First official photos of the new Audi S3. - Page 9

Carbon · **Re: First official photos of the new Audi S3. -** 08-13-2006, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by markwm

I'm surpried at the positive reaction to the exterior of this car.

The only thing different from it and an S-line are the lower bumpers, everything else is the same. So cover up the bottom 12" of the car and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between it and an S-line.

I think you're all getting suckered in by Audi touched up marketting photos. The very first spy pics of the S3 back in Feb, the car in those is IDENTICAL to the final car except for painted bumpers, the same goes for the red/yellow spy pics found on World Car Fans and no one liked those.

It's one of the laziest designs Audi has done. Even the interior is lazy, it looks nice sure, but it again is alsmost identical to that of my S-Line, except it has white stiching and S3 logos, what else?

Where's the flared arches? wheres the dual exhausts? where's the 19" wheels? If someone pulled up behind you and you didn't have an S3 badge on NO-ONE would be able to tell you were driving an S3.

S-line models have different bumpers, S cars should have a bit more :-/

S cars have always been understated. Audi saves more aggressive styling cues to the RS models. If you remember on the B6 A4, the sportsline front bumper was even more aggressive than the S4's.

yaubrandon · **Re: First official photo of the new Audi S3. -** 08-14-2006, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by TycoonGTR

Btw, 265hp from a 4cyl engine?

Audi gone carzy! Like some crazy Japanese that pulls out 300hp from 2.0L engine...

Evo's 4G63 is the best 4 cyl engine ever! 280+ps/40+kgm!

Yannis · **Re: First official photo of the new Audi S3. -** 08-14-2006, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by yaubrandon

Evo's 4G63 is the best 4 cyl engine ever! 280+ps/40+kgm!

The engine of the S3 is even better.

YoungWarrior · **Re: First official photo of the new Audi S3. -** 08-14-2006, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by yaubrandon

Evo's 4G63 is the best 4 cyl engine ever! 280+ps/40+kgm!

Except that its crap for daily driving, turbo lagggggggggggggggggggggggggg. I didnt believe this myself at first, but I spoke to a couple owners and they told me its true, but they dont care its a track car for them.

klier · **Re: First official photo of the new Audi S3. -** 08-14-2006, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by YoungWarrior

Except that its crap for daily driving, turbo lagggggggggggggggggggggggggg. I didnt believe this myself at first, but I spoke to a couple owners and they told me its true, but they dont care its a track car for them.

What did Audi do to not have turbo lag on the S3?