A3/S3, US?

[Jokeree at aol.com]

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 There is an S3. Really butch-looking (see one in my Audi models pages on 
 http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/AudiJunk) with 210 hp from the 1.8T and of 
 course AWD, albeit with the Haldex instead of a T*rsen differential. It's a 
 fun car, sort of a TT with a decent back seat and better aerodynamics.
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    Maybe I'm not in the know here, but isn't the Audi A3 basically a Golf. 
Along with all the other Golf platform based cars in the VAG family, the A3 
actually carries a significant amount of styling from the Golf. Me thinks we 
wouldn't need an A3 here in the US if VW put a little more time into the GTI 
(the 1.8t is a nice start). I also can't imagine Audi "ruining" their 
american reputation as a luxury car line with a hatchback anyways... : ( 

    Dave Farrer
    '91 200 turbo