S3 sedan, anyone know if RS3 on cards

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Post by hlbeckley » Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:43 pm

Would be a tempting option I recon
The current RS3 is old tech and will underwhelm I think, 8 odd year old platform! Pop the 5 pot and up it to high 300/400hp and its a winner

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Post by PetrolDave » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:06 pm

hlbeckley wrote:Pop the 5 pot and up it to high 300/400hp and its a winner
KTM reckon it's good for 480bhp http://www.worldcarfans.com/11303145515 ... audi-tt-rs
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Post by Nickyboy » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:19 am

In answer to the original question; yes!

Audi make an S/RS everything now.
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Re: S3 sedan, anyone know if RS3 on cards

Post by MikeFish » Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:08 am

Nickyboy wrote:
Audi make an S/RS everything now.
Not true, there is not a single saloon in the current RS range. And no plans for one either, as far as I know.

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Post by P_G » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:54 pm

You're right but it does feel like it!

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Post by Adams RS » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:56 pm

PetrolDave wrote:
hlbeckley wrote:Pop the 5 pot and up it to high 300/400hp and its a winner
KTM reckon it's good for 480bhp http://www.worldcarfans.com/11303145515 ... audi-tt-rs
The APR Stage 3 kit for the 2.5 should be along soon as well, be good see figures on that, 600 + is a rumour
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Post by P_G » Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:00 pm

It is at 600 on their TT-RS should should also be achievable on the RS3

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Post by Dave_Hedgehog » Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:57 pm

P_G wrote:It is at 600 on their TT-RS should should also be achievable on the RS3
First mod I will do out of warranty if I still have mine :)

We have 2 A45s at work, very bling and I hate the bonnet line down the wing

The a45 saloon might be interesting in yellow with the AMG black playlist. Spoiler
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Post by Bacardi Jo » Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:37 pm

Dave_Hedgehog wrote:
P_G wrote:It is at 600 on their TT-RS should should also be achievable on the RS3
First mod I will do out of warranty if I still have mine :)

We have 2 A45s at work, very bling and I hate the bonnet line down the wing

The a45 saloon might be interesting in yellow with the AMG black playlist. Spoiler
Cant be A45s as they are not available to order yet.

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Post by gilford » Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:28 pm

blackphantom wrote:
Dave_Hedgehog wrote:
P_G wrote:It is at 600 on their TT-RS should should also be achievable on the RS3
First mod I will do out of warranty if I still have mine :)

We have 2 A45s at work, very bling and I hate the bonnet line down the wing

The a45 saloon might be interesting in yellow with the AMG black playlist. Spoiler
Cant be A45s as they are not available to order yet.
No, but you can get AMG kitted one's, a client of mine has one, horrible thing :dung:

The nav console looks as thought there is an iPad velcro'd to the dash.

Not for me I'm afraid :thumbsdown:

I also love how DK states the RS3 is "<beep>", when he was raving about it initially? I too am in a fortunate position to have access to some luxury cars (none are mine, my father is as much of a car nut as me) and yes compared to cars 3 times the price it will always come 2nd. To call it <beep> is just spouting nonsense IMHO.
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Post by HYFR » Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:49 pm

You are welcome to your opinion, and so am I
As I said, my 9500 miles had ups and downs, at time I thought it was a great little car, but on reflection I don't think it was very good at all.

And I maintain that a B7 RS 4 is a better car in every department IMO and that probably costs three times LESS !!

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Re: S3 sedan, anyone know if RS3 on cards

Post by HYFR » Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:52 pm

And pound for pound the S4 or S5 3.0Supercharged is miles better than the RS 3.

Miles better.

Add MRC and its significantly outgunned.

I had a dude come round my house the other day in a A5 3.0TDI remapped with a full OEM RS 5 bodykit at 20" wheels. It looked awesome!

I think a S5 Coupe 3.0TFSI with RS 5 body kit + MRC is one heck of a package!!

RS 3 is simply way too old a car IMO.

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Re: S3 sedan, anyone know if RS3 on cards

Post by gangstarrrrr » Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:11 pm

What's the point of this s3 sedan when it looks much like an s4? I'm missing something, I'm sure, but don't know what!

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Re: S3 sedan, anyone know if RS3 on cards

Post by PetrolDave » Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:34 pm

gangstarrrrr wrote:What's the point of this s3 sedan when it looks much like an s4? I'm missing something, I'm sure, but don't know what!
Americans are far more likely to buy a sedan/saloon than an estate/wagon/Avant - so it's Audi chasing US market share.
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Re: S3 sedan, anyone know if RS3 on cards

Post by Bacardi Jo » Thu Mar 28, 2013 7:09 pm

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Cant be A45s as they are not available to order yet.[/quote]

No, but you can get AMG kitted one's, a client of mine has one, horrible thing :dung:

The nav console looks as thought there is an iPad velcro'd to the dash.

Not for me I'm afraid :thumbsdown:

I also love how DK states the RS3 is "<beep>", when he was raving about it initially? I too am in a fortunate position to have access to some luxury cars (none are mine, my father is as much of a car nut as me) and yes compared to cars 3 times the price it will always come 2nd. To call it <beep> is just spouting nonsense IMHO.[/quote]
I think DK knows a thing or two about fast Audis considering he's driven [not test driven]and lived with most if not all of them .The first week he had the RS3 he said it was not as good as a TTRS which is in the same price bracket.
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