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Batten Down the Hatches: Audi Launching S3 This Week?

skierpage — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:33:25 EDT

I don't think you can buy a DSG-2.0T-quattro A3 anywhere in the world. Pick any two, but not all three.

A 3-door S3 would indeed be a tough sell for 3x the cost of the Rabbit.

That fourtitude thread mentions a "1.8 TFSI 4 cylinder engine with 240HP". It's great to see displacement going down.

Meanwhile the Impreza/Outback Sport, a far better-handling chassis, is moving upmarket.

skierpage

Batten Down the Hatches: Audi Launching S3 This Week?

Hodo — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:22:40 EDT

Ok, DSG-2.0 quattro certification issues aside, who will buy this thing? As has already been said (sorry, I feel the need to say it again), this thing will come in above a fully optioned 3.2 A3, so north of $42k for 10 more HP and slightly less weight? Who the F*CK is going to buy one of these? A TT 3.2 making 300 HP, sure, but not this. Btw, the "normal" 2.0 turbo with quattro should be available on this car. Audi is stupid for not making it available.

Hodo

Batten Down the Hatches: Audi Launching S3 This Week?

tr — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:58:59 EDT

actually, Zerin, word is that a 2.0 quattro is in the works for release. i think it's release will follow how the Mk I's were released: first year they had a fwd model and quattro. a year later, they had a fwd and a quattro with same hp, and a higher output quattro.

check out this thread from the fourtitude TT forums:
http://forums.fourtitude.com/zerothread?id=2718128

Batten Down the Hatches: Audi Launching S3 This Week?

S4Avant — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:48:31 EDT

Wow, SMG! It'll be the faster bimmer on the block!

S4Avant

Batten Down the Hatches: Audi Launching S3 This Week?

Zerin — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:03:36 EDT

Selling the S3 in the US right now just doesn't make any sense to me. The A3 is barely on track to hit sales targets for this year, and a 3.2 S-Line tops out at $42,285 as it is. Despite being a 4-Cyl, there is no way Audi can put this below the 3.2 model. As much as I'd LOVE to see this car here, who in their right mind thinks a $45k+ hatchback is going to sell over here??

On top of that, Audi has refused to certify the 2.0T + Quattro configuration in the US, and it's fairly evident they have no plans to seeing as the new 2.0T TT is FWD only, as are all the current 2.0T cars in the US.

No way, no how, not coming to the US. Speculation is great, but useless without the facts.

Zerin