2018 Audi RS3

"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures) 07/19/2017 at 13:03 • Filed to: None

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Very tasty:

For $58,000, it’s not exactly a bargain, but this is an attractive car. The 5-cyl engine with 400 HP is just icing on the cake. It’s still a hard sell over the Golf R (or an STi), but it’s exactly the right size and power. But here’s the problem, if anyone was actually considering $58,000 for this:

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Textured Soy Protein > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 07/19/2017 at 13:25

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How is the 400 hp RS3, with rear-biased programming of its Haldex awd system, and giganto 8-piston brakes, a tough sell over its 292 hp, regular Haldex, sliding caliper platform-mates? It also has things like magnetic ride and the sportier seats as standard which are $2950 worth of options on the S3.

Saracen > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 07/19/2017 at 13:47

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Not a hard sell over an STI. I’d never spend $40k on those.

Golf R...well...that depends on your budget.

And I’m not so sure I don’t take the RS3 over a used M3. Not with BMW’s history of HPFP and turbocharger issues, and the fact that the M3 just isn’t that much better than a 335i.

My biggest issue with the RS3 aside from the lack of a third pedal in such a sporting car, is that the look of the front end is a huge disappointment, coming from the original A3 2.5 TFSI concept, and the more recent A3 clubsport quattro concept.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > Textured Soy Protein 07/19/2017 at 14:06

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8. Piston. Brakes??? Good god the number one insurance claim on these is going to be rear end impacts.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > Saracen 07/19/2017 at 14:07

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Of course you don’t like the lack of a third pedal, you are a manual douche elitist.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > Textured Soy Protein 07/19/2017 at 14:12

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True, and if I was in the $50k+ market, I’d be taking a serious look at it. I’ve got the STi right now because I find the dramatic race car stuff fun, but the RS3 could be a nice replacement for it when I finally grow up a little. Of course, if BMW offers a RWD 240i Gran Coupe, I’ll buy it in a second.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 07/19/2017 at 14:18

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I like this a lot. It is really expensive (I think buying any audi new is a bad idea anyway) but you get a compact rocketship. Its heavy but not TOO heavy at 3600lbs curb. Its small enough to drive and park mostly anywhere (it has a shorter wheelbase than the M2), and it flys under the radar.

I don’t feel like you should have to get a big car to have big power.

Vicente Esteve > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 07/19/2017 at 14:37

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The sound it makes is worth 50k on its own, so at 8k it’s a decent deal.

OKcarburetor > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 07/19/2017 at 14:56

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Or... buy a B7 RS4, save the difference in cost for maintenance, and watch it climb in value over the next ten years.