No no no old man. My point had sarcasm to it, well at least in my head it did.blackphantom wrote:Nickyboy wrote:Just like the crap 3.0T Audi engine and 4.0TT BMW engine using noise enhancers?Dave_Hedgehog wrote:Driving the rear and front wheels compromises engine position, the RS3 engine is better positioned than many 4WD cars because it's transverse not longitudinal (RS2)
It's a worthwhile compromise because of the vastly superior power delivery and better performance
The new platform may be better sorted but so far it's only using the terrible 4 pot engine, an engine so crap they have to put a fake sound speaker in the engine bay lol
The next RS3 is not going to a skunkworks car but rather a stock line mass produced car which may get the 4 pot as if fits easily, lots of rumours ATM most saying 4 pot
Also, of course the new platform is only using a 4 pot, it's a small car and the RS is yet to released which could be a 5 pot. Why would they make a 5 pot S3, or 5 pot diesel? There's no need.
The next RS 3 isn't going to be a skunkworks car, I think people just hope it's not like the 8P RS 3 and going off the 8V S3 it should be a good one.
Crap 3.0T AUDI engine whats that all about ?
My point is good engines like the 3.0T and 4.0TT also have noise enhancers. Therefore just because a car has noise enhancers doesn't mean the engine is crap.
I'd say the 3.0T would have more character if you could hear the supercharger a bit more, or at all.