Oh, don't, please. I'm a big fan of the S3. Nearly bought one (actually, for my wife) but got the S1 instead. Brilliant cars. Dull? Mmmmmm... a bit, but you get other traits instead.
To be fair, I keep seeing an auto RS3 fly around Newbury, hold fuck does it sound good!
No it won't. Even if it does, then just same tyre on Golf and your losing again. Mustangs really struggle to go sub 4s, MY18 is the first to achieve this, the MY15 are practically impossible to get under 4s unless on a drag/sticky tyre, that is hardly real world performance.
Absolutely :amen:
I sold the S3 as it was errrrm dull. A few mates suggested I kept modding it to Stage 2/3 etc. but the problem wasn't how quick it was. Making it quicker wasn't going to make it any better, for me anyway
Totally spot on
I found myself in the S3 after a few weeks getting bored of using the paddles and just selecting normal or comfort, and letting it do it's thing, changing up at 1,900 in town. I found dynamic (race on an R?) unusable unless you were on track.
I followed a new S3 home the last day, he hammered away from every junction while I 'managed' the P-zeros :lol:there's no way I would have kept up. However at the lights, I suspect he was checking out the rear mirror to find out why his car appeared to now be making a nice noise (answer, there's a V8 behind you).
Fast, effective - absolutely, and if you had to get somewhere very quickly on a damp B road - ideal. An occasion - no
Looking forward to you getting the new 5.0, as reading your posts and reviews has played a large role in me having the big black beast on the driveway
You aint seen the new McLaren 720s or AMG GT-R have you, holy balls they're something else. (mind you a Lichfield gtr probably eats them for ÂŁ per BHP)Yes Race mode, I use it a lot haha, but as people will here tell you I am a bit bonkers behind the wheel and will just drive a car flat out happily on the road, I've not being caught yet.
But yeah trip to work, ECO mode and auto, let it do its thing, so comfy and so German, it just works. Race mode if the road opens up and I drive it like someone possessed.
I got it as a Winter car that was quick and capable, I just never quite expected this level of performance, my car is stage 1 but even a stock Golf R is no slouch, but where the 2.0TFSi and the 5 pot VAG motors shine is how much they gain from a simple ÂŁ500 remap and even going to Stage 2 is around ÂŁ1200, compared to the Mustang its peanuts and your gaining around 100HP and 120lb/ft by doing so that translates into real world performance.
But I've said this before if my own goal was real world performance I'd just buy a GTR every time, though actually I might change that, because in fact the fastest road car now you can buy is an Audi RS3 or TT RS, they will lay waste to a GTR and only stuff like a hyper car will fend them off, but apart from sounding a little better they are really still just as dull as a Golf R or S3.
But get this, the new RS3 with just a stage 1 remap will go 10.55@125mph in quarter mile, factory tyres. It will do that in the wet too! That is totally insane levels of performance!
And the 5 pot Turbo's also sound lovely ..
I just don't always think more speed equates to more fun. And these days anything like an S3/R/TT gets to 80-90 mph so quickly with 4WD and those instant gear changes. Like you said too, peanuts for a map to get you a reliable 50/50+ BHP/lb-ft too.
They just don't make me smile. All I need to do for that in the Pony car is press the start button
Thanks for sharing my vid, here is another one where I rant on about the dyno numbers from American Muscle's dyno results of 437 wheel horsepower :headband:
Dyno video, not maximum RPM reached due to vehicle top speed limiter, so there was more on the table.
These are going to go 11s bone stock on factory tyre, very quick. Only beaten by a Golf.
Not round the ring ;)!
