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lol there are loads of tests where the S3 beat the 335i or posted similiar times in dry conditions, and if its slightly wet its S3 all day easy. So the same will apply for this ugly car called the 135i

I dont see how the 135i is simply in another league. Its a over priced ugly gimmick. I would rather pay that little extra for the much more purposeful 335i.

I rather save 3 grand and get the faster, better looking, nicer interior car which is the S3. The rear of the 135i is just so ugly.

You are one of the funniest people here! You are not just the average fanboy, you are a hateboy! In this test, presumably in the wet, the S3 was as fast as the 135i... to the rest of us that does not say much about other conditions.

And when it comes to styling - I think the S3 looks dated. The Sportback is much better!

So, I would go for the faster, better looking, nicer interior car which is the 135i. ;-)

Post of the year right there... and let's not forget which one of these cars has the "Engine of the Year Award"... but that's probably gimmick too

Really? Which tests are those? I have to ask because the 335i has shown it can lap in the same region as the RS4.
Kudos to Audi for the laptime here, but we don't know exactly the conditions. That Audi had to sacrifice ride comfort against a car on runflats should put things in perspective.

Don't see how the 335i is more purposeful. You get a larger car, a heavier one (60-80kg by roadtests thus far), without the 6-piston Brembos. You'd also need to specify the sport suspension.
And as far as design, the Audi is clean and sharp. But quite boring and anonymous in the company of the BMW and VW. It could pass as a refined VW, which technically isn't too far from the truth.

lol haha are you forgetting that the 2.0TFSI has won engine of the year too

335i is sexy looky. 135i looks like ass. The car looks like it was designed by someone with downs syndrome. Not pretty at all.

Define faster cause in day to day non straight line racing, ie around corners with dips and bumps the S3 with its quattro will spank 135i all day long. Just like how in real life performance a UK spec evo will spank a M3.

Dont you think its a joke that 135i is only 60kg lighter than 335i? Why is the 135i such a fat pig?

@ Poverty - please don't turn this site into autospies!!!

Accept other people point of view and get over it - we get you think the car is ugly just like the rest of us think it looks better then then the S3!!!

In its category maybe, while the 3 liter twin turbo won THE engine of the year award.

Also, what do you think this test was? They drove the car around the ring and the Audi and BMW were almost neck and neck. What is all this talk about getting spanked?

But the 2.0 TFSI in the Audi S3 has been heavily criticized for being noisy and suffering too much turbo-lag.

I see this thread is getting some heat.

I like the look of the R32 better than the S3.

The S3 looks dated IMO from the back while from the front it is simply okay.

The 135i looks beautiful (angel eyes) from the front while the the rear has issues (looks to grumpy).

The R32 looks clean and modest.

So overall I have to go with that here based on looks and style alone.