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Old 11-06-2006, 01:57 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Re: EVO Drives the S3 (265PS)

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All The Audi [S] Models are I'm not shocked by the 3,5 of 5 rating
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Re: EVO Drives the S3 (265PS)

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Hmm... not the S1 of course!!!!!
but the rest no...
[RS] Audi's are wounderful & Brutale
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Old 11-06-2006, 02:31 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: EVO Drives the S3 (265PS)

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Hmm... not the S1 of course!!!!!
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Of course theyre wonderful but so ar S cars. Most people buying Audi's aren't able to afford RS cars, so S cars make perfect sense and in daily driving, which is what most use their cars for, are just as fun and capable as an RS car.
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Re: EVO Drives the S3 (265PS)

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Of course theyre wonderful but so ar S cars. Most people buying Audi's aren't able to afford RS cars, so S cars make perfect sense and in daily driving, which is what most use their cars for, are just as fun and capable as an RS car.
JUST AS FUN ? You need a [RS] to have real fun!
Poor [S] owner's ..
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Old 11-06-2006, 02:52 PM   #15 (permalink)
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JUST AS FUN ? You need a [RS] to have real fun!
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in daily driving, which is what most use their cars for, are just as fun and capable as an RS car
When youre going to work, taking the kids to school, or picking up groceries, it most certainly is, especially since you saved $20-30K while doing it.

And when you say Poor S owners do you mean that literally?
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Re: EVO Drives the S3 (265PS)

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Still, what makes you so sure it's so much better than the NA 3.2 Quattro?
In a nutshell, Mirage77, the S3 will be more focused and far more sporty. The current 3.2 quattro is, well, a little soft in my opinion. And it's every bit a front-wheel drive biased Haldex setup with 100% of the drive going to the front in normal conditions. In the S3 more of the torque is sent aft as a predefined torque-split configuration under neutral driving conditions.
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Re: EVO Drives the S3 (265PS)

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In a nutshell, Mirage77, the S3 will be more focused and far more sporty. The current 3.2 quattro is, well, a little soft in my opinion. And it's every bit a front-wheel drive biased Haldex setup with 100% of the drive going to the front in normal conditions. In the S3 more of the torque is sent aft as a predefined torque-split configuration under neutral driving conditions.
Thank you for explaining that, it's clearer to me now.
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Re: EVO Drives the S3 (265PS)

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Co-sign that. Marquez, you really need to think twice before you post such a post!!
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Re: EVO Drives the S3 (265PS)

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Co-sign that. Marquez, you really need to think twice before you post such a post!!
I don't like the S cars.. and I thinks it's very right when you see a test when the S loses against Vw R32 and A BMW 1-Series 130i. The S means nothing...

If the test had been done with the 3.2 V6, A3 I sure the outcome would be different!

Why do we need a S that is only for losing ?

Audi A4 3.2 V6 quattro 712 000,- 255 BHP

Audi S4 4.2 V8 1 057 000,- 344BHP

Audi [RS]4 4.2 1 320 000,- 420 BHP

BUY The A or the RS ... S stands for Somthing I dont know..

Why hasn't BMW or Mercedes a middle car ? Because it's not nesessary.. !

Only car in the world that is worth to have the real [S] badge is the Audi S1
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I don't like the S cars.. and I thinks it's very right when you see a test when the S loses against Vw R32 and A BMW 1-Series 130i. The S means nothing...

If the test had been done with the 3.2 V6, A3 I sure the outcome would be different!

Why do we need a S that is only for losing ?

Audi A4 3.2 V6 quattro 712 000,- 255 BHP

Audi S4 4.2 V8 1 057 000,- 344BHP

Audi [RS]4 4.2 1 320 000,- 420 BHP

BUY The A or the RS ... S stands for Somthing I dont know..

Why hasn't BMW or Mercedes a middle car ? Because it's not nesessary.. !

Only car in the world that is worth to have the real [S] badge is the Audi S1
Because not everybody can AFFORD a RS car, It's easy to forget about price when you fantasize about cars on the internet but in real life money is a huge issue, which is exactly why you see way more S4's driving around than you do RS4's. I would take a S4 long before an RS4 simply for the economic reasons.

And BMW and MB do have middle cars in their segment. I'll quote myself from another thread...

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I don't see why it is so hard for everybody to understand the purpose of the S4, It's pretty clear actually. The RS 4 is what, $66K while the S4 is $48K, so more people are going to be able to afford the S4 than the RS 4.

Audi has 4 models in their small luxary car segment just like BMW and they are all gradually spaced apart, so there is something for everybody depending on price or performance.

A4 2.0T $28K - 200hp
A4 3.2 $36K - 255hp
S4 4.2 $48K - 340hp
RS 4 $66K - 420hp

S4 makes perfect sense to me, which explains why I see more S4s driving around than RS 4s.

Likewise here is BMW where the coupe takes the place of the S4

328i $32K - 230hp
335i $39K - 300hp
335icoupe $42K - 300hp
M3 ??????

Mercedes

C230 $30K - 200hp
C280 $35K - 230hp
C350 $40K - 270hp
C55 ??????
C63 ??????
*the 335i coupe is counted seperatly because of its price
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