RS 3 spanked again.
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RS 3 spanked again.
The rs3 also blitzed the competition in a straight line. Quarter mile was 12.4 odd if I remember correctly. A45 was eliminated earlier on as the best it could manage was 4.8 to 60.
The golf R did win the test though...
The rs3 is a fair bit quicker than the a45 as standard. Quarter mile in around 12.4 odd on the strip. A45 is around 12.8, best it managed in this test was 13.3 I think. The facelift should be on par I'd imagine.
As for the sound comparison between them...
http://youtu.be/aYAF6IwLhWE
The a45 sounds good on gear change but sounds like what it is the rest of the time. A turbo'd 4 pot
Type R is an impressive bit of kit. Was on par with the a45 for 60-130 times
Also, to get golf r to the level of the rs3, spec wise: dsg, 19s leather etc you are looking at around £36000 so the difference becomes a lot smaller. The one in the top gear test £43k!
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Not the best test if you watch it, bloke couldn't launch the A45 properly
Many tests have proven low 4's
I can launch my mrs better than that, and I hardly ever drive it
Many tests have proven low 4's
I can launch my mrs better than that, and I hardly ever drive it
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What about the car?RIV wrote: I can launch my mrs better than that, and I hardly ever drive it
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What about the car?
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RIV, everyone can launch your missus harder than that. Proven.doodlebug wrote:What about the car?RIV wrote: I can launch my mrs better than that, and I hardly ever drive it
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Have u got a vid mate ? As I couldn't see one?RIV wrote:Not the best test if you watch it, bloke couldn't launch the A45 properly
Many tests have proven low 4's
I can launch my mrs better than that, and I hardly ever drive it
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Go on xxx.comHave u got a vid mate ? As I couldn't see one?
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Even this <beep> can get 4.1 out of it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gPzCbTNpPWg
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gPzCbTNpPWg
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It doesn't matter what's quicker, because the noise the RS 3 makes is to die for. You can hear a group B S1 quattro in there somewhere. I'll admit the A45 looks much better, though.
More recently, I've been running a manual TTS, the steering, balance and drive of that blew me away, the handling is sublime. I took a mate with an M3 out in it and even he was shocked. It'll be perfect when they drop the five pot in it to make the RS.
BTW - The demand for the RS 3 has been far greater than expected, Audi can't build them fast enough.
More recently, I've been running a manual TTS, the steering, balance and drive of that blew me away, the handling is sublime. I took a mate with an M3 out in it and even he was shocked. It'll be perfect when they drop the five pot in it to make the RS.
BTW - The demand for the RS 3 has been far greater than expected, Audi can't build them fast enough.
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My RS3 arrives next month, sports exhaust was first option ticked, a new order would see delivery in June next year !Mr V10 wrote:It doesn't matter what's quicker, because the noise the RS 3 makes is to die for. You can hear a group B S1 quattro in there somewhere. I'll admit the A45 looks much better, though.
More recently, I've been running a manual TTS, the steering, balance and drive of that blew me away, the handling is sublime. I took a mate with an M3 out in it and even he was shocked. It'll be perfect when they drop the five pot in it to make the RS.
BTW - The demand for the RS 3 has been far greater than expected, Audi can't build them fast enough.
Will look at the BMW m2 next I think. Missed out on the 1m so it's an itch that needs scratched!
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Audi can't build anything fast enough. Useless bunch.Mr V10 wrote:It doesn't matter what's quicker, because the noise the RS 3 makes is to die for. You can hear a group B S1 quattro in there somewhere. I'll admit the A45 looks much better, though.
More recently, I've been running a manual TTS, the steering, balance and drive of that blew me away, the handling is sublime. I took a mate with an M3 out in it and even he was shocked. It'll be perfect when they drop the five pot in it to make the RS.
BTW - The demand for the RS 3 has been far greater than expected, Audi can't build them fast enough.
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So I drive a Mk7R....though this evening I witnessed my first 65 reg....RS3 blipping the throttle in neutral - popping like hell! Then giving it the beans on a stretch of road. Man these sound awesome!!
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My neighbour has had one for the past few weeks and was lucky enough to have a quick drive of it, awesome sound at full chat with the sports exhaust and the launch control is pretty impressive. There's a noticeable difference between a standing start and then using launch control - could feel acceleration in stomachs . Would love to have one of these but will probably get B7 RS4 until they sell the RS3
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Personally that's why I like it, it doesn't attract the "wrong" attention (unless in dynamic!) plus my blinged up spoiler days are well and truly behind memarc1 wrote:Great video as always. Love the track battles. However it really only tells us what we all probably thought. I'd love to like the RS3 but a black one went past me the other day and I genuinely wasn't sure if it was an S3, I had to look in my rear view mirror to see if it had dual oval tips. My money would be in the Golf out of the two. I think the Golf looks good too.
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