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Active exhaust sounds really nice, and mag ride also looks like a decently engineered job. I'll keep my front end and my nice analogue gauges .. I don't like the track mode at all with the strip rev counter .. I'd rather it followed the Audi look with a bigger central dial for revs.

I've owned cars with S-tronic, PDK and ZF8 gearboxes. PDK was by far the best :thumbsup: both in feel and software, never appeared to be caught in the wrong gear, quicker to shift down, didn't just labour relying on torque going up hills. S-Tronic was excellent on full throttle upshifts, but...

I appreciate that there's been a fairly major revision to the engine/transmission too, but my current driving is pottering around town (ooooh lovely v8 even when changing up below 2.5K), usual longer trips to Edinburgh or Glasgow and the very occasional hoon. Am I really going to notice the...

Nah, apart from the fact I'd probably take a financial bath on my 66 (only had it 2 months or so) I'm not sure that day to day, for me, it would make sense. I suspect that the switchable exhaust, mag ride and digital instrument cluster would be the main upsides, with the downside being the...

I like the bonnet vents, reminds me of my first Scooby :D

Cool, Although I have 100% no interest in lights, interior, exterior, map, boot, footwell, fog ... it's not an Audi :D Cosmetic - nah, engine dress up - nah, anything that has the words wrap or vinyl - nah, something nice and mechanical or ecu related for me - ta :thumbsup:

I know this is an American thing, but hey we've got good old US v8's :D (Ok I'll include the Ecoboost guys too :thumbsup:) I don't suppose I'm unusual in having a shopping list for my car, things like CAI, tunes, suspension components, exhausts, etc etc. and since we seem to be adopting Back...

I've stolen this from another thread .. to be honest, in black, it looks great .. I pretty much always thinking one car ahead, and was concerned (current feelings) that I was not going to be able find a new/year old large capacity manual car in about 4 years .. Black, yup, that'll do...

Love the small bonnet vent .. still not sure about the front grill especially the lower section .. If someone asked me what creature I want the front of my car to resemble, I don't think catfish would be my first thought :D At least it has character and is instantly recognizable .. when you...

So basically, you have a reliable, sensible, family hatchback that's as quick 0-100 as a Porsche 911 turbo (996 model anyway) and will likely destroy it on B-roads too, especially as the DSG will always be in the right gear. Absolutely bananas :D that's progress for you.

I think it's nuts these days you can go pick up an R for under 20K, apply some basic mods and tune (I mean we're only talking filter etc.) and you can have a near enough 400 BHP hatch that'll do 0-100 in under 10 seconds .. kicker is that it's going to be reliable too and the 0-100 will be...

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...

Totally spot on :thumbsup: 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...

I had a Sepang Blue S3 Sportback (S-Tronic). They'd only just released Sepang as a standard (£550) option, and I changed my Daytona Grey order for it. I came to regret that decision, as from that point on Sepang Blue became like assholes (i.e. everyone has one). I should have stuck with my...

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 :thumbsup:

The yellow car above looks nice, but I think that's probably it's best angle .. maybe the stark colour also takes your focus away from the (IMO) overly fussy opening and angles around the front grill/fogs. I do prefer the S550.1 but it's still a fantastic looking car and immediately...