I recently test drove about 20+ different new (2016 model year) cars...Ranging from Mustang, Camaro, Miata, Focus ST, BMW 340i, Mercedes C450, Subaru WRX STI, and many others.
I leased an Audi S3 for $1000 down, at $495 a month. Brand new, pretty much loaded with an MSRP of $50,500.
And out of everything I drove I find it to be a spectacular vehicle, an incredible daily driver and weekend racer.
I don't understand why everyone hates on Audi so much? What is it you guys specifically don't like?
Here's what I've experienced with me S3 and I'll compare it to my second and third choices which were the BMW 340i and C450:
1. Much less expensive 2. Much better grip. I find the new Haldex Quattro system to be super responsive and I don't find any of the complaints I've read about the older versions to be valid on their latest iteration. 3. Light. Much lighter and more nimble than the 340i or the C450. 4. Faster. Fuck is this thing fast. It is definitely faster than the 4.7 seconds Audi quotes 0-60. I'm doing 4.6 right now and the engine hasn't even finished breaking in yet. 5. Exceptional infotainment and stereo system. I have the Audi Concert System no the B&O, and it is phenomenal. 6. Great interior build quality with excellent seats. I really like Audi's minimalist design aesthetic in comparison to the C450 which I feel is overdone, and the 340i which is too spartan. 7. Looks. I think the Audi looks better. The BMW crowd is full of fratboy-Chads and douchebags. The Mercedes crowd is too stuffy. Audi sits in a good middle niche...More 'James Bond' than the other too. 8. Daily Driver vs Weekend Racer. This car is amazing when you just want to be comfortable. You set it to 'Comfort' and the magnetic ride and everything just adjusts. When you set it to 'Sport' it wakes up the whole vehicle and it goes like a bat out of hell.
I'm seriously won over by Audi now that I've owned the car for a few months.
>Audi sits in a good middle niche...More 'James Bond' than the other too. whew Comparing the weights between an S3 and a C class or 3 series is wrong in the first place as they are different class vehicles And the RS3/S3 is proven to be very bland when compared to the 135i/235i
Jacob Reed
I'm doing 4.6 0-60 and the engine isn't even broken in yet... that's when I stop reading
Joseph Reed
>I'm doing 4.6 right now and the engine hasn't even finished breaking in yet.
To fully enjoy your fabulous car please drive off a cliff with it
Lincoln Jones
>very bland
I've heard that BMW has been throwing A LOT of money around these last three years to cover up the fact that their vehicle are now by and large: heavy, dull, and underperforming.
One popular review rated the new Camaro SS as a better driving car than the M3.
Now I'll say this...I set out to buy a 340i. I had no intention of getting an Audi, and this is the first one I've owned...And it SHITS all over the BMW regarding performance and driving dynamics.
And I don't understand where people say the Haldex is an 80/20 torque split...It can send 100% torque to the rear wheels. I've felt it do this on countless occasions when I was driving the car hard.
And as far as the looks go, I know it's totally subjective but don't you think Audi has a cleaner classier design than both MB and BMW?
Henry Bell
Why? Many reviewers have said the same thing...
You can also have Audi tune/chip the car to put out 320HP and it's even faster.
I know most of the fagg/o/ts here have fallen for all the BMW and Miata marketing, but I'm starting to think what those two brands are spewing is almost entirely bullshit.
This place needs some class and needs to stop pushing so many fucking Chad-mobiles, and Fedora-Lord vaping meme cars.
Henry Green
I don't hate them, it's probably less cancerous than getting the Mercedes C450 """""""AMG"""""" (even those it isn't one, now Merc just whores out the name) or a BMW 3 series which are ergonomically still pretty crappy.
I think that whole class of vehicles are pretty shitty now though. I'd probably have gone with the BMW because it would be cheaper (they have /way/ too many sitting on lots now and are giving them away) for the same thing if not a bit more options for the money. Since you leased I bet you'd have been able to get into the BMW a bit cheaper on the lease deal also, maybe significantly less depending on what's going on now. They were figuring 80% residuals for a while.
But the Audi is probably the best car out of what you listed.
Luke Roberts
Is it reliable?
Hudson Richardson
Shitty haldex in the smaller vehicles Shitty overhung engines in the not small vehicles Shitty steering feel
Robert Turner
>very bland That describes Audi very well. My friend loves them and has owned a bunch, and we always given him shit about how boring they are. When ever he starts talking about it we making snoring noises.
We went with him to the Audi Forum in Neckarsulm and the joke was that the most interesting thing in the whole place was the cappuccinos where they made the little audi rings with the sugar.
