. Doesn't live up to the name

[Rich_W]

Crafty_ said:

meh. Doesn't live up to the name

I drove a road going UR a good 7-8 years ago. This was a low mileage (IIRC 50ishK) one. I knew it would understeer obviously, and would be laggy as hell. But I was amazed at how bad it was. Going round a roundabout at 30ish was 'different' and the lag was comical 4K for it to start waking up. I get the historical value of them, but I would rather have the A1 Quattro above than a UR. Id be interested to know the power/weight difference as well for those 2.

[Dr G]

Being completely objective UR Quattros are a bit crap these days; you've got to be in the mood and let the character wash over you but dynamically the game has moved on a LONG way.

My boss sold his a couple of years ago; even after a major suspension overhaul it was a bit clunky and was too original to modify or play with (particularly when he only did 100 miles in his last year with it).

The only thing that would turn me away from an S1 is how damn good the S3 saloon looks!