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Official: Audi A3 and S3. S3 Sedan boasts SAE 296 hp, 0-60 in 4.7 seconds

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Old 11-22-13, 05:43 PM
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Very nice! Really love all of the newish Audi designs. This looks WAY better than the CLA, and also looks better than the 2-series too.
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4.7 sec? that's awesome. I prefer CLA's design over this. latest audi sedans are boring to me. love their coupe and A7 though.
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Originally Posted by LexFather
Genus……..CLA, A3, 2 series….genius….
you don't like it? why not? i think more choices = good for consumers
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Originally Posted by hlee12
you don't like it? why not? i think more choices = good for consumers
It's not that we dislike these cars, they simply dilute the brand's image as a luxury maker. That said, Europeans know a thing or two about "in" "it" "chic" and they know how to capture it and sell it to consumers. The cars fail as luxury cars, nice chassis wrapped in painted plastics, but these sort of vehicles are genius and consumers cannot resist
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Originally Posted by stlgrym3
question is does the S3 use the real Quattro or the Haldex one, i bet it's the latter.
It's the Haldex, but that is also on the TT-RS and no one complains about it. They are quite good today.
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Old 11-23-13, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
It's not that we dislike these cars, they simply dilute the brand's image as a luxury maker. That said, Europeans know a thing or two about "in" "it" "chic" and they know how to capture it and sell it to consumers. The cars fail as luxury cars, nice chassis wrapped in painted plastics, but these sort of vehicles are genius and consumers cannot resist
yeah, sometimes people just want the quality, name, and design - eh, like my wife. she would be happy with CLA with its bold design and big benz logo.

and interior is passable.


and if last gen 3 series was considered luxury then these should too as far as fit/finish and interior quality goes.
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