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Offline Exonian

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You don’t fancy an 8R?
« on: 27 October 2021, 16:44 »
Ohhh the dilemma.
You either don’t like the droop snoot look of a £50k Golf R or you can’t be bothered to wait a year for the Wolfsburg robots to find enough microprocessors to allow you to do drifts in MaccyD car park?

How about piling your furlough money into one of these?

https://youtu.be/dmcDO1OSn8Y

Or a shorter more laddish version: https://youtu.be/mmxRYVwekhA


Personally I’ve never really had the slightest interest in Audis (with the notable exception of the Ur-quattro and 1984-86 Audi 80 Sport) and I’m definitely not RS3 demographic but I do quite like the look and sound of this new version.
For those of you with large sums of money burning holes in your pockets, would this tempt you out of a Mk7 where a Mk8 has failed to?
Jaceyboy, would you pay more than £6 for one of these?
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Offline Watts

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Re: You don’t fancy an 8R?
« Reply #1 on: 27 October 2021, 17:08 »
I like the idea of the 5 cyl engine but it'll need to halve in price before my pocket opens up. Very rarely test the performance of what I've got.
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Offline Gnasher

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Re: You don’t fancy an 8R?
« Reply #2 on: 27 October 2021, 17:17 »
Whilst not a "driftable" new RS3, I did get out of my Mk 7 GTI for a TTRS.

I did look at a 2018ish RS3 but the interior was like sitting in a bog standard A3 so didn't go for it.
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Offline willni

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Re: You don’t fancy an 8R?
« Reply #3 on: 27 October 2021, 20:22 »
As much as i commend Audi for finally doing something different in the form of a 5 cylinder, the RS3 reeks of mediocrity and compromise.

It just tries too hard, it doesn't know if it wants to rival an R, M135i or a M2, as a result it is essentially a Golf R that's gone to the gym, and uses the 5 cylinder warble as it's personality. It's the same excuse the Mk5 R32 used against the Mk5 Edition 30, in all aspects it is a worse car but the noise makes you want it.

Except the difference is it's not childish infighting with the S3, it's fighting a 6 Cylinder M2 and the spaceship that is the A45S, and it loses every time.

But that's me, I never particularly found Audi's interesting unless we go back to the days of the Quattro or RS2.


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Offline Snoopy

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Re: You don’t fancy an 8R?
« Reply #4 on: 28 October 2021, 11:12 »
Nope. :sad: :undecided: :huh: :sad:
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Re: You don’t fancy an 8R?
« Reply #5 on: 28 October 2021, 11:24 »
Only thing currently even slightly interest in seeing is the next civic type R after watching the reviews of the normal new civic models by savagegeese as Honda have thought about interior ergonomics.
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Offline AGB

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Re: You don’t fancy an 8R?
« Reply #6 on: 28 October 2021, 17:26 »
Quote from: Exonian on 27 October 2021, 16:44
Ohhh the dilemma.
You either don’t like the droop snoot look of a £50k Golf R or you can’t be bothered to wait a year for the Wolfsburg robots to find enough microprocessors to allow you to do drifts in MaccyD car park?

How about piling your furlough money into one of these?

https://youtu.be/dmcDO1OSn8Y

Or a shorter more laddish version: https://youtu.be/mmxRYVwekhA


Personally I’ve never really had the slightest interest in Audis (with the notable exception of the Ur-quattro and 1984-86 Audi 80 Sport) and I’m definitely not RS3 demographic but I do quite like the look and sound of this new version.
For those of you with large sums of money burning holes in your pockets, would this tempt you out of a Mk7 where a Mk8 has failed to?
Jaceyboy, would you pay more than £6 for one of these?

That looks like a Kia. Last Audi I drove was an RS6 and I could not get over the lack of steering feel. I imagine this will suffer from the same.
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Offline Splashalot

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Re: You don’t fancy an 8R?
« Reply #7 on: 29 October 2021, 02:16 »
Quote from: Snoopy on 28 October 2021, 11:24
Only thing currently even slightly interest in seeing is the next civic type R after watching the reviews of the normal new civic models by savagegeese as Honda have thought about interior ergonomics.

Agree 100%  I'm eagerly awaiting the new Civic's release here in a month or so.  It appears Honda have taken a diametrically opposite direction to VW with their controls and driver interface.  Which I love.  And by all reports the car is a cracker to drive, to boot.
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: You don’t fancy an 8R?
« Reply #8 on: 29 October 2021, 08:40 »
I have to admit I would love to have one, but one of them is more like 55k to 60k with options compared to the 35k R I have on order (with some minor options). Although the other down side to owning one there is an even higher chance that someone will turn up in the middle of the night demanding the keys.
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Re: You don’t fancy an 8R?
« Reply #9 on: 29 October 2021, 11:00 »
Ha Exonian,

I was only thinking about piling £55k into one of these next year (when DTD release their discount) but upon watching the videos of the release I'm gutted to see that the UK will not get the same interior as the other European countries!

No Alcantara Steering wheel
No Colour co-ordinated stitching in the seats (plain black)
No Colour slats in the dash panels

So basically we are paying more for less again in the UK, looks like a S3 inside to me :rolleyes:
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