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Post by **Scotty** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 1:12 pm

You might as well. That's all the franchises are doing!

Post by **Joules** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:19 pm

My local dealership have confirmed an RS3 is on the way too? They are into their RS models and I have not found them to be wrong yet. I for one would be interested. 350 BHP + MTM and 390~400BHP. The power to weight ratio would make this a serious piece of KIT.

Post by **sitas3** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:59 pm

Joules wrote:My local dealership have confirmed an RS3 is on the way too?

well it would be interesting to find out where your Audi dealer is getting their info from. I collected my car today from an Audi dealer and whilst waiting I asked their Sales director about all this RS3 gossip. He reckoned he'd been asked about 4 times today already and then he decided to phone the Audi UK head of product management in front of me, who then confirmed that there wasn't going to be an RS3 but there definitely will be an S3 in about 15 months time...

so what are the current odds??

Post by **Scotty** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:45 pm

Strange how it goes around in circles ain' it. Guess who one of my contact at Audi is.

To clarify the RS3 comment was none planned to be made but obviously they can always decide to change their mind in the future.

Anyone know what day Autocar comes out?

Post by **Gareth** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:58 pm

JohnH wrote:Perhaps I could set up an order book for RS3s and get £500 interest free loans for 2 or 3 years!!!

I'm with JohnH here. Sounds like typical Autocar/journo "billy bollox" type of story.

I wouldn't leave any deposit with a dealer for a car that just a very vague rumour at best...

Post by **DuncS3** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 10:27 pm

Autocar out tomorrow (on subscription at least)

Dunc

Post by **Lateknight** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 3:01 am

I dont think it makes sense for Audi to produce an RS model before an S model (they have never done it before).
I'm also not sure about twin turbos.
Its not as if there is bags of room for all that plumbing under the bonnet of a v6 A3.
And before someone mentions it, I am aware that there is a twin turbo Golf R32 conversion out there (can't remember who by though!). The boost pipes come over the top of that engine - leaving nowhere for Audi to put there crappy plastic engine covers.

Also if you want to know about forthcoming models dont ask your dealer (sorry- but Audi would like us to be known as 'retailers' now -not dealers .. LOL!). We are always last to know! We go on speculation just like you guys do.

Post by **Bushy** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 6:25 am

So Lateknight, which stewaler do you work at?

Post by **Scotty** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:11 am

I just read it in WH Smiths (I wasn't going to pay for it!)

Whole a pile of BS! Artistic impressions, rumours of what engineers will be working on, due in 2006, etc, etc

Maybe someone will be believe me one day.

For some reason everyone likes to believe magazines (which are only there to entice you to buy and therefore make money off you) over a semi-official source of information directly from Audi. What a strange world!

Post by **DuncS3** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:59 am

no smoke without fire

Post by **Gareth** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 4:10 pm

DuncS3 wrote:no smoke without fire

Rubbish!!

Post by **johneroberts** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 4:34 pm

Ooooh lets have heated debate

Cheers
jr

Post by **JJRS4** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 4:57 pm

My resident spy (we've all got one, right?

) says............

A3 estate first.
then S3
Then maybe RS3 - but that's a long way away and will be AFTER there is a new A3 model. 2007 perhaps. RS models always come at the end of the model and after a new model has been released.

Post by **peterb** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 7:48 pm

JJRS4 wrote:RS models always come at the end of the model and after a new model has been released.

I'm not sure you meant that! The RS6 has been available for at least a year and a half. The new A6 is only just becoming available. I can't see Audi maintaining production of the old bodyshells just to meet RS version requirements after the mainstream models have moved on to a new body.

Post by **Riz_RS4** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:29 pm

Ive had my name down for the RS3 since last year.... i cant see it hitting the roads until atleast 3 years time... which is fine by me.... currently my R32 is keeping me a happy-chappy

Riz

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