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Wagons Audi A3 Changes You'd Like To See in the A3
47 messages, Last post on May 29, 2009 at 3:58 PM
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Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (Oct 25, 2006 12:02 am) |
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I'd like to see a A3 with a turbo diesel with 150-175hp, that would be plenty speedy, (0-60 under 7.5) and fun to tinker with for the tuners, while giving stellar performance at the pump too (mid-30s combined). Id prefer RWD or AWD in my perfect car but Id settle for FWD, if it had the diesel. I drove an A3 after they first came out and it was beautiful.  The sales rep drove it before letting me behind the wheel, she drove 80 and I felt like we were doing 55. That was an amazing feeling but it made me worry. Maybe they can do something to stop the illusion of slowness. The driver needs to be aware of how fast their going or they'll spend a lot of time stopped on the side of the road.  We want to spend our money on gasoline not tickets 
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Replying to: wale_bate1 (Oct 16, 2006 7:10 am) Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 22, 2006 6:22 pm) Shipo, I know you love rear wheel drive cars, but I prefer any car with a drive train that's well sorted. For instance, 2 rear wheel drive cars I'm not interested in. 1.Any Mercedes 2.Any Lexus I'd take a front drive A3 over those in a heart beat.
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Replying to: dhamilton (Dec 23, 2006 10:40 am) Regarding the RWD cars that you'd rank as less desirable than the A3: Hmmm, I'm with ya on the Lexus thing, no contest. That said, I really like virtually every E-Class since the introduction of the W210, the E320 Bluetec in particular. Of course I like the MB for FAR different reasons compared to the A3. Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 23, 2006 10:50 am) And, of course, once they started down the path of driving fun, they abandoned it at the first opportunity. Lunkheads. A3 as a FWDer is spanking good, but still a FWDer. Pass. As an AWDer, it interests greatly, but is still not RWD, and is heavy with the 3.2. As an S3, I could perhaps forget about the drivetrain layout. Yes, I'm almost certain I could... BTW, Merry Christmas everyone! |
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I just bought the A3 07 Premium package. I love this car, handles great, good pickup and gas mileage. My only concern is the steering feels a bit vague when you are driving straight and speeds 60 -70 mph. I feel I need to do some minor corrections to keep it straight. Would making the suspension more sporty like: 1. Stifer shocks and springs 2. Stronger stabilizer bars front and rear 3. Lower suspension ( I am reading from A4 specs sport suspension) fix this little annoyance? Thanks for your inputs.
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Replying to: agis (Dec 24, 2006 5:14 pm) "There is a good solution to ride quality, even with the Sport package A3. It KONI FSDs, with a unique design that favors ride just as much as improved handling. A car with FSDs feels like you just "took the edges off" road imperfections like tar strips and coarse pavement. You can even pair them with Eibach Pro-Kit lowering springs for an improved appearance." Sounds like these are even better than the Audi Sport dampers. |
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| I usually don't hear people describe Audi's as nervous. BMW's, yeah, Audi's rarely if ever. | |
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Oct 16, 2006 6:00 am) So you might think that the Europeans have it all, but they also sell the A3 with an anemic 102HP 1.6 motor. How sad.
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