S3 Hatch/S3 Saloon/TTS - adjustable suspension as standard?
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Ladies and Gents
Am considering one of the above but am getting soft in my old age and adjustable suspension is a must for me.
They all have 'drive select' but I *think* only the TTS and S3 Saloon have the adjustable suspension as standard and the hatch doesn't? I am looking at roughly a 2016/2017 (with manual gearbox).
Had a quick Google but found nothing conclusive - anybody on here know for sure?
Thanks in advance
Am considering one of the above but am getting soft in my old age and adjustable suspension is a must for me.
They all have 'drive select' but I *think* only the TTS and S3 Saloon have the adjustable suspension as standard and the hatch doesn't? I am looking at roughly a 2016/2017 (with manual gearbox).
Had a quick Google but found nothing conclusive - anybody on here know for sure?
Thanks in advance
I could be wrong (probably am) but when i bought my 2015 S3, adaptive suspension was one of the options regardless of saloon/sportback
When we sat down with the salesman at the Audi dealership specking the car, I asked him about adaptive suspension, he kind of shrugged his shoulders as to whether it's worth it or not (surprising - I'd have thought they were taught to sell as much options as pos). Looked at the wife and she did the same. So we didn't bother with it. The car is just fine ride wise. Obviously a little on the firmer side but fine for us.
As you say, you feel it's more important to you so maybe not much use as standard.
Sorry can't offer much more.
When we sat down with the salesman at the Audi dealership specking the car, I asked him about adaptive suspension, he kind of shrugged his shoulders as to whether it's worth it or not (surprising - I'd have thought they were taught to sell as much options as pos). Looked at the wife and she did the same. So we didn't bother with it. The car is just fine ride wise. Obviously a little on the firmer side but fine for us.
As you say, you feel it's more important to you so maybe not much use as standard.
Sorry can't offer much more.
Dr G you're a God thanks very much indeed 
They are quite thin on the ground (ie with a manual gearbox) so my next move will be to try and get a drive - having said that I would guess that the TTS coupe + S3 saloon would be broadly similar to the S3 hatch (which I have already driven)? Any view on how different the mag ride is compared to the standard setup?
Thanks again
They are quite thin on the ground (ie with a manual gearbox) so my next move will be to try and get a drive - having said that I would guess that the TTS coupe + S3 saloon would be broadly similar to the S3 hatch (which I have already driven)? Any view on how different the mag ride is compared to the standard setup?
Thanks again
On the road the biggest difference is its ability to damp high frequency vibration and jitter; in terms of overall stiffness it is comparable to standard (just with a level of extra refinement). If you like to press on down a typical British B-road you'll appreciate having mag-ride.
You'll unlikely use Dynamic mode on the road but used in anger (particularly on track) turn-in becomes excellent where the standard car rolls a bit before feeling like the front end responds fully. You'll unlikely want to push it hard enough on the road for this to become a complaint.
Facelift manuals cars do have a little rumble on overrun if you're into your heel/toe.
Saloons have suffered issues with rear top mounts (knocking over bumps) but these were generally sorted under warranty.
You'll unlikely use Dynamic mode on the road but used in anger (particularly on track) turn-in becomes excellent where the standard car rolls a bit before feeling like the front end responds fully. You'll unlikely want to push it hard enough on the road for this to become a complaint.
Facelift manuals cars do have a little rumble on overrun if you're into your heel/toe.
Saloons have suffered issues with rear top mounts (knocking over bumps) but these were generally sorted under warranty.
Dr G said:
On the road the biggest difference is its ability to damp high frequency vibration and jitter; in terms of overall stiffness it is comparable to standard (just with a level of extra refinement). If you like to press on down a typical British B-road you'll appreciate having mag-ride.
You'll unlikely use Dynamic mode on the road but used in anger (particularly on track) turn-in becomes excellent where the standard car rolls a bit before feeling like the front end responds fully. You'll unlikely want to push it hard enough on the road for this to become a complaint.
Facelift manuals cars do have a little rumble on overrun if you're into your heel/toe.
Saloons have suffered issues with rear top mounts (knocking over bumps) but these were generally sorted under warranty.
Great info, thanks again Alex You'll unlikely use Dynamic mode on the road but used in anger (particularly on track) turn-in becomes excellent where the standard car rolls a bit before feeling like the front end responds fully. You'll unlikely want to push it hard enough on the road for this to become a complaint.
Facelift manuals cars do have a little rumble on overrun if you're into your heel/toe.
Saloons have suffered issues with rear top mounts (knocking over bumps) but these were generally sorted under warranty.
andy97 said:
Is the S3/TT magride similar to that in an R8, and does it suffer from similar “misting” issues?
I'll upload the TPI on R8 dampers here later - the misting is just how they are (Audi reject warranty claims for this).I don't know if the same applies to S3 ones specifically but I'll look. The common complaint is the rear top mounts.
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