Audi A3 Hot Bonnet!!

[ddwindy]

Evening peoples.......

Can someone help - i have just taken delivery of a A3 3.2 V6 pocket rocket!!

Something i have found is that on the drivers side, right at the front of the bonnet - it seems to get a lot hotter than any other part of the bonnet. I have scoured Google to check i am not asking a really stupid question but found no answer...... can anyone shed any light on this?

[The Riddler]

What is under this area when the bonnet is up?

[cuprabob]

Assuming the layout is the same as my R32 under where you describe is the charcoal filter which I don't think gets hot.