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Hi all. Been a while since I posted here as I sold my last audi (B8 S4 - awesome car, B7 RS4 prior to that) around a year ago. I currently have a Nissan GT-R, Mazda 6 MPS and a Freelander 2. The GT-R is getting a bit small for my kids (nearly 4 and 2 years old) and I am being "encouraged" by the other half to change to a more practical car. Not being one to compromise on toys/fun, the C7 looks good.

The only thing putting me off is the DRC suspension which I read it has. I remember how much of a nightmare this was on the B7 RS4 and Audi never sorted it. Does the C7 really have the same suspension?

DRC is the option, air as standard.

No problem with DRC to speak on the C6, so I don't see an issue.

Get ready for a shock when you spec one though!

doodlebug wrote: No problem with DRC to speak on the C6, so I don't see an issue.

what doodlebug said

That is reassuring thanks guys. So the B7 DRC was flawed?

Air suspension I know nothing about. It just conjures up images of citroens. Comfortable but not sure how it fits on a fast avant.

Doodlebug, do you mean in terms of price?

alex_123_fra wrote:That is reassuring thanks guys. So the B7 DRC was flawed?

Air suspension I know nothing about. It just conjures up images of citroens. Comfortable but not sure how it fits on a fast avant.

Doodlebug, do you mean in terms of price?

Air sus standard here as it offers a more compliant ride for our crap roads.

Yep....price. Ouch.

alex_123_fra wrote:The GT-R is getting a bit small for my kids (nearly 4 and 2 years old)

The GT-R is shrinking?

Seriousky though, a lot of the reviews of the C7 say that it is quite good dynamically.

Also if DRC goes then you will have a warranty to sort it and it appears you aren't short of a car if one went in!

I ordered mine with the sport pack which raises the top speed but automatically swaps out the DRC air suspension to standard shocks/springs.
If you intend in raising the top speed, the DRC is deleted for normal springs etc

Not quite. If you take the dynamic pack you get regular springs but with DRC shocks. The standard air sus is adjustable but doesn't have DRC.

doodlebug wrote:Not quite. If you take the dynamic pack you get regular springs but with DRC shocks. The standard air sus is adjustable but doesn't have DRC.

Thanks for clarifying that doodlebug, you've highlighted how little my dealer actually knows!! This is my first RS of any sort so have I made an error in what I've ordered??(I still have a few days to amend spec)
Cheers

Personally, no, I would also opt for the DRC.

However, until there are some cars to drive with both setups it is an unknown.

If you're after armchair comfort to waft around the countryside then standard suspension is the way to go. If you want a stiffer setup then DRC is the way to go. Not to say DRC won't be comfortable. If your taking the standard 20s then you have a reasonable compromise IMO. Those 21a are mega low profile!

IVE OWNED A C5 RS6 ON DRC AND THEN BILSTEINS WHEN THE DRC FAILED

I THEN RUN A C6 RS6 WITH DRC ON STD 20" WHEELS AND 35 PROFILE TYRES, BEFORE CHANGING TO 22" WHEELS AND 25 PROFILE TYRES

ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT FROM MY EXPERIENCE, AUDI HAVE SORTED THE DRC ISSUES FROM THE C5 TO THE C6, AND GIVEN THE WAY THE C6 DRC HANDLED THE LARGER WHEELS AND LOW PROFILE TYRES WITH MINIMAL CHANGE IN RIDE COMFORT, I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO OPT FOR DRC AGAIN.

doodlebug wrote:Personally, no, I would also opt for the DRC.

However, until there are some cars to drive with both setups it is an unknown.

If you're after armchair comfort to waft around the countryside then standard suspension is the way to go. If you want a stiffer setup then DRC is the way to go. Not to say DRC won't be comfortable. If your taking the standard 20s then you have a reasonable compromise IMO. Those 21a are mega low profile!

Cheers doodlebug and c6nvs, I prefer the from setup personally, have no intension of wafting anywhere (legal limits of course!!)

C6NVS wrote:IVE OWNED A C5 RS6 ON DRC AND THEN BILSTEINS WHEN THE DRC FAILED

I THEN RUN A C6 RS6 WITH DRC ON STD 20" WHEELS AND 35 PROFILE TYRES, BEFORE CHANGING TO 22" WHEELS AND 25 PROFILE TYRES

ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT FROM MY EXPERIENCE, AUDI HAVE SORTED THE DRC ISSUES FROM THE C5 TO THE C6, AND GIVEN THE WAY THE C6 DRC HANDLED THE LARGER WHEELS AND LOW PROFILE TYRES WITH MINIMAL CHANGE IN RIDE COMFORT, I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO OPT FOR DRC AGAIN.

A bit shouty today?!

Do NOT go on Eurotunnel with those low profile tyres! You'll end up crying.

I followed a Bentley Continental GT onto the tunnel coming home from Le Mans and it scraped the left wheels down the side when driving onto the train

A bit shouty today?!

Do NOT go on Eurotunnel with those low profile tyres! You'll end up crying.

Thanks.

SHOUTING: see Rule 10 (Shop / Footers... we have our first victim)

Eurotunnel: yes, cry, or book an extra height ticket for the wider lanes